29th century BC
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The 29th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC.
Events
The grove in which the Prometheus Tree grew, with the
Wheeler Peak headwall in the distance.
- c. 2900 BC: Beginning of the Early Dynastic Period I in Sumer.
- c. 2900 BC – 2400 BC: Sumerian pictographs evolve into phonograms.
- 2900 BC – 2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
- c. 2900 BC – 2600 BC: Votive statues from the Square Temple of Eshnunna (modern Tell Ashmar, Iraq) were made. One of them is now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Excavated 1932–1933.
- 2897 BC: Hùng Vương established the Hồng Bàng Dynasty in Vietnam (then known as Văn Lang).
- 2890 BC: Egypt: Pharaoh Qa'a died. End of First Dynasty, start of Second Dynasty. Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule.
- 2880 BC: Estimated germination of the Prometheus Tree
- c. 2874 BC: The 365-day calendar year was installed in ancient Egypt, with fixed lunar months of 30 days + 5 epagomenal days.[1]
- 2852 BC: The beginning of the period of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors in China.
- 2832 BC: Estimated germination of the Methuselah Tree, the oldest known living organism
- 2807 BC: Suggested date for an asteroid or comet impact occurring between Africa and Antarctica, around the time of a solar eclipse on May 10, based on an analysis of flood stories. Possibly causing the Burckle crater and Fenambosy Chevron.[2][3]
- Ur becomes one of the richest cities in Sumer[4]
Decades and years
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| 29th century BC31st century BC←30th century BC← ↔ →28th century BC→27th century BC
2909–2900 BC |
2909 BC |
2908 BC |
2907 BC |
2906 BC |
2905 BC |
2904 BC |
2903 BC |
2902 BC |
2901 BC |
2900 BC |
2890s BC |
2899 BC |
2898 BC |
2897 BC |
2896 BC |
2895 BC |
2894 BC |
2893 BC |
2892 BC |
2891 BC |
2890 BC |
2880s BC |
2889 BC |
2888 BC |
2887 BC |
2886 BC |
2885 BC |
2884 BC |
2883 BC |
2882 BC |
2881 BC |
2880 BC |
2870s BC |
2879 BC |
2878 BC |
2877 BC |
2876 BC |
2875 BC |
2874 BC |
2873 BC |
2872 BC |
2871 BC |
2870 BC |
2860s BC |
2869 BC |
2868 BC |
2867 BC |
2866 BC |
2865 BC |
2864 BC |
2863 BC |
2862 BC |
2861 BC |
2860 BC |
2850s BC |
2859 BC |
2858 BC |
2857 BC |
2856 BC |
2855 BC |
2854 BC |
2853 BC |
2852 BC |
2851 BC |
2850 BC |
2840s BC |
2849 BC |
2848 BC |
2847 BC |
2846 BC |
2845 BC |
2844 BC |
2843 BC |
2842 BC |
2841 BC |
2840 BC |
2830s BC |
2839 BC |
2838 BC |
2837 BC |
2836 BC |
2835 BC |
2834 BC |
2833 BC |
2832 BC |
2831 BC |
2830 BC |
2820s BC |
2829 BC |
2828 BC |
2827 BC |
2826 BC |
2825 BC |
2824 BC |
2823 BC |
2822 BC |
2821 BC |
2820 BC |
2810s BC |
2819 BC |
2818 BC |
2817 BC |
2816 BC |
2815 BC |
2814 BC |
2813 BC |
2812 BC |
2811 BC |
2810 BC |
2809–2800 BC |
2809 BC |
2808 BC |
2807 BC |
2806 BC |
2805 BC |
2804 BC |
2803 BC |
2802 BC |
2801 BC |
2800 BC |
2790s BC |
2799 BC |
2798 BC |
2797 BC |
2796 BC |
2795 BC |
2794 BC |
2793 BC |
2792 BC |
2791 BC |
2790 BC |
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References
- ↑ http://www.leidenuniv.nl/nino/aeb93/aeb93_8.html
- ↑ Cambridge Conference Correspondence
- ↑ Did an Asteroid Impact Cause an Ancient Tsunami? - New York Times
- ↑ Iraq | Iraq Online Directory | Iraq Business Directory - About Iraq