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- Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: Emeg̃ir, lit. '' native language '') is the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC. It is accepted to be a local language isolate and to have been spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day Iraq.
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1 day ago · Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: Emeg̃ir, lit. ''native language'') is the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC. It is accepted to be a local language isolate and to have been spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day Iraq.
6 days ago · Akkadian ( / əˈkeɪdiən /; Akkadian: 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑, romanized: Akkadû) [7] [8] is an extinct East Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia ( Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa, Babylonia and perhaps Dilmun) from the third millennium BC until its gradual replacement in common use by Old Aramaic among Assyrians and Babylonians from the 8th century BC.
- Assyrian, Babylonian, Canaano-Akkadian, Old Akkadian
- Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform
3 days ago · Most historians have suggested that Sumer was first permanently settled between c. 5500 – c. 3300 BC by a West Asian people who spoke the Sumerian language (pointing to the names of cities, rivers, basic occupations, etc., as evidence), a non-Semitic and non- Indo-European agglutinative language isolate.
- c. 5500 – c. 1800 BC
May 2, 2024 · By about 2000 Akkadian had supplanted Sumerian as the spoken language of southern Mesopotamia, although Sumerian remained in use as the written language of sacred literature. At about the same time, the Akkadian language divided into the Assyrian dialect, spoken in northern Mesopotamia, and the Babylonian dialect, spoken in southern Mesopotamia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 6, 2024 · History of Mesopotamia is an article that explores the origins, achievements, and legacy of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Learn how Mesopotamia shaped the history and culture of the Middle East and beyond, from the invention of writing and law to the rise and fall of empires. Discover the rich heritage of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and compare it with other ...
May 9, 2024 · The Laws or Ur-Nammu,a Sumerian law collection from c. 2100 BCE. The laws are not complete but include 40 legal provisions including homicide, sexual offences, assault, false accusations, marriage, and property. The laws of Eshnunna (see Yaron's book at Ancient Babylon Y28a2) pre-dated Hammurabi's laws by around 200 years
Ancient Sumer was one of the very first civilizations in the world. It existed a long, long time ago in an area called Mesopotamia, which is located where modern-day Iraq is now. Ever heard of the Epic of Gilgamesh , one of the oldest surviving works of literature found in the Sumerian poems, later compiled into an Akkadian epic?
