89-1 SUMERIA Early Dynastic period

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The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) 

generally dated to 2900–2350 BC. It was preceded by the Jemdet Nasr Period and followed by the Akkadian Period.

The ED II is when Gilgamesh, the famous king of Uruk, is believed to have reigned.^[1] Texts from the ED II period are not yet understood. Later inscriptions have been found bearing some ED II names from the SKL. The ED IIIa period, also known as the Fara period, is when syllabic writing began. Accounting records and an undeciphered logographic script existed before the Fara Period, but the full flow of human speech was first recorded around 2600 BC at the beginning of the Fara Period.^[2] The ED IIIb period is also known as the Pre-Sargonic period.





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Early Dynastic I–II Periods (2900–2600 BC)

The first identifiable use of purely phonetic elements and grammar appeared during this time. In this stage some signs were used to represent syllables. The language used is clearly Sumerian. Most of the material for this period comes from the Archaic Ur tablets. The same number system as in Jamdet Nasr is used. The script was not yet cuneiform, but the signs are more linear