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The ancient language of Mesopotamia from which are derived Assyrian and Sumero-Babylonian.

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or Accadian ( ak·KA·di·an). The ancient eastern Semitic language of the Assyrians and Babylonians written in a cuneiform script.

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Akkadian is the name for a Semitic language that was used in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) throughout most of its history. The main dialects include Babylonian (used in the South) and Assyrian (used in the North, around modern-day Mosul). Akkadian is closely related to languages such as Hebrew and Arabic.

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an ancient branch of the Semitic languages

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the Semitic language, spoken in Mesopotamia from the 1st to 3d millennium B.C.E.

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The Semitic language of Mesopotamia; Assyrian and Babylonian are dialects.

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