Jemdet Nasr period

Jemdet Nasr period appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mesopotamia (Middle East) from c. 3100 to 2900 BCE, a span of 200 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

Short phase after the Uruk expansion collapsed, when proto-cuneiform tablets spread to many Sumerian towns. Named after a site near Kish with painted pottery and administrative tablets.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3100 to 2900 BCE
Duration: 200 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Mesopotamia, Middle East
Language family: Isolates and ancient

Came from

Uruk period c. 3200 to 3100 BCE

Neighbours in Middle East

Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
Troy c. 3000 to 1180 BCE
Uruk c. 2900 to 2270 BCE
Kish c. 2900 to 2334 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Jemdet Nasr period exist?

c. 3100 to 2900 BCE, about 200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Jemdet Nasr period?

Mesopotamia, in Middle East.

What language did Jemdet Nasr period speak?

Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.

What came before Jemdet Nasr period?

Uruk period.