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  2. First Dynasty of Ur - Wikipedia

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    The etched carnelian beads in this necklace from the Royal Cemetery dating to the First Dynasty of Ur were probably imported from the Indus Valley. British Museum. [7]The artifacts found in the royal tombs of the dynasty show that foreign trade was particularly active during this period, with many materials coming from foreign lands, such as Carnelian likely coming from the Indus or Iran ...

  3. Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) - Wikipedia

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    Man carrying a box, possibly for offerings. Metalwork, c. 2900–2600 BCE, Sumer. Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that is generally dated to c. 2900 – c. 2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods.

  4. Biblical literalist chronology - Wikipedia

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    The creation of a literalist chronology of the Bible faces several hurdles, of which the following are the most significant: . There are different texts of the Jewish Bible, the major text-families being: the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the original Hebrew scriptures made in the last few centuries before Christ; the Masoretic text, a version of the Hebrew text curated by the Jewish ...

  5. List of Mesopotamian dynasties - Wikipedia

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    Uruk: Eshnunna: Assyria: Name Reign Ref Name Reign Ref Name Reign Ref Name Reign Ref Name Reign Ref Name Reign Ref First dynasty of Isin: Dynasty of Larsa: Dynasty of Eshnunna: Puzur-Ashur dynasty: Ishbi-Erra: c. 2017–1985 BC [8] Naplanum: c. 2025–2005 BC [8] Ituria: uncertain [9] Puzur-Ashur I [a] uncertain [10] Emisum: c. 2004–1977 BC ...

  6. Mesannepada - Wikipedia

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    Mesannepada appears in the Sumerian King List, as the first ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur, and is credited with a reign of 80 years. His successors are also named: His successors are also named: Uruk with weapons was struck down, the kingship to Ur was carried off.

  7. Urukagina - Wikipedia

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    Urukagina's code has been widely hailed as the first recorded example of government reform, seeking to achieve a higher level of freedom and equality. [6] It limited the power of the priesthood and large property owners, and took measures against usury, burdensome controls, hunger, theft, murder, and seizure (of people's property and persons); as he states, "The widow and the orphan were no ...

  8. Sumerian King List - Wikipedia

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    The Akkadian dynasty is succeeded by the fourth dynasty of Uruk, two kings of which, Ur-nigin and his son Ur-gigir, appear in other contemporary inscriptions. Kingship was then taken to the "land" or "army" of Gutium , of which it was said that at first they had no kings and that they ruled themselves for a few years.

  9. Matthew 1 - Wikipedia

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    Matthew 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It contains two distinct sections. The first lists the genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to his legal father Joseph, husband of Mary, his mother. The second part, beginning at verse 18, provides an account of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.