Early Dynastic period

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archaeological period historical period

The Early Dynastic period was an early phase of ancient Mesopotamian history marked by the rise of independent city-states, the development of cuneiform writing, and increasing political complexity in Sumer.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Early Dynastic period canonical	12
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia	7
Early Dynastic III period	3
Early Dynastic Mesopotamia	2
Early Dynastic I	1
Early Dynastic II	1
Early Dynastic III	1
Early Dynastic IIIa	1
Early Dynastic IIIb	1
Early Dynastic Period	1
Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia	1
Early Dynastic period (traditional setting)	1
First Dynasty of Kish	1
Uruk period	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
characterizedBy	competition among city-states ⓘ development of cuneiform writing ⓘ increasing political complexity ⓘ palace institutions ⓘ rise of independent city-states ⓘ temple-centered economies ⓘ
culture	Akkadians ⓘ surface form: Akkadian culture Sumer ⓘ surface form: Sumerian civilization
documentedIn	Sumerian King List ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ textile production ⓘ
endTime	c. 2350 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Akkadian Empire ⓘ Sargonic period ⓘ
follows	Jemdet Nasr period ⓘ Uruk period ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Fara (ancient Shuruppak) ⓘ Tell Abu Salabikh ⓘ Tell al-Ubaid ⓘ Lagash ⓘ surface form: Telloh (ancient Girsu)
hasCapital	Uruk ⓘ
hasImportantCity	Adab ⓘ Kish ⓘ Lagash ⓘ Larsa ⓘ Nippur ⓘ Shuruppak ⓘ Umma ⓘ Ur ⓘ
hasNotableRuler	Eannatum ⓘ surface form: Eannatum of Lagash Kish ⓘ surface form: Enmebaragesi of Kish Gilgamesh ⓘ Mesannepada of Ur ⓘ
hasPart	Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Dynastic I Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Dynastic II Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Dynastic III Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Dynastic IIIa Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Dynastic IIIb
knownFor	development of city-state kingship ⓘ earliest historical inscriptions in cuneiform ⓘ early law codes and administrative texts ⓘ intensive irrigation agriculture ⓘ inter-city warfare ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ
locatedIn	Mesopotamia ⓘ Sumer ⓘ Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: southern Mesopotamia
mainLanguage	Akkadian ⓘ Sumerian language ⓘ surface form: Sumerian
militaryFeature	city walls ⓘ organized standing forces ⓘ
partOf	Bronze Age ⓘ history of Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion	Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
startTime	c. 2900 BCE ⓘ
usesWritingSystem	cuneiform ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Early Dynastic period
Description of subject: The Early Dynastic period was an early phase of ancient Mesopotamian history marked by the rise of independent city-states, the development of cuneiform writing, and increasing political complexity in Sumer.

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nippur → flourishedDuring → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Uruk → timePeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruk period

Ur → flourishedInPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Standard of Ur → period → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic III period

Eanna temple complex → period → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

northern Babylonia → precededBy → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Babylonia

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic Mesopotamia

Sumerian literature → locatedInTime → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Early Dynastic period → hasPart → Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic I

Early Dynastic period → hasPart → Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic II

Early Dynastic period → hasPart → Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic III

Early Dynastic period → hasPart → Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic IIIa

Early Dynastic period → hasPart → Early Dynastic period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic IIIb

Niffer → hasArchaeologicalStrataFrom → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Lagash → flourishedDuring → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia

Kish → partOf → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic Mesopotamia

Kish → periodOfFlourishing → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Kish → hasDynasty → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Dynasty of Kish

Umma → partOf → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Umma → timePeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic III period

Sumerian religion → flourishedDuring → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Gilgamesh → timePeriodTraditionallyPlaced → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Kesh Temple Hymn → period → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Uruk archaeological site → hasPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Eannatum → locatedInTime → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Lugalzagesi → timePeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic III period

Enmerkar → era → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period (traditional setting)

Royal Tombs of Ur → culturalPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Sud → worshipPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Ishkur → timePeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Ninsun → worshipPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Warka → culturalPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

Ninurta → worshipPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

World Heritage Site (Ur) → flourishedInPeriod → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

subject surface form: Ur

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia

Abdju → periodOfUse → Early Dynastic period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Dynastic Period