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Category: Sumeria

An Introduction To Sumerian History

During the 5th millennium BC a people known as the Ubaidians established settlements in the region known later as Sumer; these settlements gradually developed into the chief Sumerian cities, namely Adab, Eridu, Isin, Kish, Kullab, Lagash, Larsa, Nippur, and Ur. Several centuries later, as the Ubaidian settlers prospered, Semites from Syrian and Arabian deserts began to infiltrate, both as peaceful immigrants and as raiders in quest of booty. After about 3250 BC, another people migrated from its homeland, located probably northeast of Mesopotamia, and began to intermarry with the native population. The newcomers, who became known as Sumerians, spoke an agglutinative language unrelated apparently to any other known language.

In the centuries that followed the immigration of the Sumerians, the country grew rich and powerful. Art and architecture, crafts, and religious and ethical thought flourished. The Sumerian language became the prevailing speech of the land, and the people here developed the cuneiform script, a system of writing on clay. This script was to become the basic means of written communication throughout the Middle East for about 2000 years.

Sumerian Legend of Creation ENUMA ELISH

By Tree_Squirrel Posted on February 23, 2018 Posted in Mythology, Sumeria

Sumerian Legend of Creation ENUMA ELISH When skies above were not yet named Nor earth below pronounced by name, Apsu, the first one, their begetter And maker Tiamat, who bore them all, Had mixed their waters together, But had not …

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Sargon the Great

By Tree_Squirrel Posted on February 23, 2018 Posted in Sumeria

SARGON OF AKKAD was an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who  reigned approximately 2334-2279 BC, and was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western …

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Sumerian and Akkadian Myths

By Tree_Squirrel Posted on February 23, 2018 Posted in Mythology, Sumeria

Myths The Akkadian myths are in many ways dependent on Sumerian materials, but they show originality and a broader scope in their treatment of the earlier Sumerian concepts and forms; they address themselves more often to existence as a whole. …

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Sumerian Flood Story

By Tree_Squirrel Posted on February 23, 2018 Posted in Mythology, Sumeria

The Sumerian Flood Story In the beginning, all roads lead to Sumer; until recently, it was the earliest recorded civilization (currently, the oldest extant documents are from Egypt). The Sumerians were a non-Semitic people. The remains show them to be …

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English Translation of Sumerian Words

By Tree_Squirrel Posted on February 23, 2018 Posted in Languages, Sumeria

  English Sumerian 1 Marriage/woman GAŠ-an 2 Tie/bind KAD 3 Feeling/care KIAG 4 Clan/collective KUD/ HU 5 house/family GUD 6 back/boundary HAŠ/_ED-in 7 warrior/man GÙD 2/GIŠ   English Sumerian 1 I ni=I, self, 2 my nga 3 myself men 4 …

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