Sumerian Timeline

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Sumerian Timeline

Fifth millennium: Early developments in Sumer

Fourth millennium: Protoliterate period

Third millennium: Rival kings & periods of unification includes Early Dynastic, Sargonic, & Ur III periods

Second millennium's first half: Ascendancy of Amorite dynasties of Isin, then Larsa, then Babylon. This period ends with devastating Hittite raid around 1600 B.C.

5000 Early development of Sumer
4000 High civilization developing
3000 Political & military rivalries
2750 Legendary Gilgamesh rules Uruk, Enmebaragesi & Agga rule Kish
2550 Mesalim rules Kish
2475 Ur-Nanshe rules Lagash, Meskalamdug rules Ur, military conflict between Lagash & Umma continues a long time.
2375 Lugalzagesi of Umma unifies Sumer briefly
2350 Sargon of Agade defeats Umma & takes over Sumer & Akkad & creates significant political & economic empire
2230 Gutian invasion disrupts unity of Sumer & Akkad
2175 Gudea rules Lagash
2110 Ur-Nammu of Ur unifies Sumer & Akkad
2030 Elamites disrupt unity of Sumer & Akkad
2020 Ishbi-Erra the Amorite ruler of Isin seeks to rebuild unity in the land
1795 Rim-Sin of Larsa defeats Isin & takes over Sumer & Akkad
1760 Hammurapi of Babylon defeats Larsa & takes over Sumer & Akkad
1720 Shift of Euphrates River & collapse of life at Nippur & some other cities of Sumer
1595 Hittite raid disrupts unity of Sumer & Akkad

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