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Jahrhundert v. Chr. – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="26. Jahrhundert v. Chr." data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_XXVI_a._C." title="Siglo XXVI a. C. – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Siglo XXVI a. C." data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/26-a_jarcento_a.K." title="26-a jarcento a.K. – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="26-a jarcento a.K." data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.a._XXVI._mendea" title="K.a. XXVI. mendea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="K.a. XXVI. mendea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87_%DB%B2%DB%B6_(%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF)" title="سده ۲۶ (پیش از میلاد) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سده ۲۶ (پیش از میلاد)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXVIe_si%C3%A8cle_av._J.-C." title="XXVIe siècle av. J.-C. – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="XXVIe siècle av. J.-C." data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/26e_iuw_f.Kr." title="26e iuw f.Kr. – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="26e iuw f.Kr." data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/26%C3%BA_haois_RC" title="26ú haois RC – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="26ú haois RC" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_-XXVI" title="Século -XXVI – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Século -XXVI" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%84_26%EC%84%B8%EA%B8%B0" title="기원전 26세기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기원전 26세기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%AC%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5" title="२६वीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="२६वीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/26._stolje%C4%87e_pr._Kr." title="26. stoljeće pr. Kr. – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="26. stoljeće pr. Kr." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ke-26_SM" title="Abad ke-26 SM – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Abad ke-26 SM" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/26._%C3%B6ldin_f.Kr." title="26. öldin f.Kr. – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="26. öldin f.Kr." data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXVI_secolo_a.C." title="XXVI secolo a.C. – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="XXVI secolo a.C." data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%94-26_%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%94%22%D7%A1" title="המאה ה-26 לפנה"ס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המאה ה-26 לפנה"ס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AB%E1%83%95._%E1%83%AC._XXVI_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94" title="ძვ. წ. XXVI საუკუნე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ძვ. წ. XXVI საუკუნე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karne_ya_26_KK" title="Karne ya 26 KK – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Karne ya 26 KK" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/26._Joerhonnert_v._Chr." title="26. Joerhonnert v. Chr. – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="26. Joerhonnert v. Chr." data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXVI_am%C5%BEius_pr._m._e." title="XXVI amžius pr. m. e. – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="XXVI amžius pr. m. e." data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._e._26._sz%C3%A1zad" title="I. e. 26. század – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="I. e. 26. század" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%BF.%D0%BD.%D0%B5." title="26 век п.н.е. – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="26 век п.н.е." data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_26_%D9%82_%D9%85" title="القرن 26 ق م – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="القرن 26 ق م" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ke-26_SM" title="Abad ke-26 SM – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Abad ke-26 SM" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/26e_eeuw_v.Chr." title="26e eeuw v.Chr. – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="26e eeuw v.Chr." data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%80%E5%85%83%E5%89%8D26%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="紀元前26世紀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="紀元前26世紀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2500-talet_fvt." title="2500-talet fvt. – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="2500-talet fvt." data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil._av._XXVI_asr" title="Mil. av. XXVI asr – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Mil. av. XXVI asr" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXVI_wiek_p.n.e." title="XXVI wiek p.n.e. – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="XXVI wiek p.n.e." data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_XXVI_a.C." title="Século XXVI a.C. – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Século XXVI a.C." data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secolul_al_XXVI-lea_%C3%AE.Hr." title="Secolul al XXVI-lea î.Hr. – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secolul al XXVI-lea î.Hr." data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_%C3%B1iqin_pachakwata_k%C3%B1" title="26 ñiqin pachakwata kñ – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="26 ñiqin pachakwata kñ" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXVI_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%BD._%D1%8D." title="XXVI век до н. э. – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="XXVI век до н. э." data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_century_BC" title="26th century BC – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="26th century BC" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/26._%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%BF._%D0%BD._%D0%B5." title="26. век п. н. е. – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="26. век п. н. е." data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/26._vijek_pne." title="26. vijek pne. – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="26. vijek pne." data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" 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class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crete">Crete</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=26th_century_BC&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Crete"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>c. 2600–2400 BCE: <a href="/wiki/Minoan_civilization" title="Minoan civilization">Early Minoan I</a> period in <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Egypt">Egypt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=26th_century_BC&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Egypt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>c. 2551–2526 BCE: Reign of <a href="/wiki/Khufu" title="Khufu">Khufu</a>, second pharaoh of the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fourth Dynasty of Egypt">Fourth Dynasty</a>. The height of the <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old Kingdom</a> under the reigns of Khufu, <a href="/wiki/Khafre" title="Khafre">Khafre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Menkaure" title="Menkaure">Menkaure</a>. Khufu leads an expedition in <a href="/wiki/Sinai_Peninsula" title="Sinai Peninsula">Sinai</a> and has the <a href="/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza" title="Great Pyramid of Giza">Great Pyramid of Giza</a> built. During his reign, the solar cult of <a href="/wiki/Ra" title="Ra">Ra</a> prevails, as evidenced by the <a href="/wiki/Khufu_ship" title="Khufu ship">Khufu ship</a>. His successor, <a href="/wiki/Djedefre" title="Djedefre">Djedefre</a>, is the first pharaoh to refer to himself by the epithet "Son of Ra". The pharaoh's divine filiation asserts itself in the second part of the Fourth Dynasty: the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_royal_titulary" title="Ancient Egyptian royal titulary">royal title</a> is definitively fixed with the appearance of a <a href="/wiki/Nomen_(Ancient_Egypt)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nomen (Ancient Egypt)">fifth royal name</a> preceded by the title "Son of Ra".<sup id="cite_ref-Hawass_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hawass-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>c. 2520–2493 BC: Reign of Khafre. the <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_of_Khafre" title="Pyramid of Khafre">Pyramid of Khafre</a> is built, along with the <a href="/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza" title="Great Sphinx of Giza">Great Sphinx of Giza</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Monumental_sculpture" title="Monumental sculpture">monumental sculpture</a> of a pharaoh (either Khafre or Khufu) with a lion's body.<sup id="cite_ref-Hawass_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hawass-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Reigns of <a href="/wiki/Menkaure" title="Menkaure">Menkaure</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shepseskaf" title="Shepseskaf">Shepseskaf</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=26th_century_BC&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mesopotamia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>c. 2600–2334 BCE: <a href="/wiki/Early_Dynastic_Period_(Mesopotamia)" title="Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)">Early Dynastic period III</a>. Dominion of the <a href="/wiki/First_Dynasty_of_Ur" title="First Dynasty of Ur">First Dynasty of Ur</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Cemetery_at_Ur" title="Royal Cemetery at Ur">Royal Cemetery at Ur</a> is constructed.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>c. 2600 BCE: Reign of <a href="/wiki/Akalamdug" title="Akalamdug">Akalamdug</a>, king of Ur.<sup id="cite_ref-GRoux_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRoux-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>c. 2600–2500 BCE: The <a href="/wiki/Instructions_of_Shuruppak" title="Instructions of Shuruppak">Instructions of Shuruppak</a>, the earliest known literary texts, are created in <a href="/wiki/Adab_(city)" title="Adab (city)">Adab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shuruppak" title="Shuruppak">Shuruppak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abu_Salabikh" title="Abu Salabikh">Abu Salabikh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2570 BCE: Reigns of Uhub, king of <a href="/wiki/Kish_(Sumer)" title="Kish (Sumer)">Kish</a>, and of <a href="/wiki/En-hegal" title="En-hegal">En-hegal</a>, king of <a href="/wiki/Lagash" title="Lagash">Lagash</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GRoux_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRoux-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2560–2525 BCE: Reign of <a href="/wiki/Mesannepada" title="Mesannepada">Mesannepada</a>, king of Ur. The city, which had only 4,000 citizens at the time, would become a large capital during the 40 years of Mesannepada's reign. Its opulence was brought about by its commercial activity: Ur's southern river port concentrated Mesopotamian trade with clients along the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> shores.<sup id="cite_ref-GRoux_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRoux-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2550 BCE: Reign of <a href="/wiki/Mesilim" title="Mesilim">Mesilim</a>, king of Kish. He was an apparent <a href="/wiki/Suzerainty" title="Suzerainty">suzerain</a> over the Lagash king Luga-shag-engur and the Adab king <a href="/wiki/Nin-kisalsi" title="Nin-kisalsi">Nin-kisalsi</a>. A conflict between Lagash and the neighboring Umma begins over fields claimed by each of the parties. 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Le Seuil. p. PT115. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9782021291636" title="Special:BookSources/9782021291636"><bdi>9782021291636</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=La+M%C3%A9sopotamie.+Essai+d%27histoire+politique%2C+%C3%A9conomique+et+culturelle&rft.pages=PT115&rft.pub=Le+Seuil&rft.date=2015-07-25&rft.isbn=9782021291636&rft.aulast=Roux&rft.aufirst=Georges&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A26th+century+BC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GRoux-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GRoux_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoux1995" class="citation book cs1">Roux, Georges (1995). <i>La Mésopotamie</i>. Le Seuil. p. 550. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9782020086325" title="Special:BookSources/9782020086325"><bdi>9782020086325</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=La+M%C3%A9sopotamie&rft.pages=550&rft.pub=Le+Seuil&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=9782020086325&rft.aulast=Roux&rft.aufirst=Georges&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A26th+century+BC" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrawford2013" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Harriet_Crawford" title="Harriet Crawford">Crawford, Harriet</a> (2013). <i>The Sumerian World</i>. 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class="mw-redirect" title="2594 BC">2594 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2593_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2593 BC">2593 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2592_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2592 BC">2592 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2591_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2591 BC">2591 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2590_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2590 BC">2590 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2580s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2580s BC"><b>2580s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2589_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2589 BC">2589 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2588_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2588 BC">2588 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2587_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2587 BC">2587 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2586_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2586 BC">2586 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2585_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2585 BC">2585 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2584_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2584 BC">2584 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2583_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2583 BC">2583 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2582_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2582 BC">2582 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2581_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2581 BC">2581 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2580_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2580 BC">2580 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: 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class="mw-redirect" title="2559 BC">2559 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2558_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2558 BC">2558 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2557_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2557 BC">2557 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2556_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2556 BC">2556 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2555_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2555 BC">2555 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2554_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2554 BC">2554 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2553_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2553 BC">2553 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2552_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2552 BC">2552 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2551_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2551 BC">2551 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2550_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2550 BC">2550 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2540s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2540s BC"><b>2540s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2549_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2549 BC">2549 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2548_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2548 BC">2548 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2547_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2547 BC">2547 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2546_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2546 BC">2546 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2545_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2545 BC">2545 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a 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