Akkad

American  

[ak-ad, ah-kahd] / ˈæk æd, ˈɑ kɑd /

noun

1. one of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, the northern division of Babylonia.

2. Also Agade Achad a city in and the capital of an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia: according to the Bible, one of the three cities of Nimrod's kingdom.

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adjective

1. Akkadian.

Akkad British  

/ ˈækæd /

noun

1. Ancient name: Agade.  a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360–2180 _bc )

2. an ancient region lying north of Babylon, from which the Akkadian language and culture is named

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Example Sentences

The book poured out of El Akkad, though normally a slow writer: “I was writing quite furiously for months on end,” he told Dan Sheehan of Lithub.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s very difficult to think in celebratory terms about a book that was written in response to a genocide,” El Akkad said in his acceptance speech, refusing to let the reason for his book go unspoken.

From Los Angeles Times

Lots of people have tried to imagine a 21st century U.S. civil war, but none have succeeded as much as Omar El Akkad with American War.

From Slate

“The government rhetoric since I arrived has been scapegoating migrants, blaming us for the problems of this country. But it’s gotten a lot worse,” said Hassan Akkad, a documentary maker who fled Syria in 2012 to seek asylum in the U.K.

From Seattle Times

“Ahmad’s compassion and deep care for the psychological and emotional nuances of her characters never wavers, no matter how monstrous or self-interested or defeated they become,” Omar El Akkad writes in his review.

From New York Times