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Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is a significant and interesting writing which only a small amount of people can read. Over 90% of cuneiform texts remain untranslated. It was one of the earliest systems of writing.
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Sargon, (r. 2334-2279 BCE) and his Akkadian Empire which ruled over the diverse regions of Mesopotamia between 2334-2083 BCE. Sargon the Great claimed to have been born of a priestess and a god,
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The Akkadian Empire was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia, centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule. Akkadian Empire was also owned by Sargon the Great.
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Ur became an important trade center owned by Sargon the Great in 2100 BCE. Ur, modern Tall al-Muqayyar or Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq, important city of ancient southern Mesopotamia (Sumer), situated about 140 miles (225 km) southeast of the site of Babylon and about 10 miles (16 km) west of the present bed of the Euphrates River.
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by King- Shulgi of Ur, the community was devoted to cultural progress & excellence