Mid Pottery Formative Culture

The Mid-Pottery Formative Culture was a Formative Culture from 3100-3800 AL. During this time, population growth became steady and slowed down. Societal Structures became more complex, and several inventions would result in the first city states in the next period. They spoke Old Kibaranhar.

Mid-Pottery Formative Culture Inventions:
A standardized calendar was developed during this time, referred to as the Dereyān Calendar, as it was invented in that city. The wheel was also invented during this period, allowing heavy objects to be transported without having to send it down the river. This caused cities outside of the Delta to grow, as they now had access to resources from locations further inland. This also led to the Kibaranhar gaining access to salt deposits which lay further inland. In addition to these inventions, the first actual writing system was created during this time. It resembled cuneiform, in that it was made by pressing sticks into clay slabs.

Mid Pottery Formative Culture History:
The first men with the title of H’alefē (King) were recorded during this time. Found in a slab in the city of Tatsem Alāru (Often shortened to Tatsalāru), a man named “Abo Bakara Al-Barhade” was named as the 2nd H’alefē of Tatsem Alāru. His successor (not his son, due to naming conventions), the 3rd H’alefē of Tatsem Alāru, was named “Abo Eburem Al-Hašeme Al-K’uraše”. Nothing else is known about them, or their line.