What is "akkadian"

Usage examples of "akkadian".

I knew something of Akkadian history through my studies with Eleazar ben Enoch, and a good deal of the language, but nothing of a kingdom that died and lives.

The Drujani rebelled against their Akkadian overlords a score and ten years ago, and were crushed mercilessly.

Ahzad was the name of the leader who emerged, a prince of ancient bloodlines, and it was in his name that the Drujani took up their swords, slaying the Akkadian vizier and his garrison.

I thought, if he had kept quiet and seen to his borders first, for no sooner had the name of Ahura Mazda rung freely across the Land of Fires than the wave of Akkadian vengeance broke, drowning it in blood.

And while he wandered, blind and stumbling, mewling, the Akkadian general ordered a bloodbath.

I sighed and rubbed my face, willing the vision of Akkadian bloodshed to dispel.

Dikaios arranged a meeting for us with the Akkadian consul in Menekhet, one Lord Mesilim-Amurri.

Though we were only going up the Akkadian coast, it was later in the season than sailors favored.

Our saddles were in the Akkadian fashion, which is to say scarcely saddles at all, but embroidered blankets with luxuriant silk fringes, a pair of long stirrups dangling on straps.

The Akkadian raft-keepers clapped and cheered, shouting encouragements, seemingly unfazed by the crossing.

I could tell the Akkadian nobles, even on foot, because they did not deign to notice us, looking only out of the corners of their eyes.

Only the Akkadian dead, slain by their own hands, brother against brother.

Each Akkadian man on the journey placed his sword in the pyre, letting it glow red-hot at the edges.

If he were going to betray us, I thought, it would hardly be here, in Akkadian territory.

It was here that we reached the outer boundaries of Akkadian rule, and bid farewell to our escort, who would remain, supplementing the garrison of an outlying Akkadian fortress.