Akkad is age 3 on the Idle Ages ladder, set in 2334 BCE. You unlock it with coins the ages below it earned. From there it produces on its own cycle, with its own upgrade costs and its own four heroes.
| Position | Age 3 of 40 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2334 BCE |
| Legendary | Sargon of Akkad |
| Automation | Needs Tashlultum at level 5, after which the age produces with the app closed for up to 8 hours |
| Heroes | Sargon of Akkad, Naram-Sin, Enheduanna, Tashlultum |
Sargon of Akkad raises every age you own at once. The other three raise this one. All four carry a piece of written history that unlocks as you level them.
Legendary
Sargon of Akkad rose from royal cupbearer to conqueror of all Mesopotamia around 2334 BCE, founding the first empire in recorded history. Legend says he was found as a baby floating in a basket on the river, a story told again centuries later about Moses. His dynasty ruled for over a century and his name meant "the true king."
Raises output and production speed in every age you own, and most of all in their own. Every level doubles what they add.
Epic
Grandson of Sargon, Naram-Sin pushed the Akkadian Empire to its greatest size and became the first Mesopotamian king to declare himself a living god. His victory stele shows him climbing a mountain wearing the horned crown reserved for deities. Later legend blamed his pride for the empire’s fall.
Raises the output and production speed of their own age. Every level doubles what they add.
Epic Also in Sumer
High priestess of the moon god at Ur and daughter of Sargon of Akkad, Enheduanna is the first author in history whose name we know. She signed her hymns to the goddess Inanna around 2300 BCE, a thousand years before Homer. Her poems were copied by scribes for centuries after her death.
Raises the output and production speed of their own age. Every level doubles what they add.
Rare Manager, level 5
Tashlultum was the queen of Sargon of Akkad, known from a single inscription on an alabaster bowl dedicated in a temple. That one artifact makes her the only confirmed queen of the world’s first empire, and likely the mother of the poet-priestess Enheduanna.
Raises the production speed of their own age. Every level doubles what they add. Levelling Tashlultum to 5 is what automates Akkad.
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