The Akkadian Empire existed for a short time between 2334-2218 BCE, and was founded by Sargon the Great (or Sargon of Akkad), probably its most famous ruler.

These archives document the period between 2300 and 2150 BC, when Girsu was under the rule of the Akkadian dynasty. As per reports, these texts show a complex bureaucracy and ancient red tape.

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding light on the earliest known empire's complex bureaucracy. View on euronews ...

The Akkadian Empire . Under their legendary founder, Sargon the Great, in the 24th century BCE, ... During the New Kingdom (c. 1570- c. 1069 BCE), the Ancient Egyptians, ...

A learned man, he restored the region’s ancient architectural and cultural traditions, especially those from the Akkadian Empire, which had dominated Mesopotamia in the third millennium B.C.—a ...