Akkadian

extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
Intangible dead_language Q35518
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Akkadian

Summary

Akkadian is a dead language[1]. Akkadian ranks in the top 1% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,373 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Akkadian is in the country of Akkadian Empire[3].
  • Akkadian is in the country of Babylonia[4].
  • Akkadian is in the country of Assyrian Empire[5].
  • Akkadian's image is recorded as P1050578 Louvre Obélisque de Manishtusu détail rwk.JPG[6].
  • Akkadian's instance of is recorded as dead language[7].
  • Akkadian's instance of is recorded as ancient language[8].
  • Akkadian's ISO 639-2 code is recorded as akk[9].
  • Akkadian's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as akk[10].
  • Akkadian's GND ID is recorded as 4084837-1[11].
  • Akkadian's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85003070[12].
  • Akkadian's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11930855z[13].
  • Akkadian's GOST 7.75–97 code is recorded as акк 028[14].
  • Akkadian's subclass of is recorded as East Semitic[15].
  • Akkadian's subclass of is recorded as Semitic[16].
  • Akkadian's writing system is recorded as cuneiform[17].
  • Akkadian's IETF language tag is recorded as akk[18].
  • Akkadian's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00560139[19].
  • Akkadian's Commons category is recorded as Akkadian language[20].
  • Akkadian's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 89[21].
  • Akkadian's start time is recorded as -2600-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Akkadian's end time is recorded as -0270-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Akkadian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dc0d[24].
  • Akkadian's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph118319[25].
  • Akkadian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Akkadian language[26].
  • Akkadian's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300391518[27].

Why It Matters

Akkadian ranks in the top 1% of dead_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,373 views/month).[2] Akkadian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Akkadian is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Subclass of East Semitic, Semitic
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