Akkad

• Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, but its location is now lost.
• It may have been located to the east of the Tigris, between Samarra and Baghdad.

Sargon of Akkad

• Sargon of Akkad (c.2334-c.2284 BCE), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first Ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c.2334-2154 BCE) with its Capital at Akkad (now lost).
• He conquered the Sumer Empire and created the Akkadian Empire which ruled Mesopotamia. He is not the same person as Sargon I (c.1856-c.1817 BCE) of the later Old Assyrian Empire.

‘Akkad’