The exact location of Accad is unknown, the map (right) is approximate, but shows Accad's relationship with Babylon and Assur
Accad (also spelt Akkad and Agade) became prominent when 
king
Sargon (c. 2400BC) overcame the Sumerians (non-Semites
who had moved into the Mesopotamian region and
who developed the first urban civilization there). Sargon and his descendants
built up an empire which enveloped the region, but only lasted four generations.
It ensured however that the Akkadian
language became dominant in Mesopotamia.
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