Akkad") in the Old Babylonian period to denote the Semitic version of a Sumerian text. Akkadian was also the language of Babylonia , Assyria , Mari and Eshnunna . Contents [ hide ] 1 The city of Akkad 2 History 2.1 Origins 2.1.1 Sargon and his sons 2.1.2 Naram-Sin 2.2 Collapse