24th century BC
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Millennium: | 3rd millennium BC |
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Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 24th century BC is a century which was from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC.
Events
[change | change source]- c. 2900 BC – 2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
- c. 2360 BC: Hekla-4 eruption.
- c. 2400 BC: 2000 BC- Large painted jar with birds in the border (Indus valley civilization) now at the Boston Art Museum.
- c. 2350 BC: End of the Early Dynastic III 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 of Akkad's conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
- City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization.
Significant persons
[change | change source]- 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
Inventions, discoveries and introductions
[change | change source]- The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt[1]
- The first documented use of an organized courier service for distributing written documents in Egypt
In popular culture
[change | change source]In modern South Korean national mythology, the character Dangun founded the state Gojoseon in 2333 BC. Danjun ruled it for about 2000 years.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2012-05-17.