THE EARLY BRONZE AGE IN THE
NEAR EAST
Akkadian Period
THE AKKADIAN EMPIRE ca. 2340 – 2159 BC
Akkadian period public buildings from Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar)
in the Diyala region and from Tell Brak in Syria (bottom
(bottom,, right
right))
Akkadian period statuary from Mesopotamia
SARGON’S STELE
Deatail of Sargon’s stele
NARAMSIN’S STELE
ROCK RELIEFS OF AKKADIAN DYNASTY
ENHEDUANNA’S (Sargon’s daughter
daughter)) DISC
SARGON’S HEAD
HEAD--fragment of a distroyed statuary
METAL STATUE FROM BASSETKI (Iraq
(Iraq))
Cylinder seal impressions from Akkadian Period
AKKADIAN SEAL IMPRESSIONS
Akkadian period seal impressions
Akkadian period bull with human face figurine from Tell Brak in Syria
TELL BRAK: NARAMSIN’S FORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECTOR
LATE III MILLENNIUM PALACE AT URKESH (Tell Mozan)