The 29th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC.

Events

* BC: Beginning of the Early Dynastic Period I in Sumer. * BC – 2600 BC: Votive statues from the Square Temple of Eshnunna (modern Tell Ashmar,

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) were made. One of them is now in the

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. Excavated 1932–1933. * – 2400 BC: Sumerian

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s evolve into

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s. *2900 BC – 2334 BC:

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n wars of the Early Dynastic period. *2900 BC- First Mariote Kingdom founded. *2890 BC:

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: Pharaoh Qa'a died. End of First Dynasty, start of

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. Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule. *2890 BC –

Akkadian language Akkadian (, Akkadian: )John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", ''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages''. Ed. Roger D. Woodard (2004, Cambridge) Pages 218-280 is an extinct East Semitic language th ...

names are recorded from about this time period. *2880 BC: Estimated germination of the Prometheus Tree, previously thought to be the world's oldest living organism until it was cut down in 1964 AD. *2879 BC: Hùng Vương Kinh Dương Vương established the

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in Vietnam (then known as Văn Lang). * BC: The

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year was installed in ancient Egypt, with fixed lunar months of 30 days + 5 epagomenal days. *2863 BC: Egyptian 2nd Dynasty Prince Raneb born around this year in history. *2860 BC: Saqqara Tomb A construction started. *2852 BC: The beginning of the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in China. * BC: The Balearic cave goat became extinct around this time. *2832 BC: Estimated germination of the oldest living tree and organism on earth as of 2020 the Methuselah Tree, the second-oldest known organism. Sprouting in what would become

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. *2807 BC: Suggested date for an asteroid or

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impact occurring between Africa and

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, around the time of a solar eclipse on May 10, based on an analysis of flood stories. Possibly causing the Burckle crater and Fenambosy Chevron. * Ur becomes one of the richest cities in Sumer

Architecture

* 29th century BC in architecture

References

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