Gutian period
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The Gutian period was a relatively short and turbulent era in Mesopotamian history marked by the rule of the Gutian people over Sumer following the collapse of the Akkadian Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Mesopotamian history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
collapse of the Akkadian Empire
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rise of the Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
breakdown of central authority
ⓘ
decline of long-distance trade ⓘ economic decline ⓘ political instability ⓘ reduced monumental building activity ⓘ |
| duration | relatively short ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 21st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInPower | Gutians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sumerian renaissance under Ur III ⓘ |
| follows |
Akkadian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akkadian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsTerritory |
Sumerian city-states
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southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasReputationInSources |
time of chaos
ⓘ
time of famine ⓘ time of lawlessness ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Gutian dynasty of Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingPeople | Gutians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncertainChronology | true ⓘ |
| historiographicalStatus |
partly reconstructed from later sources
ⓘ
poorly documented ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Sumerian King List
NERFINISHED
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inscriptions from southern Mesopotamia ⓘ later Mesopotamian literary traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | late Akkadian cultural traditions ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Mesopotamia
ⓘ
history of Sumer ⓘ |
| precededBy | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Third Dynasty of Ur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 22nd century BCE
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late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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