- 22nd century BC
The 22nd century BC is a
century which lasted from the year 2200 BC to 2101 BC.Events
*2217–2193 BC —
Nomadic invasions ofAkkad .
*2200 BC —Sixth dynasty of Egypt ended.
*c. 2190 BC — Caused by a severe drought,Old Kingdom finished inAncient Egypt . Start ofFirst Intermediate Period . 7th–10th Dynasties.
*c. 2184 BC —Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare dies (other date is 2289 BC?).
*c. 2181 BC — Old Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 2190 BC).
*c. 2181 BC —First Intermediate Period starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 2190 BC).
*2181 BC —Egypt :Pharaoh Nitocris died. End of Sixth Dynasty, start of Seventh Dynasty.Pharaoh Neferkara I started to reign.
*2180 BC —Old Kingdom ends inAncient Egypt .First Intermediate Period of Egypt starts.
*c. 2180 BC —Akkadian Empire fell under attack by theGuti (Mesopotamia) , a mountain people from the northeast.
*2173 BC —Egypt : End of Seventh Dynasty, start of Eighth Dynasty.
*2160 BC —Egypt :Pharaoh Neferirkara died. End of Eighth Dynasty, start of Ninth Dynasty. PharaohNeferkare started to reign.
*c. 2160 BC — Beginning of MiddleMinoan period inCrete .
*c. 2150–2030 BC —Gilgamesh epic was written.
*c. 2150 BC —Lagash .
*c. 2144 BC —Gudea , the ruler (ensi) of the city ofLagash , started to reign.
*2138 BC —Babylon : Asolar eclipse on9 May and alunar eclipse on24 May occurred and are believed to be the double eclipse that took place 23 years after the ascension of kingShulgi ofBabylon by those holding to thelong chronology .
*2130 BC —Egypt : End of Ninth Dynasty, start of Tenth Dynasty.Ninth Dynasty wars inEgypt started.
*c. 2125 BC–2055 BC BC — "Model of a house and garden, from Thebes".Eleventh dynasty of Egypt . It is now in theMetropolitan Museum of Art ,New York .
*2124 BC —Gudea , the ruler (ensi ) of the city ofLagash , died.
*c. 2120 BC —Votive statue ofGudea , fromLagash (modernTelloh ,Iraq ) was made. It is now inMusee du Louvre ,Paris .
*2119–2113 BC — (middle chronology ),Utu-hengal , first king of thethird dynasty of Ur .
*2116–2110 BC —Uruk -Gutian war.
*2112 BC–2095 BC —Sumerian campaigns ofUr-Nammu .
*2104–2103 BC — Date of the Biblical flood according to theHebrew Calendar .ignificant persons
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Gudea
*Ur-Nammu
*Noah (2704–1753 BC) according to theHebrew Calendar Births
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Arpachshad , son ofShem, son of Noah , (2102–1664 BC) according to theHebrew Calendar Deaths
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Lamech , son ofMethuselah , (2886–2109 BC) according to theHebrew Calendar
*Methuselah , son of Enoch, (3073–2104 BC) according to theHebrew Calendar Decades and years
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