===Collapse of the Akkadian Empire===The Empire of Akkad collapsed in 2154 BCE, within 180 years of its founding, ushering in a Dark Age period of regional decline that lasted until the rise of the Third Dynasty of Ur in 2112 BC.
Akadska besedila so kasneje našla pot do oddaljenih krajev, iz Egipta (obdobje Amarna) in Anatolije, do Perzije (Behistun).