... -
... BC |
(1)
King Alulim |
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... BC |
(2)
King Alaljar |
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... -
... BC |
(3)
King En-men-lu-ana |
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... -
... BC |
(4)
King En-men-gal-ana |
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... -
... BC |
(5)
King Dumuzid |
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... -
... BC |
(6)
King En-sipad-zid-ana |
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... -
... BC |
(7)
King En-men-dur-ana |
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... -
... BC |
(8)
King Ubara-Tutu |
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... -
... BC |
The
Great Flood (Deluge) |
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*According
to the
Sumerian King List,
eight kings reigned before the great Flood. |
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4300 -
3500 BC |
Ubaid
Period |
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3500 -
3100 BC |
Uruk
Period |
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3500 -
3400 BC Uruk
V Period
3400 -
3200 BC
Uruk IV Period
3200 -
2900 BC
Uruk III Period
3100 - 2900 BC
Jemdat Nasr Period |
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2900 -
2334 BC
(or 3000-2371 BC) |
Early
Dynastic Period
(ED) |
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2900 -
2800 BC Early
Dynastic Period I (ED I) |
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2800 -
2600 BC Early
Dynastic Period II (ED II) |
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c.
2800 BC Etana, King of Kish,
united
the separate city-states |
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c.
2700 - 2600 BC
Gilgamesh, King of Uruk |
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2600 -
2450 BC Early
Dynastic Period III a (ED IIIa, Fara) |
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2450 -
2336 BC Early
Dynastic Period III b (ED IIIb, Pre-Sargonic) |
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2375 -
2350 BC
Lugalzagesi |
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2570 -
2342 BC |
First Dynasty of Lagash
(Lagash I, Early Dynastic Lagash) |
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2570 -
2540 BC Ur-Nanshe |
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... -
... BC
Eannatum |
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... -
... BC
Enannatum I |
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2450 -
... BC
Entemena |
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... -
... BC
Enannatum II |
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... -
... BC
Enetarzi |
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2384 -
2378 BC
Lugalanda |
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2378 -
2371 BC
Uru-inimgina |
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2334 -
2191 BC
(or 2371-2230 BC) |
Akkadian Dynasty
(Agade rulers, Sargonic Dynasty, Old Akkadian
Period)
2334 -
2279 BC (or 2371-2316 BC)
Sargon of Akkad
2315 -
2307 BC
Rimush (Son of Sargon)
2306 -
2292 BC
Manishtusu (Son of
Sargon)
2291 -
2255 BC
Naram-Sin (Grandson of
Sargon)
2254 -
2230 BC (or ... - 2191 BC)
Shar-kali-sharri
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2230 -
2100 BC |
Second Dynasty of Lagash
(Lagash II) |
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... -
... BC Ur-Ningirsu
I |
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... -
... BC Lugalushumgal |
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... -
... BC Puzur-Mama |
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2158 -
2150 BC Ur-Bau |
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2145 -
2135 BC Gudea
(Ur-Bau's son-in-law) |
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... -
... BC Ur-Ningirsu
II
(Ur-Bau's son) |
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... -
... BC Ugme
(Ur-Bau's son) |
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... -
... BC Ur-Gar
(Ur-Bau's son-in-law) |
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... -
... BC Nammakhani
(Ur-Bau's son-in-law) |
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2112 -
2004 BC
(or 2113-2005 BC or 2060-1952 BC) |
Third
Dynastic Period of Ur (Ur III, 3rd dynasty
of Ur) |
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2112 -
2094 BC King
Ur-Namma (Ur-Nammu, 18
years) |
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2094 -
2046 BC King
Shulgi
(Sulgi, 48 years) |
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2046 -
2037 BC King
Amar-Sin
(9 years) |
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2037 -
2028 BC
King Su-Sin (Shu-Sin,
9 years) |
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2028 -
2004 BC King
Ibbi-Sin (24 years) |
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*Check
this period against the
Sumerian King List. |
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c.
2000 BC Ur is
conquered by the Elamites. King Ibbi
Sin is taken prisoner. |
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2017 -
1794 BC |
First Dynasty of Isin
(Isin
I)
(Go
here for the
Second Dynasty
of Isin) |
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2017 -
1985 BC King
Ishbi-Erra |
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1984 -
1975 BC King
Shu-ilishu |
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1974 -
1954 BC King
Iddin-Dagan |
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1953 -
1935 BC King
Ishme-Dagan |
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1934 -
1924 BC King
Lipit-Ishtar |
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1923 -
1896 BC King
Ur-Ninurta |
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1895 -
1875 BC King
Bur-Sin |
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1874 -
1870 BC King
Lipit-Enlil |
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1869 -
1862 BC King
Erra-imitti |
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1861 -
1838 BC King
Ennlil-bani |
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1837 -
1835 BC King
Zambia |
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1834 -
1831 BC King
Iter-pisha |
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1830 -
1828 BC King
Ur-dukuga |
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1827 -
1817 BC King
Sin-magir |
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1816 -
1794 BC King
Damiq-ilishu |
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2025 -
1763 BC |
Larsa Dynasty |
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2025 -
2005 BC King
Naplanum |
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2004 -
1977 BC King
Emisum |
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1976 -
1942 BC King
Samium |
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1941 -
1933 BC King
Zabaia |
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1932 -
1906 BC King
Gungunum |
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1905 -
1895 BC King
Abisare |
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1894 -
1866 BC King
Sumuel |
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1865 -
1850 BC King
Nur-Adad |
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1849 -
1843 BC King
Sin-iddinam |
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1842 -
1841 BC King
Sin-eribam |
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1840 -
1836 BC King
Sin-iqisham |
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1835 -
1835 BC King
Silli-Adad |
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1834 -
1823 BC King
Warad-Sin |
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1822 -
1763 BC (or 1792 - ... BC) King
Rim-Sin
(Rim-Sin conquered Isin) |
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1990 -
1792 BC
(or 2004-1792 BC) |
Eshnunna
(Independence after the collapse of
Ur III) |
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1990 -
... BC King
Bilalama |
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1820 -
... BC King
Dadusha |
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1792 BC
Conquered by
Hammurabi.
End of Eshunna's independence. |
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1792 BC |
Now part of the
Old
Babylonian Empire |
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1115 BC |
Now part of the
Middle
Assyrian Empire |
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605 BC |
Now part of the
Chaldean
Empire |
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539 BC |
Now part of the
Persian Empire |
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around
317 BC |
Ur
abandoned |
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