It was written down at some point between 1300 and 1000 in Akkadian by the Babylonian writer Shin-Leqi-Unninni.

它是在 1300 年至 1000 年间由巴比伦作家辛莱克乌尼尼用阿卡德语写下的。

Enheduanna set about unifying the older Sumerian culture with the newer Akkadian civilization.

Enheduanna 着手将古老的苏美尔文化与较新的阿卡德文明统一起来。

Under Sargon, the kingdom became united under  one official language – Akkadian.

在萨尔贡统治下，王国统一为一种官方语言——阿卡德语。

Ashurbanipal’s library took the form of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform in the languages of Akkadian and Sumerian.

Ashurbanipal 的图书馆采用粘土板的形式，上面刻有阿卡德语和苏美尔语的楔形文字。

Their  knowledge, culture, and writing system were the foundations of an empire – the Akkadian Empire.

他们的知识、文化和书写系统是一个帝国——阿卡德帝国的基础。

(female professor) None of the reasons you read about provides a convincing explanation for the collapse of the Akkadian Empire.

（女教授）您读到的所有原因都没有为阿卡德帝国的崩溃提供令人信服的解释。

The rise of the Akkadian Empire, which  united the Semites and the Sumerians, was a stark turning point in Mesopotamian  history.

将闪米特人和苏美尔人联合起来的阿卡德帝国的崛起是美索不达米亚历史上的一个鲜明转折点。

Thus, Sargon conquered King Awan and the three other leaders of Elam and their cities,   bringing them under Akkadian control.

因此，萨尔贡征服了阿万国王和埃兰的其他三位领袖及其城市，将他们置于阿卡德人的控制之下。

After around 180 years, the Akkadian  Empire collapsed. While there is not enough physical evidence to pinpoint an exact cause,   historians have proposed many different reasons.

大约 180 年后， 阿卡德帝国崩溃了。虽然没有足够的物理证据来查明确切原因， 但历史学家提出了许多不同的原因。

In around 2350 BCE, a new empire arose – the  Akkadians. At first, they lived alongside the Sumerians, but gradually the Akkadian  culture eclipsed that of the Sumerians.

大约在公元前 2350 年， 一个新的帝国出现了——阿卡德人。 起初，他们与苏美尔人生活在一起，但逐渐地，阿卡德文化使苏美尔人的文化黯然失色。

He connected himself to the supreme deities of the Sumerian and Akkadian pantheons, Enlil and  Ishtar, with the latter being the Akkadian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

他将自己与苏美尔和阿卡德万神殿的至高神恩利尔和伊什塔联系在一起，后者是苏美尔女神伊南娜的阿卡德对应物。

Subsequent rulers failed to  measure up to the legend of Sargon, and the Akkadian Empire fell in the 22nd century  BCE, around two hundred years after its birth.

随后的统治者未能与萨尔贡的传说相提并论，阿卡德帝国在其诞生约 200 年后于公元前 22 世纪灭亡。

But though Sargon was slowly wiping away traces  of Sumerian culture and systems and replacing them with Akkadian ones, the Sumerians did not forget  that their once-great culture existed.

但是，尽管萨尔贡正在慢慢抹去苏美尔文化和制度的痕迹，并用阿卡德文化和制度取而代之，苏美尔人并没有忘记他们曾经伟大的文化存在。

To learn more about the Akkadian Empire,   check out our book, The Akkadian Empire - A Captivating Guide to the First Ancient Empire  of Mesopotamia and how Sargon the Great of Akkad Conquered the Sumerian City-States.

要了解有关阿卡德帝国的更多信息，请查看我们的书，阿卡德帝国 - 美索不达米亚第一个古代帝国的迷人指南以及阿卡德大帝萨尔贡如何征服苏美尔城邦。