29th century BC

The 29th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC.

Events

c. 2900 BC: Beginning of the Early Dynastic Period I in Sumer.

c. 2900 BC – 2400 BC: Sumerian pictographs evolve into phonograms.

2900 BC – 2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.

c. 2900 BC – 2600 BC: Votive statues from the Square Temple of Eshnunna (modern Tell Ashmar, Iraq) were made. One of them is now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Excavated 1932–1933.

2897 BC: Hùng Vương established the Hồng Bàng Dynasty in Vietnam (then known as Văn Lang).

2890 BC: Egypt: Pharaoh Qa'a died. End of First Dynasty, start of Second Dynasty. Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule.

2880 BC: Estimated germination of the Prometheus Tree

c. 2874 BC: The 365-day calendar year was installed in ancient Egypt, with fixed lunar months of 30 days + 5 epagomenal days.

2852 BC: The beginning of the period of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors in China.

2832 BC: Estimated germination of the Methuselah Tree, the oldest known living organism

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29th century

The 29th century of the Anno Domini (common era) will span from January 1, 2801–December 31, 2900 of the Gregorian calendar.

Astronomical predictions for the 29th century

List of the long total solar eclipses

May 21, 2813 : Solar eclipse, (6 min 11 s), of saros 170.

June 1, 2831 : Solar eclipse, (6 min 39 s), of saros 170.

June 12, 2849 : Solar eclipse, (7 min 00 s), of saros 170.

June 23, 2867 : Solar eclipse, (7 min 10 s), of saros 170.

July 3, 2885 : Solar eclipse, (7 min 11 s), of saros 170, "crowning" this series.

Other phenomena

The remnants of Comet Ikeya-Seki are expected to return to the inner Solar System.
It was last seen from Earth in 1965–1966, and broke into three pieces as it approached the Sun.

March 25, 2816: at 15:47 UTC Mercury will occult Jupiter.

March 6, 2817: at 9:36 UTC Venus will occult Saturn.

April 11, 2818: at 20:41 UTC Mercury will occult Mars.

February 6, 2825: at 10:50 UTC Mars will occult Uranus.

2829/2830: triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.

December 15, 2830: at 09:40 UTC Venus will occult Mars.

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