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Language code: akk

Technical information about ISO 639 language code akk

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The table below provides technical details for the Akkadian language, designated by the akk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

akk

Name

Akkadian

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Old AkkadianBabylonianAssyrian
Related languages
EblaiteHebrewAramaicArabic
Key facts
Earliest attested Semitic language, first written around 2500 BCEUses cuneiform script borrowed from Sumerian, with syllabic and logographic signsPrincipal language of the Epic of Gilgamesh and vast administrative, legal and scientific textsFunctioned as the diplomatic lingua franca of the Near East during the Late Bronze AgeModern knowledge of Akkadian comes from decipherment efforts in the 19th–20th centuries, forming the core of Assyriology.
Sample phrase

𒋗𒌑𒈬, 𒆠𒄿𒈠 𒀀𒋫?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Akkadian language, identified by the code akk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.

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