Akkadian (lišānum akkadītum, ak.kADû) is an extinct Semitic language, spoken in ancient Mesopotamia mainly by Assyrians and Babylonians during the 2nd millennium B.C. In its time, it became the lingua franca of the entire region. It is written using a cuneiform writing system derived from Sumerian. The name comes from the city of Akkad. Babylonian and Assyrian are late forms of Akkadian used in the kingdoms of Babylon and Assyria, respectively.
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