Question: are sumerians and akkadians the same?
Answer: The Sumerians were people who lived in southern Mesopotamia. ... The Akkadians lived in central Mesopotamia, north of the Sumerians. They spoke Akkadian, which is distantly related to Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic. In 2334 BCE the Akkadian ruler Sargon conquered the Sumerians, creating the world's first empire.