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
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
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
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
late 3rd millennium BCE

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Ur III period follows Gutian period