SS Timeline

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  • 5400 BCE

    The City of Eridu

    The City of Eridu was founded.
  • 5000 BCE

    The Godin Tepe

    The Godin Tepe settled.
  • 5000 BCE

    Evidence of Burial

    Evidence of burial found in Sumer.
  • 5000 BCE

    Inhabitant

    Sumer was inhabited by Ubaid people.
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Sumerian Civilisation

    Sumerian civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates valley.
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 4100 BCE

    Ubaid Period

    The Ubaid Period in Sumer.
  • 4500 BCE

    Temples

    The Sumerians built their first temple.
  • 4500 BCE

    City of Uruk

    The City of Uruk was founded.
  • Period: 4100 BCE to 2900 BCE

    Uruk Period

    The Uruk Period in Sumer.
  • 3600 BCE

    Writing

    Writing was invented in Sumer at Uruk.
  • 3500 BCE

    Written Evidence of Religion

    First written evidence of religion in Sumerian cuneiform found.
  • 3200 BCE

    Written Language

    The first instance of written language in Sumerian.
  • 3000 BCE

    Jewellery

    Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia used gold in jewellery manufacture.
  • Period: 2900 BCE to 2334 BCE

    Early Dynastic Period

    Early Dynastic Period in Sumer.
  • 2700 BCE

    Hatti People

    The Hatti people established trade with the city of Sumer.
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2000 BCE

    The Royal Graves of Ur

    The Royal Graves of Ur (a city in the region of Sumer, southern Mesopotamia) were used in Sumer
  • 2500 BCE

    The First Dynasty of Lagash

    The First Dynasty of Lagash under King Eannutum, the first empire in Mesopotamia.
  • 2500 BCE

    Literature

    The beginning of literature in Sumer.
  • 2350 BCE

    Laws

    The first code of laws by Urukagina, king of Lagash, was created.
  • Period: 2334 BCE to 2218 BCE

    Akkadian Empire

    Sumer is ruled by the Akkadian Empire.
  • Period: 2218 BCE to 2047 BCE

    Gutian Period

    Gutian Period in Sumer.
  • Period: 2150 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Clay Tablets

    The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets.
  • 2100 BCE

    Reign of Utu-Hegal at Uruk, Sumer

    The Reign of Utu-Hegal at Uruk in Sumer and the creation of the Sumerian King List.
  • Period: 2055 BCE to 2047 BCE

    Utu-Hegal's Reign

    Utu Hegel's reign over Sumerian and Akkadian cities.
  • Period: 2047 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Ur III Period

    The Ur III Period in Sumer, also known as the Sumerian Renaissance.The Great Wall of Uruk is still standing.
  • Period: 2047 BCE to 2030 BCE

    Ur-Nammu's Reign

    Ur-Nammu's reign over Sumer.
  • 2038 BCE

    King Shulgi

    King Shulgi of Ur builds his great wall in Sumer.
  • 2030 BCE

    The Gutians

    The Gutians rised again against Sumer. Ur-Nammu was killed in battle.
  • 1990 BCE

    The Construction of the Great Wall.

    The construction of the Great Wall to keep the Amorites from Sumer took place.
  • 1772 BCE

    The Code of Hammurabi

    One of the earliest codes of law in the world, the Code of Hammurabi, was created.
  • 1750 BCE

    The End of The Sumerian Civilisation

    The invasion of the Elamite and the migration of the Amorite ends the Sumerian civilisation.