Langenesis

Afro-Asiatic family

Akkadian

2,500 BCE – 100 CE Classical

Akkadian (2,500 BCE – 100 CE) is a classical Afro-Asiatic language. Lineage: Proto-Afro-Asiatic → Proto-Semitic → Akkadian.

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ISO 639-3
akk
Glottocode
akka1240

The East Semitic language of Mesopotamia, written in cuneiform. Encompasses Old Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian. The dominant lingua franca of the ancient Near East for nearly two millennia.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Afro-Asiaticc. 10,000 BCE – 7,000 BCE
  2. Proto-Semiticc. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  3. Akkadian2,500 BCE – 100 CE

Sister languages 1

Also descended from Proto-Semitic.

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