The 22nd century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2200 BC to 2101 BC.
Events
The Deluge tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh in Akkadian. The historical Gilgamesh had died centuries earlier before his epic was recorded.[1]
4.2-kiloyear event: A severe aridification event that probably lasts the entire 22nd century BC and causes the collapse of several Old World civilizations.
c. 2144 BC: Gudea, ruler (ensi) of Lagash, starts to reign.
2138 BC: A solar eclipse on 9 May and a lunar eclipse on 24 May occur and are believed to be the double eclipse that takes place 23 years after the ascension of king Shulgi of Babylon by those holding to the long chronology.
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