TIME LINE MESOPOTAMIA

By Judith 2005
  • 3000 BCE

    Cylinder seal and printing

    Cylinder seal and printing
    Stamp of cattle in a wheat field, made in Limestone
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2350 BCE

    SUMERIAN

  • Period: 2350 BCE to 1800 BCE

    AKKADIAN

  • 2340 BCE

    Important Retrun

    Sargon not only conquered the city, but also took the king prisoner. After this he set out to conquer the rest of the Sumerian cities
  • Period: 2270 BCE to 2215 BCE

    Sargón de Acad

    Also known as Sargon the Great, he saved humanity from a dark age.
    His spiritual ancestor was the first person in recorded history to create a true Akkadian Empire
  • 2250 BCE

    Wake of Naram-Sin

    Wake of Naram-Sin
    Commemorates the victory of the Akkadian monarch against the lullubi people of the Zagros mountains. The image represents an almost mythological king, twice the size of his soldiers
  • 2000 BCE

    Important Return

    All the peoples that populated Mesopotamia built great cities,in them they built temples and buildings
  • Period: 1936 BCE to 1932 BCE

    Gungunum

    His reign was prosperous in the trade of precious stones and metals, as well as ivory and copper, among others.
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1350 BCE

    BABYLONIAN

  • Period: 1792 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi

    Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylon.
    He ascended to the throne after the abdication of his father, and created the Babylonian Empire extending control of Babylon over Mesopotamia after overcoming several wars against the neighboring kingdoms.
  • Period: 1350 BCE to 539 BCE

    ASSYRIAN

  • 1000 BCE

    Industry of Asiria

    The peoples of the East began to use bronze, they made their weapons with this alloy, making them much more effective.
  • 940 BCE

    Lion Zincirli

    Lion Zincirli
    Sculptures of lions of the internal Burgtor in Sam'al / Zincirli.
    It comes from a colony founded by Turkey in 2006.
  • Period: 668 BCE to 627 BCE

    Asurbanipal

    Asurbanipal, was the last great king of Assyria.
    He is famous for being one of the few kings of antiquity who knew how to read and write. During his reign, the Assyrian culture reached its apogee.
  • 575 BCE

    Puerta de Istar

    Puerta de Istar
    It was originally one of the 8 monumental gates, of the
    inner wall of Babylon, through which the temple was accessed where the celebrations of the New Year were celebrated
  • 539 BCE

    Important Retrun

    After passing several vicissitudes, Babylon became a center of scientific learning and advancement
  • Period: 539 BCE to 1 BCE

    PERSIAN CONQUEST