Akshak

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Establishment

• January 2499 BC: Akshak, a city of ancient Sumer situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, first appears in records of c. 2500 BC.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Lugal-zage-si

Were the military compaigns of Lugal-zage-si, king of the city-state of Lagash in Umma.

• January 2349 BC: In c. 2350 BC, Akshak fell into the hands of Lugalzagesi of Umma (who was King of Sumer).

Disestablishment

• January 2349 BC: In c. 2350 BC, Akshak fell into the hands of Lugalzagesi of Umma (who was King of Sumer).

Selected Sources

• Ansky, S., "Dumuzi's Dream", The Harps that Once..., edited by David G. Roskies, New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 28-46, 1992
• Edwards, I.E.S. / Gadd, C.J. / Hammond, N.G.L. (2008): The Cambridge Ancient History, 3rd ed., Vol. I, Part 2, Cambridge University Press, p. 104-144
• Kramer, Samuel N., "New Tablets from Fara", Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 110–32, 1932