Mesoptamian Timeline 3000BC-2000BC
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Politcal power located in
the North at the city Kish
(Early Dynastic I Period)Heriditary Kingship widely established
(Mostly after 2500BC)Ebla, covers 56 hectares and is a major
trading emporium in Northern SyriaUrukagina of Lagash restores citizen
rights taken away by wealthy l
and owners and noblesPolitcal power shifts from Kish in
the North to Nippur in the South
(Early Dynastic II Period)The logographic script had developed into a decipherable cuneiform syllabic script.Sargon became ruler of Akkad in northern Mesopotamia.
He conquers an area stretching from the Persian Gulf
into modern-day Syria.The Code of Ur-Nammu made
(2100BC - 2050BC)Elamites allied with the people of Susa and led by Kindattu,
surround Ur and capture Ibbi-Sin, ending the third dynasty of Ur.Mesopotamia falls under Amorite
influence after they kick out the Elamites.Sumerians establish cities and
start to work on various metalsThe first clash of the forces of Sumer and Elam.
The Sumerians, under the command of Enmebaragesi,
the King of Kish, defeated the ElamitesAt Shuruppak modest local flood deposits are found.
Between the statigraphic layers of the end of the
Jemdet Nasr Period and Early Dynastic I Period.Periods
Early Dynastic I PeriodEarly Dynastic II PeriodEarly Dynastic III PeriodAkkadian EmpireUr III Period
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