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Akkad in a sentence

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Akkad | Akkadian | Akkadians

Akkad meaning

  1. One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
  2. The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.

Using Akkad

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia. | The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.
  • In the example corpus, akkad often appears in combinations such as: al akkad, of akkad, akkad and.

Context around Akkad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

moustapha 2× ascha 1× rima 1× name 1× surrounding 1× year 1×

Often after:

park 1× reached 1× monla 1× may 1× faced 1× dynasty 1× filmed 1× balked 1×

Sentence patterns with Akkad

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

sargon of akkad 2× after moustapha akkad 1× akkad reached the 1× akkad was a 1× al akkad faced resistance 1× city of akkad may have 1× daughter rima akkad monla were 1× death al akkad and his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

akkad reached the 1× akkad was a 1× al akkad faced 1× as a result 1× binkley roberta the 1× but now the 1×

Common sentence endings:

sargon of akkad 2× after moustapha akkad 1× as akkad park 1× city of nippur 1× coming to help 1× film in morocco 1×

Words around Akkad

Just before it in the word index:

akka 6 akk 14 akiyode 2 akiyama 15 akiva 33 akitu 3

Just after it in the word index:

akkadian 76 akkadians 2 akkala 3 akkar 6 akkarai 2 akkaraju 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Akkad

  • In this selection, "akkad" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, moustapha, ascha, rima, park, reached and monla stand out and add context to how "akkad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include sargon of akkad and after moustapha akkad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "akkad" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with akkad

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The 2007 remake of Halloween was dedicated to Moustapha Akkad. (10 words)

Akkad was a city and its surrounding region in central Mesopotamia. (11 words)

In 2008, a street in downtown Beirut was renamed after Moustapha Akkad. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

But now the evidence of Tell Leilan, and recent findings of elevated dust deposits in sea-cores collected off Oman, that date to the period of Akkad's collapse suggest that this climate change may have played a role. (39 words)

Moustapha Al Akkad is survived by his former wife, Patricia Al Akkad and their sons, Taric and Malek who helped produce most of the Halloween movies, as well as his widow, Suha Ascha Akkad, and their son Zaid. (38 words)

As a result, Sumer and Akkad had a surplus of agricultural products but was short of almost everything else, particularly metal ores, timber and building stone, all of which had to be imported. (33 words)

Example sentences (18)

Moustapha Al Akkad is survived by his former wife, Patricia Al Akkad and their sons, Taric and Malek who helped produce most of the Halloween movies, as well as his widow, Suha Ascha Akkad, and their son Zaid.

The palace that once stood at Akkad on Khanabal –Pahalgam road is presently famous as Akkad Park.

Akkad reached the height of its power between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests of king Sargon of Akkad.

That's my message. citation Death Al Akkad and his 34-year-old daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, were killed in the November 9, 2005 Amman bombings in Amman, Jordan.

Together with the fact that the name Akkad is of non- Akkadian origin, this suggests that the city of Akkad may have already been occupied in pre-Sargonic times.

Dr al-Akkad said the numbers of staff and volunteers at his hospital had grown, partly because of people displaced from other areas coming to help.

Akkad was a city and its surrounding region in central Mesopotamia.

Al Akkad faced resistance from Hollywood which forced him to make the film in Morocco.

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As a result, Sumer and Akkad had a surplus of agricultural products but was short of almost everything else, particularly metal ores, timber and building stone, all of which had to be imported.

Binkley, Roberta, The Importance of Enheduanna The Curse (How and why) Later material described how the fall of Akkad was due to Naram-Sin's attack upon the city of Nippur.

But now the evidence of Tell Leilan, and recent findings of elevated dust deposits in sea-cores collected off Oman, that date to the period of Akkad's collapse suggest that this climate change may have played a role.

Dalley proposes that these sources may have originally referred to Sargon II of the Assyria rather than Sargon of Akkad.

He also boasted of having subjugated the "four quarters" — the lands surrounding Akkad to the north (Assyria), the south (Sumer), the east (Elam) and the west ( Martu ).

In 2008, a street in downtown Beirut was renamed after Moustapha Akkad.

The 2007 remake of Halloween was dedicated to Moustapha Akkad.

The claims might have been made to ensure a descendancy of nobility, considering only a high placed family can be made such a position. citation Kings of the Akkad Dynasty.

The production took one year, Akkad filmed for 6 months in Morocco, but had to stop when the Saudi Government exerted great pressure on the government of Morocco to stop the production.

When Akkad balked at Carpenter's fee, Carpenter walked away from the project.

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Common combinations with akkad

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "akkad" in a sentence?
An example: "Moustapha Al Akkad is survived by his former wife, Patricia Al Akkad and their sons, Taric and Malek who helped produce most of the Halloween movies, as well as his widow, Suha Ascha Akkad, and their son Zaid." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "akkad" from authentic English texts.
What does "akkad" mean?
Akkad means: One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
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