The Uruk period, 3500-2900 BCE. Builders and organizers ; Colonizers, scribes, and the gods
The early dynastic period, 2900-2300 BCE. Kings and subjects ; A queen, a reformer, and weavers ; Royal couples, divine couples, and envoys
The Akkadian and Ur III periods, 2300-2000 BCE. A conqueror and a priestess ; Brickmakers, litigants, and slaves
The early second millennium, 2000-1750 BCE. Sparring kings and their military commanders ; Merchants and families ; Princesses and musicians
The old Babylonian period, 1792-1550 BCE. A lawgiver, land overseers, and soldiers ; Naditums and scribal students ; Barbers, mercenaries, and exiles
The late Bronze Age, 1550-1000 BCE. Businessmen, charioteers, and translators ; Gift recipients and royal in-laws ; Negotiators, sea traders, and famine sufferers
The first millenium, 1000-323 BCE. Empire builders, sculptors, and deportees ; Conspirators, diviners, and officials ; Gardeners, artisans, and a centenarian priestess ; Brewers, rebels, and exorcists.
