BELOW: Some of the oldest (non-biblical) writings pertaining to this era followed by the yearly timeline.

^{Below: The idolatry of the Kesh Temple Hymn: c.2550 – 2520 BC Temple library of Nippur, Tell Abu Salabikh (modern-day Nuffar, Iraq) (Cuneiform). The Kesh Temple Hymn is known for being one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature in the world. The oldest version of the Kesh Temple Hymn was found at the Temple Library of Nippur in what was once Tell Abu Salabikh (modern-day Iraq). The tablet was radiocarbon dated to around 2550 – 2520 BCE. This version of the Kesh Temple Hymn in incomplete and the rest of the hymn has been pieced together from other tablets. The Kesh Temple Hymn is an ode to the Sumerian god Enlil, who ruled over all of the other gods. The hymn also describes the temple at Kesh, which was dedicated to to the goddess Ninḫursag or Nintu, who was one of the four great gods/goddesses worshiped in Ancient Sumer. The Kesh Temple Hymn has been translated.}

^{Below: The Beer Payslip: c.3100 – 3000 BC Uruk (modern-day Iraq) (Cuneiform writing)}

^{In 2016, a 5,000 year old Sumerian cuneiform tablet from the ancient city of Uruk (what is now Iraq) was revealed to be a payslip. The most interesting thing about this payslip is that it says that workers were sometimes paid with beer. According to archaeologists, the tablet has the cuneiform symbols for rations and a conical vessel that represents beer. The other markings on the tablet make note of how much beer was owed to a specific worker. Compensating workers with alcohol wasn’t a practice unique  to the Sumerians, the Egyptians also often paid workers with beer for working on the pyramids. While it may seem a little odd to our modern customs, paying workers with beer was sensible because it doubled as a food source because it was loaded with starches and nutrients. [oldest.org]}

^{Below: Seal of Seth-Peribsen: c.2890 – c. 2670 BC Umm el-Qa’ab necropolis, Abydos, Egypt (Egyptian Hieroglyphics)}

^{A clay seal found on the tomb of Seth-Peribsen contains what is believed to be the earliest known full sentence written in hieroglyphs. The seal dates to around 2890 – 2670 BCE. The inscription reads, “The one of Ombos (Seth) has handed over the two realms to his son, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Peribsen.” Seth-Peribsen was a 2nd Dynasty king of Ancient Egypt and is known for being the only ruler who chose Seth (also called Set) as his patron god instead of Horus, which had been the tradition of the kings since the 1st Dynasty. There are no records explaining why Peribsen chose Seth and his choice may have been motivated by personal, religious, or political beliefs. [oldest.com]}

^{Reforms of Urukagina c.2500 BC – 2340 BC: Girsu (modern-day Tell Telloh, Iraq) (Cuneiform)}

^{The Sumerians had a well developed civilization and its rulers implemented many laws. The oldest legal code or “Bill of Rights” ever discovered comes from the Sumerians and is known as the Reforms of Urukagina. The reforms were inscribed onto clay cones that date to between 2500 – 2340 BC. Urukagina was a Sumerian king who wanted to reform society and implement changes that would benefit the common people. The Sumerian king’s reforms also established basic legal rights for his citizens. While Urukagina set out to overturn the worst corruption in Sumerian society, he wasn’t trying to lead some kind of revolution against the aristocracy.}

ABOVE: Items that pertain to this era

Year	Events and Comments
	Prior: Timeline 2301 BC – 2470 BC
2471 BC	Methuselah 842 Lamech 655 Noah 473
2472 BC	Methuselah 841 Lamech 654 Noah 472
2473 BC	Methuselah 840 Lamech 653 Noah 471
2474 BC	Methuselah 839 Lamech 652 Noah 470
2475 BC	Methuselah 838 Lamech 651 Noah 469
2476 BC	Methuselah 837 Lamech 650 Noah 468
2477 BC	Methuselah 836 Lamech 649 Noah 468
2478 BC	Methuselah 835 Lamech 648 Noah 467
2479 BC	Methuselah 834 Lamech 647 Noah 466
2480 BC	Methuselah 833 Lamech 646 Noah 465
2481 BC	Methuselah 832 Lamech 645 Noah 464
2482 BC	Methuselah 831 Lamech 644 Noah 463
2483 BC	Methuselah 830 Lamech 643 Noah 462
2484 BC	Methuselah 829 Lamech 642 Noah 461
2485 BC	Methuselah 828 Lamech 641 Noah 460
2486 BC	Methuselah 827 Lamech 640 Noah 459
2487 BC	Methuselah 826 Lamech 639 Noah 458
2488 BC	Methuselah 825 Lamech 638 Noah 457
2489 BC	Methuselah 824 Lamech 637 Noah 456
2490 BC	Methuselah 823 Lamech 636 Noah 455
2491 BC	Methuselah 822 Lamech 635 Noah 454
2492 BC	Methuselah 821 Lamech 634 Noah 453
2493 BC	Methuselah 820 Lamech 633 Noah 452
2494 BC	Methuselah 819 Lamech 632 Noah 451
2495 BC	Methuselah 818 Lamech 631 Noah 450
2496 BC	Methuselah 817 Lamech 630 Noah 449
2497 BC	Methuselah 816 Lamech 629 Noah 448
2498 BC	Methuselah 815 Lamech 628 Noah 447
2499 BC	Methuselah 814 Lamech 627 Noah 446
2500 BC	Methuselah 813 Lamech 626 Noah 445
2501 BC	Methuselah 812 Lamech 625 Noah 444
2502 BC	Methuselah 811 Lamech 624 Noah 443
2503 BC	Methuselah 810 Lamech 623 Noah 442
2504 BC	Methuselah 809 Lamech 622 Noah 441
2505 BC	Methuselah 808 Lamech 621 Noah 440
2506 BC	Methuselah 807 Lamech 620 Noah 439
2507 BC	Methuselah 806 Lamech 619 Noah 438
2508 BC	Methuselah 805 Lamech 618 Noah 437
2509 BC	Methuselah 804 Lamech 617 Noah 436
2510 BC	Methuselah 803 Lamech 616 Noah 435
2511 BC	Methuselah 802 Lamech 615 Noah 434
2512 BC	Methuselah 801 Lamech 614 Noah 433
2513 BC	Methuselah 800 Lamech 613 Noah 432
2514 BC	Methuselah 799 Lamech 612 Noah 431
2515 BC	Methuselah 798 Lamech 611 Noah 430
2516 BC	Methuselah 797 Lamech 610 Noah 429
2517 BC	Methuselah 796 Lamech 609 Noah 428
2518 BC	Methuselah 795 Lamech 608 Noah 427
2519 BC	Methuselah 794 Lamech 607 Noah 426
2520 BC	Methuselah 793 Lamech 606 Noah 425
2521 BC	Methuselah 792 Lamech 605 Noah 424
2522 BC	Methuselah 791 Lamech 604 Noah 423
2523 BC	Methuselah 790 Lamech 603 Noah 422
2524 BC	Methuselah 789 Lamech 602 Noah 421
2525 BC	Methuselah 788 Lamech 601 Noah 420
2526 BC	Methuselah 787 Lamech 600 Noah 419
2527 BC	Methuselah 786 Lamech 599 Noah 418
2528 BC	Methuselah 785 Lamech 598 Noah 417
2529 BC	Methuselah 784 Lamech 597 Noah 416
2530 BC	Methuselah 783 Lamech 596 Noah 415
2531 BC	Methuselah 782 Lamech 595 Noah 414
2532 BC	Methuselah 781 Lamech 594 Noah 413
2533 BC	Methuselah 780 Lamech 593 Noah 412
2534 BC	Methuselah 779 Lamech 592 Noah 411
2535 BC	Methuselah 778 Lamech 591 Noah 410
2536 BC	Methuselah 777 Lamech 590 Noah 409
2537 BC	Methuselah 776 Lamech 589 Noah 408
2538 BC	Methuselah 775 Lamech 588 Noah 407
2539 BC	Methuselah 774 Lamech 587 Noah 406
2540 BC	Methuselah 773 Lamech 586 Noah 405
2541 BC	Methuselah 772 Lamech 585 Noah 404
2542 BC	Methuselah 771 Lamech 584 Noah 403
2543 BC	Methuselah 770 Lamech 583 Noah 402
2543 BC	Methuselah 769 Lamech 582 Noah 401
2544 BC	Methuselah 768 Lamech 581 Noah 400
2545 BC	Methuselah 767 Lamech 580 Noah 399
2546 BC	Methuselah 766 Lamech 579 Noah 398
2547 BC	Methuselah 765 Lamech 578 Noah 397
2548 BC	Methuselah 764 Lamech 577 Noah 396
2549 BC	Methuselah 763 Lamech 576 Noah 395
2550 BC	Methuselah 762 Lamech 575 Noah 394
2551 BC	Methuselah 761 Lamech 574 Noah 392
2552 BC	Methuselah 760 Lamech 573 Noah 391
2553 BC	Methuselah 759 Lamech 572 Noah 390
2554 BC	Methuselah 758 Lamech 571 Noah 389
2555 BC	Methuselah 757 Lamech 570 Noah 388
2556 BC	Methuselah 756 Lamech 569 Noah 387
2557 BC	Methuselah 755 Lamech 568 Noah 386
2558 BC	Methuselah 754 Lamech 567 Noah 385
2559 BC	Methuselah 753 Lamech 566 Noah 384
2561 BC	Methuselah 752 Lamech 565 Noah 383
2562 BC	Methuselah 751 Lamech 564 Noah 382
2563 BC	Methuselah 750 Lamech 563 Noah 381
2564 BC	Methuselah 749 Lamech 562 Noah 380
2565 BC	Methuselah 748 Lamech 561 Noah 379
2566 BC	Methuselah 747 Lamech 560 Noah 378
2567 BC	Methuselah 746 Lamech 559 Noah 377
2568 BC	Methuselah 745 Lamech 558 Noah 376
2569 BC	Methuselah 744 Lamech 557 Noah 375
2570 BC	Methuselah 743 Lamech 556 Noah 374
	Continued Timeline 2571 BC – 2670 BC

~2500 BC: Antidiluvian Evidence of Ancient Atomic Knowledge?

Science Frontiers Online: Evidence at Mohenjo-Daro (Mouth of the dead)

^{When excavations of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro reached the street level, they discovered skeletons scattered about the cities, many holding hands and sprawling in the streets as if some instant, horrible doom had taken place. People were just lying, unburied, in the streets of the city.
And these skeletons are thousands of years old, even by traditional archaeological standards. What could cause such a thing? Why did the bodies not decay or get eaten by wild animals? Furthermore, there is no apparent cause of a physically violent death.}

^{These skeletons are among the most radioactive ever found, on par with those at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At one site, Soviet scholars found a skeleton which had a radioactive level 50 times greater than normal.}

^{Other cities have been found in northern India that show indications of explosions of great magnitude. One such city, found between the Ganges and the mountains of Rajmahal, seems to have been subjected to intense heat. Huge masses of walls and foundations of the ancient city are fused together, literally vitrified! And since there is no indication of a volcanic eruption at Mohenjo-Daro or at the other cities, the intense heat to melt clay vessels can only be explained by an atomic blast or some other unknown weapon.The cities were wiped out entirely.}

^{While the skeletons have been carbon-dated to 2500 BC, we must keep in mind that carbon-dating involves measuring the amount of radiation left. When atomic explosions are involved, that makes then seem much younger.}

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Acambaro Figures

^{~2500 BC Acambaro figures. In 1944, thousands and thousands of little figurines resembling dinosaurs were dug up in Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico. The problem? As far as we know, people and dinosaurs didn’t exist at the same time, so the existence of ancient carvings depicting such creatures when the people carving them didn’t have any knowledge of them – it doesn’t make any sense. Some people insist that no one person or people could have possibly carved 32,000 pieces by themselves; the carvings must be evidence that people and dinosaurs did simultaneously exist. One dating technique found that the pieces did, in fact, date back to 2500 BC. But these were considered newer since they were fired at high temperatures. To claim these are hoaxes, one must assume the use of high temperature pottery knowledge was not known and not used at the time.}