24th century BC

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Events

Extent and major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization.

• c. 2900–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
• c. 2383 BC — Pepi II Neferkare, the longest reigning monarch of all time, started to rule at age 6.
• c. 2350 BC — End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia.
• c. 2350 BC — First destruction of the city of Mari.
• c. 2345 BC — End of Fifth Dynasty. Pharaoh Unas died.
• c. 2345 BC — Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts (other date is 2460 BC).
• c. 2340 BC–2180 BC — Akkadian Empire.
• c. 2334 BC–2279 BC — Semitic chieftain Sargon I of Akkad's conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
• c. 2333 BCE- The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao.
• City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization.

Significant persons

• Urukagina
• c. 2332 BC — Sargon of Akkad starts to rule
• Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name
• Ptahhotep, ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep

Deaths

• Jared, son of Mahalalel, (3300–2338 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt
• The first documented use of an organized courier service for the diffusion of written documents in Egypt

Decades and years

[[::Decades|Decades]] and [[::Years|Years]]

24th century BC

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[[::4th millennium|4th]]:	[[::31st century|31st]]

References

• Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax