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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 14501 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of thick tablet. HC.1600. |
| 14502 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Archaic accounts. Perhaps rather different (later?) than SIS 4. HC.2820 |
| 14503 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment (inscription practically complete) Archaic - rather unusual type: some resemblance to Fara - some resemblance to SIS 4 against Fara. HC.1601. |
| 14507 | (none) | 1930,1213.599 | (none) | Tablet. Fragment of accounts. HC.2821. |
| 14532 | (none) | 1930,1213.653 | (none) | Tablet. Small fragment. HC.1602 |
| 14533 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Accounts SIS 4 type? HC.1603. |
| 14548 | (none) | 1930,1213.661 | (none) | Tablet. Small fragment with 2 designs. (SIS 4 type?) HC.284. |
| 14549 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. (seemingly not SIS 4 type???) HC.2824. |
| 14565 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Small fragment. HC.1604. |
| 14566 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Archaic accounts SIS 4 type or older. HC.2825. |
| 14567 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. SIS 4 type? HC.288. |
| 14606 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar-sealing. Incised signs(?) HC.2021. |
| 14633 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Accounts SIS 4 type. HC.2822. |
| 14702 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment SIS 4, accounts. HC.2851. |
| 14704 | (none) | 1930,1213.671 | (none) | Seal impression. Cylinder sealings with design, suggestive of signs (unidentified) rosette. Incised lines or marks. HC.227. |
| 14705 | (none) | 1930,1213.455, 19301213.46 | (none) | Seal impression. Part of inscription & rosette. (star) HC.228 |
| 14706 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Pattern partly at least composed of signs (HC.229) |
| 14712 | (none) | 1930,1213.652 | (none) | Tablet. Fragment SIS 4 accounts. HC.2S26. |
| 14713 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Accounts. (SIS 4?) HC.2S7. |
| 14714 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Accounts. (SIS 4) HC.2S.16. |
| 14715 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Circular. Scriblings. cf. 14134, HC.2S.15 |
| 14716 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. SIS 4 accounts. HC.2S27. |
| 14717 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Fragment. Containing one boldly written combination of signs. cf. 14718 HC.2S31. |
| 14718 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. With fragments of very large writing (cf. 14717. Find place near by, but apparently not identical). HC.2S30. |
| 14719 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. A few signs (v. archaic) HC.2S32 |
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