24th century BC

The 24th century BC is a century which was from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC.

Events

Extent and major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Significant persons

  • Urukagina
  • c. 2332 BC—Sargon of Akkad starts to rule
  • Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name
  • Ptahhotep, ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep

Inventions, discoveries and introductions

  • The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt[1]
  • The first documented use of an organized courier service for distributing written documents in Egypt

In modern South Korean national mythology, the character Dangun founded the state Gojoseon in 2333 BC. Danjun ruled it for about 2000 years.

References

  1. ↑ "Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2012-05-17.