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Jemdet Nasr period
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The Jemdet Nasr Period is an archaeological culture in southern Mesopotamia. It is generally dated from 3100 to 2900 BC. It is named after the type site Tell Jemdet Nasr, where the assemblage typical
Jemdet Nasr Period cylinder seal from glazed steatite and modern seal impression (found in Tell Khafajah, Iraq.)
Jemdet Nasr Period cylinder seal from glazed steatite and modern seal impression (found in Tell Khafajah, Iraq.)
The Blau Monuments combine proto-cuneiform characters and illustrations, 3100-2700 BC. British Museum.
The Blau Monuments combine proto-cuneiform characters and illustrations, 3100-2700 BC. British Museum.
Painted ceramic vessel from the Jemdet Nasr period, found at Khafajah. Museum of the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
Painted ceramic vessel from the Jemdet Nasr period, found at Khafajah. Museum of the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
Cup with nude heroes. Jemdet Nasr to Pre-Dynastic period, 3000-2600 BC.
Cup with nude heroes. Jemdet Nasr to Pre-Dynastic period, 3000-2600 BC.
Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)
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The Early Dynastic Period, also known as “dawn of the dynasties,“ is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia that is generally dated to c. 2900 – c. 2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Na
Jemdet Nasr period
…south-central Iraq. The culture of the proto-historical Jemdet Nasr period is a local development out of the preceding Uruk period and continues into the Early Dynastic I period. In the early 1900s, clay tablets with an archaic form of the Sumerian cuneiform script began to appear in the antiquities market. A collection of 36…
Man carrying a box, possibly for offerings. Metalwork, c. 2900–2600 BCE, Sumer. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Man carrying a box, possibly for offerings. Metalwork, c. 2900–2600 BCE, Sumer. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A photograph from the 1930s of Dutch archaeologist Henri Frankfort, who coined the term Early Dynastic Period.
A photograph from the 1930s of Dutch archaeologist Henri Frankfort, who coined the term Early Dynastic Period.
Scarlet Ware Pottery excavated in Khafajah. 2800–2600 BCE, Early Dynastic II–III, Sumer. British Museum.
Scarlet Ware Pottery excavated in Khafajah. 2800–2600 BCE, Early Dynastic II–III, Sumer. British Museum.
Stele of Ushumgal, 2900-2700 BC. Probably from Umma.
Stele of Ushumgal, 2900-2700 BC. Probably from Umma.