29th century BC
Events
- 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, Eshnunna (modern Tell Ashmar, Iraq) was made. It is now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Excavated 1932-1933.
- 2850 BC — The beginning of the period of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors in China.
- 2890 BC — Egypt: Pharaoh Qa'a died. End of First Dynasty, start of Second Dynasty. Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule.
- 2832 BC — estimated germination of the Methuselah tree.
- c. (2874 B.C.?) the 365-day year was installed in ancient Egypt, with fixed lunar months of 30 days + 5 epagomenal days [1].
- 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 myths. Possibly causing the Burckle crater and Fenambosy Chevron. [2]
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- 2800s BC — India Earliest use of decimal ratios in a uniform system of ancient weights and measures in the Indus Valley Civilization, the smallest unit of measurement used is 1.704 millimetres and the smallest unit of mass used is 28 grams.
- Ur becomes one of the richest cities in Sumer [4].
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Significant persons