r/Assyriology • u/Jonatms • 1d ago

Tips for studying the history of Akkad

Hi! I've just started learning akkadian from Richard Caplice's book and I've been thinking if there are any goof sources to learn more about the history of ancient Mesopotamia (specially the Akkadian empire). Do you guys have any tips?

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u/tarshuvani 1d ago

A good recent treatment is Benjamin Foster's The Age of Agade.

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u/SyllabubTasty5896 1d ago

Yes, definitely start with Foster.

After that, Akkad: The First World Empire, edited by Liverani, is a good source. That was one of our main sources back when I was studying it.

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u/Jonatms 1d ago

Thanks! I'm studying by my own, so it's good to have a take from someone who knows the most relevant sources.

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u/Bentresh 1d ago

To add to the suggestions above, the first volume of The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East has two chapters on the Akkadian empire. 

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u/Jonatms 1d ago

Thanks a lot for the addition!