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Mesopotamian Historical Timeline

1) The chronology outlines the major periods of Mesopotamian history from around 5000 BC to 539 BC. 2) It begins with the Ubaid Period around 5000-4000 BC and continues through early urban centers like Tell Hamoukar, the Proto-Literate and Early Dynastic periods, and various Mesopotamian empires like Akkad, Ur III, Isin-Larsa, Old Assyria, Old Babylonia, Middle Babylonia, and Neo-Assyria and Neo-Babylonia. 3) The chronology ends with the fall of Babylon to the Medes in 539 BC, concluding the major political entities of

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Mesopotamian Historical Timeline

1) The chronology outlines the major periods of Mesopotamian history from around 5000 BC to 539 BC. 2) It begins with the Ubaid Period around 5000-4000 BC and continues through early urban centers like Tell Hamoukar, the Proto-Literate and Early Dynastic periods, and various Mesopotamian empires like Akkad, Ur III, Isin-Larsa, Old Assyria, Old Babylonia, Middle Babylonia, and Neo-Assyria and Neo-Babylonia. 3) The chronology ends with the fall of Babylon to the Medes in 539 BC, concluding the major political entities of

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Chronology of Mesopotamia

N.B.: all dates are B.C. and approximate and subject to revision.
Ubaid Period
5000-4000
4500

Proto-Literate Period
Early Uruk
Period

Tell Hamoukar (urban center,


N. Mesopotamia)

4000-2900
40003500
4000
3750
35003200
3300
32002900

Late Uruk
Period
Jemdet Nasr
Period

Early Dynastic Period

trade contacts with N.


Mesopotamia, Syria, Arabia
founding of Uruk
colonization of N.
Mesopotamia
invention of writing (Uruk)
initial trade contacts with
Egypt

2900-2334

Sumerian civilization

Akkadian Empire

2334-2154

Sargonic
period

Guti Interregnum

2154-2112

conquest of
Akkad
liberation of
Sumer

2154
2120

Third Dynasty of Ur
Sumerian
empire
fall of Ur
(Elamites)

2112-2004

2004

Isin-Larsa Period

2025-1887

Dynasty of
Larsa
2025-1863
(Amorite)
Dynasty of
Isin (Sumero- 2017-1887
Akkadian)

Old Assyria

2025-1365

Amorites
found Assyria
Old
Babylonian
conquest
Assyrian
independence
Mitanni
conquest

2025
1753
1715
1500-1365

Old Babylonian Period


Babylon
Dynasty 1:
Amorite
Hammurabi
conquest of
Assyria
Hittites sack
Babylon

1994-1595

1792-1750
1753
1595

Dynasty of the Sea-Land

1700-1570

Middle Babylonia

1570-689

Dynasty 3:
Kassite
Assyrian
domination
Babylonian
independence
Elamite
conquest
Dynasties 4-9

1570-1225
1225-1186
1186-1157
1157-1156
1156-689

Middle Assyria

1365-883

absorption of
1274
Mitanni
conquest of
1225-1186
Babylon

Neo-Assyria
conquest of
689-625
Babylon
conquest of
671-663
Egypt
fall of Nineveh
609
(Chaldeans)

883-609

Neo-Babylonia
Dynasty 10:
Chaldean
conquest of
609-539
Assyria
fall of Babylon
539
(Medes)

625-539

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