Mesopotamian Time Line

  • Ur Founded
    3800 BCE

    Ur Founded

    The city-state Ur was named after the man that founded it. Ur was one of the most important cities in Mesopotamia.
  • Cuneiform created
    3400 BCE

    Cuneiform created

    Cuneiform was the eariest known system of writing. Cuneiform was written in pictograph form.
  • Epic of Gilgamesh
    2500 BCE

    Epic of Gilgamesh

    1st great work of literature. One of the oldest recorded stories in the world, containing a story about a great flood.
  • Mesopotamia Ruled By Sargon
    2300 BCE

    Mesopotamia Ruled By Sargon

    Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "the Great King" was a Semitic Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BC.
  • 1754 BCE

    Hammurabi's Code Created

    A set of 282 rules that created standard laws and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice in Mesopotamia.
  • The Hanging Gardens Were Built
    605 BCE

    The Hanging Gardens Were Built

    The Hanging Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzer II for his homesick wife. The gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the World.