#cuneiform writing

• Akkadian — Relating to Akkad (an ancient region in central Mesopotamia), its inhabitants, or their Semitic language and culture; (a person) who belonged to the population of this ancient state founded by Sargon the Great in the 24th century BC. As a neuter noun, it designates the Akkadian language, the oldest documentarily attested Semitic language, written in cuneiform characters borrowed and adapted from the Sumerians, utilized as a diplomatic lingua franca throughout the ancient Near East.
• Akkadian — An alternative orthographic variant for 'akadian'; relating to Akkad (an ancient region in central Mesopotamia), its inhabitants, or their Semitic language and culture; (a person) who belonged to the population of this ancient state founded by Sargon the Great in the 24th century BC. As a neuter noun, it designates the Akkadian language, the oldest documentarily attested Semitic language, written in cuneiform characters borrowed and adapted from the Sumerians, utilized as a diplomatic lingua franca throughout the ancient Near East.