Early Dynastic (Mesopotamian)

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Scope note
Refers to the period of the rise of city-states in the south Mesopotamian region of Sumer roughly from 2900 until their conquest by the Akkadian kings around 2340 BCE.
Early Dynastic
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026