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