24th century BC

(25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries)

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)

Events

* 2900–2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
* 2350 BC --- End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia.
* 2350 BC -- First destruction of the city of Mari.
* 2349 BC --- According to James Ussher, this was the year that Noah entered the Ark.
* 2334–2279 BC -- Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia.
* 2345 BC -- End of Fifth Dynasty, start of Sixth Dynasty in Egypt. Pharaoh Unas died. Pharaoh Teti started to reign.
*October 3, 2333 BC -- Foundation of Korea (Gojoseon) according to the 15th century history book Dongguk Tonggam.

Significant persons

* Urukagina
* Sargon of Akkad
* Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name
* Dangun
* Ptahhotep, Ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep.

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.

References

* Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax