Akkadian Capitals and Urban Administration (c. 2334–2154 BCE)

1. Sargon establishes the Dynasty of Agade

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Sargon, Dynasty of

   • Britannica
   • Akkadian Empire

2. Agade (Akkad) serves as imperial capital

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Akkad city

   • Britannica
   • Akkad city

3. Enheduanna appointed high priestess at Ur

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Enheduanna, Temple of

   • Enheduanna
   • Britannica

4. Rimush reign and reconsolidation after revolts

   Jan 1, 2278 BCELabels: Rimush

   • Akkadian Empire
   • Rimush

5. Manishtushu continues Sargonic kingship

   Jan 1, 2269 BCELabels: Manishtushu

   • Manishtushu
   • Akkadian Empire

6. Naram-Sin expands empire to its maximum extent

   Jan 1, 2254 BCELabels: Naram-Sin

   • Naram Sin
   • Akkadian Empire

7. Naram-Sin adopts divine kingship and new titles

   Jan 1, 2254 BCELabels: Naram-Sin

   • Naram Sin
   • Bassetki

8. Bassetki inscription records temple for Naram-Sin in Akkad

   Jan 1, 2235 BCELabels: Bassetki inscription, Temple of

   • CDLI
   • Bassetki

9. Shar-Kali-Sharri inherits imperial administrative system

   Jan 1, 2217 BCELabels: Shar-Kali-Sharri

   • Shar Kali Sharri
   • Akkadian Empire

10. 4.2 kiloyear aridification begins amid regional stress

    Jan 1, 2200 BCELabels: 4 2

    • 4 2 ka
    • Akkadian Empire

11. Girsu archive finds illuminate Akkadian bureaucratic practice

    Jan 1, 2200 BCELabels: Girsu archive, Tello excavations

    • Art Newspaper
    • Guardian
    • Girsu

12. Short interregnum: “Who was king? who was not king?”

    Jan 1, 2192 BCELabels: Sumerian King

    • Ancient Iraq
    • Ilulu

13. Dudu restores a reduced Akkadian kingship

    Jan 1, 2189 BCELabels: Dudu

    • Dudu
    • Akkadian Empire

14. Shu-turul rules over a shrunken Akkadian territory

    Jan 1, 2168 BCELabels: Shu-turul

    • Shu turul
    • Akkadian Empire

15. End of Akkadian period in middle chronology

    Jan 1, 2154 BCELabels: Akkadian period

    • Akkadian Empire
    • Shu turul