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Events

Significant persons

Deaths

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and Years

References

Events

★ c. 2900–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.

★ c. 2383 BC — Pepi II Neferkare, the longest reigning monarch of all time, started to rule at age 6.

★ c. 2350 BC — End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia.

★ c. 2350 BC — First destruction of the city of Mari.

★ c. 2345 BC — End of Fifth Dynasty. Pharaoh Unas died.

★ c. 2345 BC — Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts (other date is 2460 BC).

★ c. 2340 BC–2180 BC — Akkadian Empire.

★ c. 2334 BC–2279 BC — Semitic chieftain Sargon I of Akkad's conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia.

★ c. 2333 BCE- The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao.

★ City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization.

Significant persons

★ Urukagina

★ c. 2332 BC — Sargon of Akkad starts to rule

★ Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name

★ Ptahhotep, ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of ''The Maxims of Ptahhotep''

Deaths

★ Jared, son of Mahalalel, (3300–2338 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

★ The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt

★ The first documented use of an organized courier service for the diffusion of written documents in Egypt

Decades and Years

References

★ Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax