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Debate concerning the origins of the Sumerians
The Sumerian problem is a debate in the study of ancient Mesopotamia concerning the origins of the Sumerians and the extent to which the culture of ancient
Sumerian_problem
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
noble lords" (Sumerian: 𒆠𒂗𒄀, romanized: ki-en-gi(-r), lit. ''country" + "lords" + "noble''), and their language "Emegir" (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: eme-g̃ir
Sumer
Ancient text listing Sumerian Kingships
The Sumerian King List (abbreviated SKL) or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created
Sumerian_King_List
Hypothetical unclassified languages of late Neolithic Mesopotamia
The Pre-Sumerian substratum is a hypothetical unclassified language or languages which were considered by some Assyriologists (such as Samuel Noah Kramer)
Pre-Sumerian_substratum
Language of ancient Sumer and Babylon
Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: eme-gir15, lit. 'native language') was the language of ancient Sumer. It is the oldest attested language, dating back
Sumerian_language
Prehistoric period of Mesopotamia
origin and presence of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages in Sumer. This debate has been called the "Sumerian problem" or "Sumerian question". The starting
Ubaid_period
Sumerian genre of debate poems
The Sumerian disputation poem or Sumerian debate is a genre of Sumerian literature in the form of a disputation. Extant compositions from this genre date
Sumerian_disputations
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess
post-Sargonic era, she became one of the most widely venerated deities in the Sumerian pantheon, with temples across Mesopotamia. Adoration of Inanna/Ishtar was
Inanna
Royal dynasty in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia and their realm is sometimes referred to by historians as the Neo-Sumerian Empire. The Third Dynasty of Ur is commonly abbreviated as "Ur III" by
Third_Dynasty_of_Ur
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
with certainty. It is connected to the problem of the origins of the Sumerians (the so-called "Sumerian problem" or "question") and the dating of their
Uruk_period
Ancient city of Sumer and Babylonia
world at the time. Gilgamesh, according to the chronology presented in the Sumerian King List (SKL), ruled Uruk in the 27th century BC. After the end of the
Uruk
Sumerian term for "freedom" or "manumission"
Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written 𒂼𒄄 ama-gi4 or 𒂼𒅈𒄄 ama-ar-gi4. Sumerians used it to refer to release from obligations, debt, slavery, taxation, or
Ama-gi
Author of ancient astronaut books (1920–2010)
involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributed the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he claimed was a race of extraterrestrials
Zecharia_Sitchin
Natural number
represents a single thing. The representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. Linguistically, in
1
Historical region of West Asia
recognised as the cradle of some of the world's earliest civilizations. The Sumerians and Akkadians, each originating from different areas, dominated Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess of death and the underworld
Ereshkigal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒆠𒃲 [DEREŠ.KI.GAL], lit. 'Queen of the Great Earth') was the goddess of Kur, the land of the dead or underworld in Sumerian mythology
Ereshkigal
2022 studio album by Animals as Leaders
progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. It was released on March 25, 2022, by Sumerian Records. It was ranked as the 14th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar
Parrhesia_(album)
American instrumental progressive metal band
announced their third studio album, The Joy of Motion, which was released via Sumerian Records on March 25, 2014. On February 2, 2016, they revealed on Instagram
Animals_as_Leaders
Land that appears in Sumerian myths
the Sumerian myths related to Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, the two early and possibly mythical kings of Uruk who are also mentioned in the Sumerian king
Aratta
Concept in Mesopotamian mythology
immortals was later handed down to the Babylonians, who conquered Sumer. A Sumerian paradise is usually associated with the Dilmun civilization of Eastern
Garden of the gods (Sumerian paradise)
Garden_of_the_gods_(Sumerian_paradise)
God in Sumerian mythology
question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Enki (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆠 dEN-KI), also known as Ea (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂍𒀀 dE₂-A), was the Mesopotamian
Enki
American singer (born 1995)
their debut album tracks, which caught the eye of Sumerian Records. The EP was good enough for Sumerian to recommend taking most of the tracks and putting
Noah_Sebastian
Ancient Mesopotamian god of the sky; god of all gods
(Akkadian: 𒀭𒀀𒉡 ANU, from 𒀭 an "Sky", "Heaven") or Anum, originally An (Sumerian: 𒀭 An), was the divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and
Anu
Ancient Mesopotamian city-state
question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Ur (/ʊr/ or /ɜːr/) was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar
Ur
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
symbiosis occurred between Sumerian and Akkadian-speakers, which included widespread bilingualism. The influence of Sumerian on Akkadian and vice versa
Babylonia
French Orientalist
Anor, Netanel (2017). "Joseph Halévy, Racial Scholarship and the "Sumerian Problem"". Philological Encounters. doi:10.1163/24519197-12340033. Stroumsa
Joseph_Halévy
Sequence of operations for a task
evidence of algorithms is found in ancient Mesopotamian mathematics. A Sumerian clay tablet found in Shuruppak near Baghdad and dated to c. 2500 BC describes
Algorithm
Ancient Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
Age people who originated in Western Mesopotamia. Initially appearing in Sumerian records c. 2500 BC, they expanded and ruled most of the Levant and Mesopotamia
Amorites
American singer-songwriter
releasing 3 EPs and several singles and music videos, before signing with Sumerian Records in 2019. On April 16, 2016, Simms married Black Veil Brides frontman
Juliet_Simms
King of Ur
Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒇉; died c. 2094 BC) was a Sumerian king who founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia
Ur-Nammu
Sumerian creation myth
of Enlil and Ninlil, or Enlil and Ninlil: The begetting of Nanna is a Sumerian creation myth, written on clay tablets in the mid to late 3rd millennium
Enlil_and_Ninlil
Neopagan new religious movements
الزوئية al-Zuiyya; religious symbol: 𒀭), also known as Sumerian-Mesopotamian Neopaganism (Sumerian: 𒀭𒀀𒉣𒈾𒌣 Anunna Umun, "Knowledge of the Heavenly Principles")
Zuism
between heaven and earth was inhabited by Enlil, the king of the gods in Sumerian mythology. Below the ground was the cosmic ocean, and this was believed
Ancient Near Eastern cosmology
Ancient_Near_Eastern_cosmology
Akkadian creation myth
priest Atra-Hasis ('exceedingly wise'). The narrative has its origins in Sumerian historiography and comprises four focal points: An organisation of allied
Atra-Hasis
Neolithic artefacts purported to contain writing
signs are in some way related to Mesopotamian proto-writing, particularly Sumerian proto-cuneiform, which they argued was contemporary. In 1961, members of
Tărtăria_tablets
Mesopotamian sun god
Shamash (Akkadian: šamaš), also known as Utu (written 𒀭𒌓; Sumerian: dutu, literally "Sun"), was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. He was believed to
Shamash
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
part of modern-day southern Iraq. The modern name Elam stems from the Sumerian transliteration elam(a), along with the later Akkadian elamtu, and the
Elam
Sumerian myth
of Ishtar into the Underworld) or Angalta ("From the Great Sky") is a Sumerian myth that narrates the descent of the goddess Inanna into the Underworld
Descent of Inanna into the Underworld
Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
Mesopotamian demon
Ardat-lilî (Sumerian: ki-sikil-líl-lá, ki-sikil-ud-da-kar-ra) is a type of female Ancient Mesopotamian demon. The male equivalent of ardat-lilî is called
Ardat-lilî
Furniture in the ancient world
chairs had metal inlays. Most Sumerian furniture was constructed out of wood, reeds, and other natural materials. Sumerian records mention using Halub wood
Ancient_furniture
Region of the Middle East
in Sumerian names that motivated the Proto-Euphratean substrate hypothesis, including fossilized archaic elements from earlier stages of Sumerian itself
Fertile_Crescent
The concept of engineering has existed since ancient times, as humans had already devised fundamental inventions such as the pulley, the lever, and the
History_of_engineering
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
Sumerian place-names being replaced with Akkadian translations. He deduced that it later transformed into Akkadian Bāb-ili(m), and that the Sumerian name
Babylon
Ancient sumerian city
Bad-tibira (also Patibira) (Sumerian: 𒂦𒁾𒉄𒆠, bad3-tibiraki) was an ancient Sumerian city dating back to the Early Dynastic period, which appears among
Bad-tibira
King of Ur
Ur Meskiagnun, also Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna (Sumerian: 𒈩𒆠𒉘𒉣, Meskiag̃nun [mes-ki-aŋ₂-nun], also 𒀭𒈩𒆠𒉘𒉣𒈾, Meskiag̃nunna [Dmes-ki-aŋ₂-nun-na]; died c
Meskiagnun
Lunisolar calendar
or astronomical contexts. The lunisolar calendar descends from an older Sumerian calendar used in the 4th and 3rd millennium BC. The civil lunisolar calendar
Babylonian_calendar
Story in Sumerian mythology
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird (or Lugalbanda II, The Return of Lugalbanda) is a Sumerian mythological account. The story is the second part of the narrative about
Lugalbanda_and_the_Anzud_Bird
National god of the Babylonians
of cuneiform script. Marduk (/ˈmɑːrdʊk/; cuneiform: 𒀭𒀫𒌓 dAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: amar utu.k "calf of the sun; solar calf"; Hebrew: מְרֹדַךְ, Modern: Merōdaḵ
Marduk
Sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BC)
revelation from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice. Unlike earlier Sumerian law codes, such as the Code of Ur-Nammu, which had focused on compensating
Hammurabi
Ziggurat in ancient Babylon
marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Etemenanki (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒀭𒆠, romanized: É.TEMEN.AN.KI, lit. 'Temple of the Foundation of
Etemenanki
the Sumerian King List were repeatedly copied and redacted over generations to suit current political needs. For this and other reasons, the Sumerian King
Chronology of the ancient Near East
Chronology_of_the_ancient_Near_East
Oldest surviving literary text in the world
to Nintud, or Liturgy to Nintud on the creation of man and woman, is a Sumerian tablet, written on clay tablets as early as 2600 BCE. Along with the Instructions
Kesh_temple_hymn
Archaeological site in Iraq
Sippar (Sumerian: 𒌓𒄒𒉣𒆠, Zimbir) (also Sippir or Sippara) was an ancient Near Eastern Sumerian and later Babylonian city on the east bank of the Euphrates
Sippar
English conspiracy theorist (born 1952)
American presidents, three British and two Canadian prime ministers, several Sumerian kings and Egyptian pharaohs, and a smattering of celebrities. Key bloodlines
David_Icke
South America, and sunflowers in the Eastern Woodlands of North America. Sumerian farmers grew the cereals barley and wheat, starting to live in villages
History_of_agriculture
described as ni, a word for the "physical creeping of the flesh". Both the Sumerian and Akkadian languages contain many words to express the sensation of ni
List_of_Mesopotamian_deities
Aspect of ancient Iranian society
are the regular gods of the Vedic pantheon. Due to the aforementioned problems, there is no consensus if the religious proclamations of the Achaemenid
Religion in the Achaemenid Empire
Religion_in_the_Achaemenid_Empire
Ancient female spirit
folklore throughout the Caucasus mountains, with origins going as far back as Sumerian mythology. Al means red, and bastı means pressure or pressing in Turkic
Al_Basty
2015 studio album by Stray from the Path
band Stray from the Path. The album was released on August 14, 2015, by Sumerian Records and distributed by UNFD in Australia and New Zealand. The guitarist
Subliminal_Criminals
21st-century BC Sumerian king
generously funded Sumer's two major edubbas, those of Ur and Nippur; in return, Sumerian poets composed hymns of glorification in his honor. Kings of the Third
Shulgi
deceased were known as gidim (gidim 𒄇) in Sumerian, which was borrowed as eṭemmu in Akkadian. The Sumerian word is analyzed as a compound of either gig
Ghosts in Mesopotamian religions
Ghosts_in_Mesopotamian_religions
Bulletin of Sumerian Agriculture, have considerably advanced our knowledge. Mesopotamia is a great cereal producer. Most important were barley (Sumerian ŠE/ Akkadian
Agriculture_in_Mesopotamia
Former empire (c. 1299–1922)
resulting in a relaxation of recruitment policy. This contributed to problems of indiscipline and outright rebelliousness within the corps, which were
Ottoman_Empire
Formal literature genre of scholarly debate
to establish a resolution to a problem or establish the superiority of something. An example of the latter is in Sumerian disputation poems. In the scholastic
Disputation
King of Akkad
was known to be a cult center of the storm god Adad. According to the Sumerian King List, his reign lasted nine years (though variant copies read seven
Rimush
Genre of literature common in the ancient Near East
the Righteous Sufferer"), Dialogue between a Man and His God, and the Sumerian Man and His God. The literary genre of mirrors for princes, which has a
Wisdom_literature
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
region had explicit depictions of heterosexual sex. Glyptic art from the Sumerian Early Dynastic Period frequently showed scenes of frontal sex in the missionary
Pornography
2014 studio album by Body Count
heavy metal band Body Count. The album was released on June 10, 2014, by Sumerian Records. It is the first album to feature new rhythm guitarist Juan of
Manslaughter_(album)
Early proto-writing system
While it is known definitively that later cuneiform was used to write the Sumerian language, it is still uncertain what the underlying language of proto-cuneiform
Proto-cuneiform
Ubaid culture. Named after the Sumerian city of Uruk, this period saw the emergence of urban life in Mesopotamia. Sumerian civilization took form in the
History_of_Mesopotamia
1992 novel by Neal Stephenson
ancient Sumerian ur-language allowed brain function to be "programmed" using audio stimuli in conjunction with a DNA-altering virus. Sumerian culture
Snow_Crash
Reproductive biofluid of male or hermaphroditic animals
The semen of a god was believed to have magical generative powers. In Sumerian mythology, when Enki's seed was planted in the ground, it caused the spontaneous
Semen
Extinct Semitic language used in the third millennium BC
semantic problems remains, still obstructing our understanding. For example, when an Eblaite scribe uses the symbol LUGAL meaning "king" in Sumerian, he transcribes
Eblaite_language
Carved alabaster vessel, from temple at Uruk (Warka), Iraq
2008 Crawford H., "A note on the vegetation on the Uruk Vase, Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 2, pp. 73-76, 1985 Hockmann, Daniel, "Die Warka-Vase eine neue
Warka_Vase
Covering by shapes without overlaps or gaps
of hexagonal cells found in honeycombs. Tessellations were used by the Sumerians (about 4000 BC) in building wall decorations formed by patterns of clay
Tessellation
Vessel in the Genesis flood narrative
oldest version, inscribed in the Sumerian city of Nippur around 1600 BCE, the hero is King Ziusudra. This story, the Sumerian flood myth, probably derives
Noah's_Ark
Topics referred to by the same term
Congo Ma language (Papuan), a language of Papua New Guinea Ma (Sumerian mythology), a Sumerian word to regard the Primordial Land Ma (goddess), an Anatolian
MA
Proposed language family
(his term for Afroasiatic), Kartvelian, Dravidian, a group comprising Sumerian, Elamitic, and some other extinct languages of the ancient Near East, Eurasiatic
Borean_languages
2011 studio album by Born of Osiris
American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on March 22, 2011. It is also the first Born of Osiris record to
The_Discovery_(album)
Biblical garden of God
without naming Eden. The name derives from the Akkadian edinnu, from a Sumerian word edin meaning 'plain' or 'steppe', closely related to an Aramaic root
Garden_of_Eden
American electronicore band
has released all six of their studio albums, and other releases, through Sumerian Records. Their first album, 3-D (2009), peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard
I_See_Stars
Ancient Assyrian national deity
instead of cuneiform script. Ashur, Ashshur, also spelled Ašur, Aššur (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹, romanized: AN.ŠAR₂, Assyrian cuneiform: 𒀭𒊹 Aš-šur, 𒀭𒀀𒇳𒊬 ᵈa-šur₄)
Ashur_(god)
Symbols of the Indus Valley Civilisation
pictographic scripts from Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, particularly Sumerian proto-cuneiform and Elamite scripts. However, researchers now generally
Indus_script
Ancient Assyria
"washed the copper" and "established liberty" for the Akkadians in the Sumerian city-states Ur, Nippur, and Der. This has been taken by some scholars to
Timeline_of_ancient_Assyria
American singer and songwriter (born 1995)
which was released on June 28, 2019. In August 2019, Poppy signed with Sumerian Records and released her first single with them, "Concrete", which served
Poppy_(singer)
First two sons of Adam and Eve
sheep and grain, Sumerian creation myth that has been compared to the story of Cain and Abel Debate between Winter and Summer, Sumerian creation myth that
Cain_and_Abel
Ancient city in Mesopotamia
Isin (Sumerian: 𒉌𒋛𒅔𒆠, romanized: I3-si-inki, modern Arabic: إيشان بحريات Ishan al-Bahriyat) is an archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Isin
Biblical prophet known for building an ark
the traditions: "The earliest Mesopotamian flood account, written in the Sumerian language, calls the deluge hero Ziusudra." However, Yi Samuel Chen writes
Noah
Female figure in Near Eastern mythology
materials are plentiful, but little information has survived relating to the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian views of the lilu class of demons. Some scholars
Lilith
Species of plant with seeds used as a spice
originate from the Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (kamūnu), which in turn comes from the Sumerian 𒌑𒌁 (gamun) The English word is traditionally pronounced /ˈkʌmɪn/ (KUM-in)
Cumin
Natural number
by the 22nd century BCE at the latest. This was likely because in the Sumerian sexagesimal number system, dividing by seven was the first division which
7
Latin word for Venus, associated with several mythological figures
May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Kelly, Joseph Francis (2002). The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press
Lucifer
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Buranun in Sumerian and Purattu in Akkadian; many cuneiform signs have a Sumerian pronunciation and an Akkadian pronunciation, taken from a Sumerian word and
Euphrates
Archaeological site in Iraq
Ešnunak.) (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian (and later Akkadian) city and city-state in central Mesopotamia 12.6 miles
Eshnunna
Ancient Mesopotamian city
the name of Agade is not of Akkadian language origin. Proposals include Sumerian language, Hurrian language or the Lullubian (though that is unattested)
Akkad_(city)
symbols and could be the earliest known precursors to writing systems. Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs both gradually evolved from proto-writing
History_of_writing
Babylonian clay tablet of numbers in Pythagorean triples
column has a heading, written in the Akkadian language. Some words are Sumerian logograms, which would have been understood by readers as standing for
Plimpton_322
External genitalia of the female mammal
survived. In Sumerian religion, the goddess Ninimma is the divine personification of the vulva. Vaginal fluid is always described in Sumerian texts as tasting
Vulva
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List_of_2026_albums
Device to seal or authenticate documents
as early as 3000 BC. From 2600 BC onwards, the Sumerians wrote multiplication tables, division problems, and geometry on clay tablets. The earliest evidence
Bulla_(seal)
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