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22nd century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words)
2217 BC – 2193 BC — Nomadic invasions of Akkad.
2138 BC — Babylon: A solar eclipse on 9 May and a lunar eclipse on 24 May occurred and are believed to be the double eclipse that took place 23 years after the ascension of king Shulgi of Babylon by those holding to the long chronology.
2124 BC — Gudea, the ruler (ensi) of the city of Lagash, died.
23rd century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (145 words)
2334 - 2279 BC (short chronology) Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia.
2285 BC - Enheduanna, high priestess of the moon god Nanna in Ur, was born.
2215 BC - A Guti army swept down from the Zagros Mountains and defeated the demoralized Akkadian army.
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