The sumerians

Introduction The ancient civilization of Sumer, is one of the earliest civilizations in human history. The Sumerians were a people who lived in Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, around 4000-2000 BCE. They achieved impressive technological advancement, including the development of writing, mathematics, and astronomy. Their social structure consisted of a ruling

What did the Sumerian people wear? Here are some tantalizing pictures…. And here is what World History Center says about the topic: Sumerian Clothing and Dress Ancient Mesopotamia was…

Below are some of the most important ancient Mesopotamian inventions that are still thriving and essential to the world.

Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and More | Kids Discover | The first civilization developed in Sumer, a marshy area at the southern end of the fertile plain, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Over time, the Sumerians turned their open villages into walled cities. As cities expanded, they became city-states ruled by strong leaders. One such leader, Sargon the Great, from Akkad, conquered all of Mesopotamia and ruled from 2371 to 2316 B.C.

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The Sumerian religion was polytheistic in nature, and the Sumerians worshipped a great number of deities. These deities were anthropomorphic beings, and were meant to represent the natural forces of the world.

Α very important city was recently unearthed in Northern Iraq by an international team of archaeologists from the University of Tübingen, a graphic university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. Standing male worshiper, 2750-2600 B.C. Mesopotamia, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar) Alabaster (gypsum), shell, black limestone, bitumen; H. 29.5 cm Fletcher Fund, 1940 (40.156) In Mesopotamia gods were thought to be physically present in the materials and experiences of daily life. Enlil, considered the most powerful Mesopotamian god during most of the third millennium B.C., was a "raging storm" or "wild bull," while the goddess Inanna reappeared in different…

Period: Early Dynastic I-II. Date: ca. 2900–2600 B.C.. Geography: Mesopotamia, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar). Culture: Sumerian. Medium: Gypsum alabaster, ...