<P> Many of the more recent insights on the Akkadian Empire have come from excavations in the Upper Khabur area in modern northeastern Syria which was to become a part of Assyria after the fall of Akkad . For example, excavations at Tell Mozan (ancient Urkesh) brought to light a sealing of Tar'am - Agade, a previously unknown daughter of Naram - Sin, who was possibly married to an unidentified local endan (ruler). The excavators at nearby Tell Leilan (ancient Shekhna / Shubat - Enlil) have used the results from their investigations to argue that the Akkadian Empire came to an end due to a sudden drought, the so - called 4.2 kiloyear event . The impact of this climate event on Mesopotamia in general, and on the Akkadian Empire in particular, continues to be hotly debated . </P> <P> Excavation at the modern site of Tell Brak has suggested that the Akkadians rebuilt a city ("Brak" or "Nagar") on this site, for use as an administrative center . The city included two large buildings including a complex with temple, offices, courtyard, and large ovens . </P> <P> The Akkadian Period is generally dated to either: c. 2334 BC--c. 2154 BC (according to the middle chronology timeline of the Ancient Near East), or c. 2270 BC--c. 2083 BC (according to the short chronology timeline of the Ancient Near East .) It was preceded by the Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia (ED) and succeeded by the Ur III Period, although both transitions are blurry . For example: it is likely that the rise of Sargon of Akkad coincided with the late ED Period and that the final Akkadian kings ruled simultaneously with the Gutian kings alongside rulers at the city - states of both: Uruk and Lagash . The Akkadian Period is contemporary with: EB IV (in Israel), EB IVA and EJ IV (in Syria), and EB IIIB (in Turkey .) </P> <P> The relative order of Akkadian kings is clear . The absolute dates of their reigns are approximate (as with all dates prior to the late Bronze Age collapse c. 1200 BC). </P>

Based on the map which civilization controlled the city of uruk in 2300 bce