The Curse of Akkad is a story about the fall of an empire. In the spirit of accessibility and academic rigor, I present my slightly expanded version of The Curse of Akkad, as recorded or written by a Mesopotamian person 4000 years ago. Context has been added to the lines of the poem for the purposes of clarity. All artistic license is my own. The Babylonian - English transliteration on which this adaptation is based can be found at: https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section2/tr215.htm To support the SAMA channel, become a Patron and make history matter! Patreon: https://patreon.com/make_history_matter?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Donate directly to PayPal: https://paypal.me/NickBarksdale !!!!!!!!!!Above and beyond all -- visit this link to the gofundme for the family of our dear departed founder Nick Barksdale!!!!!!!!!! https://gofund.me/9847f56f