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Early Dynastic I period
c. 2900 BCE – c. 2700 BCE
A map detailing the locations of various archaeological sites occupied by the archaeological culture of the Early Dynastic I period.
LocationMesopotamia
Monarch(s)Gilgamesh
Leader(s)Enmebaragesi, Aga
Key eventsSiege of Uruk
Chronology
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Population

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Population density standards

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Author People Per Hectare (pph) estimates
Tertius Chandler 75—200
Fekri Hassan 100
Robert McCormick Adams Jr. 100—200
George Modelski 100—200
Colin Renfrew 200
Colin McEvedy 250
Max Mallowan 400—500
Yigael Yadin 600
Paul Bairoch 400—700
Giovanni Pettinato 714
Henri Frankfort 75—494
Hans Jörg Nissen 100—200
Ruth Whitehouse 75—400

Estimated global population throughout the Stone and Bronze Ages

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Millennium BCE McEvedy & Jones Gapminder HYDE
3rd millennium BCE 14,000,000 14,000,000 45,000,000
2nd millennium BCE 27,000,000 27,000,000 72,000,000

Estimated settlement sizes (in hectares)

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Estimated settlement sizes during the 29th century BCE

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Settlement Adams Wright
Uruk 400 hectares (43,000,000 square feet)
Ur 21 hectares (2,300,000 square feet)

Estimated settlement sizes during the 28th century BCE

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Settlement Bahn Adams
Uruk 550 ha (59,000,000 sq ft) 400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft)
Kish 60 ha (6,500,000 sq ft)
Shuruppak 40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft)
Umma 40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft)
Nippur 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Adab 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft)
Bad-tibira 25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft)
Ur 21 ha (2,300,000 sq ft)
Kesh 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)
Isin 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft)

Estimated settlement populations

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Estimated settlement populations during the 29th century BCE

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Settlement Adams Wright
Uruk 40,000—50,000
Ur 6,000

Estimated settlement populations during the 28th century BCE

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Settlement Hassan Chandler Modelski Bairoch
Uruk 40,000 55,000 80,000 82,500
Kish 40,000
Umma 26,000
Shuruppak 20,000
Nagar 20,000
Bad-tibira 16,000
Nippur 13,000
Adab 11,000

Dating, periodization, and extent

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Periodization, chronology, and timeline

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Periodization

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Century Age Division Sub-division Period Sub-period
29th century BCE Bronze Age Early Bronze Age (EBA) EBA I Early Dynastic period (ED) EDI
28th century BCE

Timeline

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LugalbandaEnmerkarMeshkiangasherDumuzid the fishermanAga of KishEn-me-barage-siIltasadumIlkuTizqarZamugBarsal-nunaMelem-KishEn-me-nunaBalihEtanaArwiumMashdaAtabZuqaqipKalumumKalibumPuannumBabumEn-tarah-anaNangishlishmaKullassina-belJushurZiusudraUbara-TutuEn-men-dur-anaEn-sipad-zid-anaDumuzidEn-men-gal-anaEn-men-lu-anaAlalngarAlulim

Legend:

  • Red denotes rulers from Eridu
  • Orange denotes rulers from Bad-tibira
  • Yellow denotes rulers from Larak
  • Lime denotes rulers from Sippar
  • Green denotes rulers from Shuruppak
  • Blue denotes rulers from Kish
  • Purple denotes rulers from Kuara
  • Magenta denotes rulers from Uruk
  • Black denotes rulers from Ebla

Location, environment, and extent

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Environment

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Subregion Ecoregion Basin Governorate District Site
Upper Mesopotamia Middle East steppe Upper Zab Erbil Erbil Erbil
Upper Tigris Nineveh Mosul Nineveh
Middle Tigris Saladin Samarra Samarra
Central Mesopotamia Mesopotamian shrub desert Diyala Diyala Ba'quba Eshnunna
Aqrab
Middle Euphrates Babylon Al-Hilla Kish
Al-Mahawil Urum
Lower Mesopotamia Mesopotamian marshes Lower Tigris Al-Qadisiyyah Afak Nippur
Lower Euphrates Muthanna Al-Samawa Uruk
Dhi Qar Al-Shatrah Girsu
Nasiriyah Ur
Eridu
Tell al-'Ubaid

Trade, economy, geographical links, and historical context

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Climate change, rising sea levels, and natural disasters

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Architecture

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Tells, mudbrick houses, and reed huts
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Temples, ziggurats, and religious beliefs
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Culture

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Social organization

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Languages

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Technology

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Agriculture, domestication, and hunting

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Tools, utensils, and weapons

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Arts and crafts

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Pottery, tableware, drinkware, stemware, and utensils

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Statues, statuettes, and other sculptures

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Stelae

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Stele of Ushumgal

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Boundary markers

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Blau Monuments

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History

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See also

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References

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Notes

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Citations

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Sources

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Bibliography

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Further reading
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