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Akshak

Akshak (Sumerian: 𒌔𒆠, akšak) (pre-Sargonic - u4kúsu.KI, Ur III - akúsu.KI, Phonetic - ak-su-wa-ak) was a city of ancient Sumer, situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi (Greek Opis). It is known, based on an inscription "‘Ur-kisala, the sangu-priest of Sin of Akshak, son of Na-ti, pasisu-priest of Sin to Salam…

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Location
Uncertain; somewhere in the Diyala Governorate of the Republic of Iraq
Abandoned
c. 1595 BC
Associated with
Sumerians
Built
c. 2900 BC
Condition
Lost city
Cultures
Sumer

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Nodes33
Edges32
Triples79
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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related to Location · 44
Akshak → Akkad Survey, American Schools, Archaeologists, Astour, Babylon, Baghdad, Based, BC, Classical, Cteshiphon, Diyala, Dynasty, Early Dynastic, Early Dynastic List, Euphrates, Geographical Names, Girsu, Initially, Isin, Its
related to history · 23
Akshak → Boulder, Dumuzid, Dumuzid's, Eannatum, Enshakushanna, Following, Ishu-Il, Kish, Kug-bau, Lagash, Moving, Nippur, Puzur-Nirah, Shu-Sin, Sumer, Sumerian, The, Undalulu, Unzi, Uruk
related to List of rulers · 3
Akshak → SKL, The, The Sumerian King List
Abandoned · 1
Akshak → c. 1595 BC
Associated with · 1
Akshak → Sumerians
Built · 1
Akshak → c. 2900 BC
Condition · 1
Akshak → Lost city
Cultures · 1
Akshak → Sumer
Location · 1
Akshak → Uncertain; somewhere in the Diyala Governorate of the Republic of Iraq
Periods · 1
Akshak → Early Dynastic I, II, and III, Akkadian, Ur III, Isin-Larsa, Old Babylonian

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king city sumerian also early kish sumer list babylonian tigris location god bc dynastic akkadian opis mentioned ruler year found

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AkshakAbandonedc. 1595 BC1.00infobox
AkshakAssociated withSumerians1.00infobox
AkshakBuiltc. 2900 BC1.00infobox
AkshakConditionLost city1.00infobox
AkshakCulturesSumer1.00infobox
AkshakLocationUncertain; somewhere in the Diyala Governorate of the Republic of Iraq1.00infobox
AkshakPeriodsEarly Dynastic I, II, and III, Akkadian, Ur III, Isin-Larsa, Old Babylonian1.00infobox
AkshakRegionMesopotamia1.00infobox
AkshakTypeCity1.00infobox
Akshakrelated to historySumerian0.60section
Akshakrelated to historyDumuzid's0.60section
Akshakrelated to historyDumuzid0.60section

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