Sumerian and Akkadian dress in Mesopotamia (c. 3500–2000 BCE)

1. Wool textiles expand during the Uruk period

   Jan 1, 3500 BCELabels: Uruk period, Wool textiles

   • Uruk Period

2. Early art shows kilts and fitted “net-dresses”

   Jan 1, 3100 BCELabels: Sumerian art, Kilts

   • Kaunakes
   • Art Mesopotamia

3. Kaunakes-style garments spread in Early Dynastic Sumer

   Jan 1, 2700 BCELabels: Kaunakes, Early Dynastic

   • Kaunakes
   • FIT Glossary

4. Standard of Ur depicts ranked dress in war and feast

   Jan 1, 2600 BCELabels: Standard of, Social rank

   • Smarthistory

5. Royal Cemetery at Ur reveals elite jewelry and beadwork

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Queen Puabi, Royal Cemetery

   • Penn Museum
   • Expedition

6. Temple statue of Ebih-Il shows kaunakes as ritual dress

   Jan 1, 2400 BCELabels: Ebih-Il statue, Kaunakes

   • Louvre

7. Akkadian imperial art emphasizes the warrior-king’s image

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Victory Stele, Akkadian Empire

   • UMich VRC
   • Naram Sin Stele

8. Gudea statues show draped, fringed garments in Neo-Sumerian art

   Jan 1, 2144 BCELabels: Gudea statues, Neo-Sumerian

   • Cleveland Art
   • British Museum

9. Ur III governance supports large-scale textile labor

   Jan 1, 2112 BCELabels: Ur III, Textile workforce

   • Ur III

10. Ur-Nammu’s law code reflects a more regulated society

    Jan 1, 2100 BCELabels: Code of, Ur-Nammu

    • Ur Nammu Code

11. Textiles and wool remain central as Sumerian power declines

    Jan 1, 2004 BCELabels: Post-Ur III, Textiles

    • Ur III
    • Uruk Period