- Period:
- 4500 BCE – 1900 BCE
- Capital:
- Ur / Uruk
- Region:
- Ortadoğu
- Type:
- city-state
- Religion:
- Sümer Çoktanrıcılığı
- Language:
- Sümerce
- Government:
- Site Devletleri
- Peak population:
- 500,000
Rulers (7)
- Uruk Kralı Gilgameş · 2700 BCE–2650 BCE
- Kral (Ensi) Enmebaragesi · 2600 BCE–2550 BCE
- Kral (Ensi) Eannatum · 2450 BCE–2400 BCE
- Akkad İmparatoru Sargon (Akkad) · 2334 BCE–2279 BCE
- Büyük Kral Naram-Sin · 2254 BCE–2218 BCE
- Ur Kralı Ur-Nammu · 2112 BCE–2095 BCE
- Kral Shulgi · 2094 BCE–2047 BCE
Related events
- Rise of Sumerian City-States · 4000 BCE
- Uruk Period — First Major City · 3500 BCE
- Invention of the Wheel · 3500 BCE
- Development of Cuneiform Writing in Uruk · 3400 BCE
- Invention of Writing · 3200 BCE
- Founding of the Akkadian Empire by Sargon · 2334 BCE
- Victory Stele of Naram-Sin · 2254 BCE
- Fall of the Akkadian Empire · 2154 BCE
- Third Dynasty of Ur — Sumerian Renaissance · 2112 BCE
- Fall of Ur III Dynasty · 2004 BCE
Frequently asked questions
- What was Sumerian Civilization?
- The first civilization in human history. They invented writing, the wheel, and the foundations of astronomy.
- When did Sumerian Civilization exist?
- 4500 BCE – 1900 BCE
- What was the capital of Sumerian Civilization?
- Ur / Uruk
- Where was Sumerian Civilization located?
- Ortadoğu