Early Dynastic / Sumerian
The period from circa 3000 BC-2350 BC in southern Mesopotamia is sub-divided into three main phases known as Early Dynastic I, II & III. Part of this region at this period corresponds to the ancient region of Sumer hence the assumption that all of the material culture is Sumerian.
Description:
The Sumerian Period is a grouping of the Early Dynastic Periods which were divided by the Oriental Institute's excavations in the Diyala. This term was used during Woolley's time to refer to this span of time. It was preceded by the Jemdat Nasr Period and followed by the Akkadian Period. During this period, Kingship alternated between a number of competing dynasties, traditionally including Kish, Uruk, and Ur.
Ultra Low Chronology:
Short/Low Chronology: 2800-2230 BCE
Middle Chronology: 2900-2340 BCE
Objects: Early Dynastic / Sumerian Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12515 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Archaic accounts. Which may or may not belong together [With U.12513 and U.12514]. [Annotated] HC 310 |
| 12516 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Account archaic. Reverse very archaic signs. [Annotated] HC. |
| 12517 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Irregular circular tablet. With a few archaic signs (one important). [Annotated] HC 312 |
| 12518 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 313 |
| 12519 | (none) | 1930,1213.627 | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 314 |
| 12521 | (none) | 1930,1213.592 | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 316 |
| 12522 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Small circular tablet. Archaic. One entry. [Annotated] HC 317 |
| 12523 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 318 |
| 12524 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Oval account (one entry) archaic. [Annotated] HC 320 [Numbering of U.12524 and U.12525 possibly confused] |
| 12525 | (none) | 1930,1213.526 | (none) | Tablet. Circular. Character unknown. [Annotated] HC 319 [Numbering of U.12524 and U.12525 possibly confused] |
| 12526 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 321 |
| 12527 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. |
| 12528 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 323 |
| 12529 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 324 |
| 12530 | (none) | 1930,1213.593 | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 325 |
| 12531 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. [Annotated] HC 329 |
| 12532 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Tablet irregular shape. Archaic account. [Annotated] HC 330 |
| 12533 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic. Unusual script. [Annotated] HC 330 |
| 12534 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 326 |
| 12535 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. [Annotated] HC 327 |
| 12536 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. |
| 12537 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic tablet. Fish accounts and small fragment. | |
| 12538 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts (broken). |
| 12540 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic tablet. Little legible. | |
| 12565A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts. HC 410 |
Related Terms
Ubaid - Uruk - Jemdat Nasr - Akkadian Dynasty - Guti/Post Akkadian - Ur III - Old Babylonian - Middle Assyrian - Kassite - Neo-Assyrian - Neo-Babylonian - Achaemenid Empire (Persian) - Seleucid - Parthian