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Over time, Akkadian developed into dialects such as Babylonian and Assyrian. Although it eventually disappeared around 100 CE, replaced by languages like Aramaic, its impact still lives on.

5. Akkadian: The voice of Empires, first recorded around 2500 BCE in Mesopotamia. Akkadian took over from Sumerian and became the language of mighty empires like Babylon and Assyria.