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	*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/sum/sum05.htm Sumerian mythology]		*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/sum/sum05.htm Sumerian mythology]

	==Subtopics==		== Subtopics ==
	*[[Sumerian Language]]		* [[Sumerian Language]]
	*[[Sumerian Mythology]]		* [[Sumerian Mythology]]
	*[[Sumerian History]]		* [[Sumerian History]]
	*[[Sumerian Architecture]]		* [[Sumerian Architecture]]
	*[[Sumerian Art]]		* [[Sumerian Art]]
	*[[Sumerian Medicine]]		* [[Sumerian Medicine]]
	*[[Sumerian Mathematics]]		* [[Sumerian Mathematics]]

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	[[Category:Languages and Language families]]		[[Category:Languages and Language families]]
	[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]		[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	[[Image:Ur3.JPG\|thumb\|200px\|City of the Sumerian and sumerian influenced.]]		[[Image:Ur3.JPG\|thumb\|200px\|City of the Sumerian and sumerian influenced.]]
	The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[Wikipedia:Akkadian]] and [[Wikipedia:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[Wikipedia:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

	==History==		==History==
	The history of Sumeria is associated with that of the [[w:Akkadian\|Akkadian]], and to a lesser degree the [[w:Elemite]] peoples. There is evidence of a coexistandce between the Sumerian and Akkadian people before the demise of the Sumerians and their supplanting by the Akkadians. But before what is termed the Sumerian, southern Mesopotamia was occupied by the [[w:Ubaid culture\|Ubaid culture]] which evolved into the [[w:Uruk period\|Uruk culture]] and then into the Sumerian culture. The Ubaid people developed agriculture, irrigation, large village settlements and transmigration to areas occupied by other cultures. They had a relationship with the [[w:Samarra\|Samarra culture]] to the north between 5300–4700 BCE and supplanted the [[w:Tell Halaf\|Halaf culture]] to the north sometime between 4500 and 4000 BCE.		The history of Sumeria is associated with that of the [[Wikipedia:Akkadian\|Akkadian]], and to a lesser degree the [[Wikipedia:Elemite]] peoples. There is evidence of a coexistandce between the Sumerian and Akkadian people before the demise of the Sumerians and their supplanting by the Akkadians. But before what is termed the Sumerian, southern Mesopotamia was occupied by the [[Wikipedia:Ubaid culture\|Ubaid culture]] which evolved into the [[Wikipedia:Uruk period\|Uruk culture]] and then into the Sumerian culture. The Ubaid people developed agriculture, irrigation, large village settlements and transmigration to areas occupied by other cultures. They had a relationship with the [[Wikipedia:Samarra\|Samarra culture]] to the north between 5300–4700 BCE and supplanted the [[Wikipedia:Tell Halaf\|Halaf culture]] to the north sometime between 4500 and 4000 BCE.

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==

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wikademia>Enlil Ninlil: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	[[Image:B164ellst.svg\|thumb\|En the sign for lord or priest.]]		[[Image:B164ellst.svg\|thumb\|En the sign for lord or priest.]]
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
			[[Image:Ur3.JPG\|thumb\|200px\|City of the Sumerian and sumerian influenced.]]
	The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

wikademia>Enlil Ninlil at 03:46, 18 August 2008

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			This topic is about the Sumerian poeple, their history, life and how different cultures they have influenced and been influenced by.
			[[Image:B164ellst.svg\|thumb\|En the sign for lord or priest.]]
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

wikademia>Enlil Ninlil: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the Egyptian ~~hieroglyphs~~ were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph]]s were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

	==History==		==History==

wikademia>Enlil Ninlil: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [w:cuniform] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the Egyptian hieroglyphs were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [[w:cuniform]] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the Egyptian hieroglyphs were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

	==History==		==History==

wikademia>Enlil Ninlil at 09:57, 27 April 2008

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	Sumerian ~~was a~~ people and a language isolate of southern Mesopotamia from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date is was used as a liturgical language by [[Akkadian]] and [[Aramaic]] speakers. The script used was ~~cunniform~~ which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the Egyptian hieroglyphs were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.		The Sumerian people and their language (a language isolate) of southern Mesopotamia were present from about 5000/4500 BEC to 2000BCE, after that date it was extinct as a first language and only used as a liturgical language by the proceeding [[w:Akkadian]] and [[w:Aramaic]] language speakers. The script used was [w:cuniform] which was first develpoed by the Sumerians. It is debatable as to whether either their script or that of the Egyptian hieroglyphs were the first to be developed for writing purposes pre 3000 BCE.

	==History==		==History==
	The history of Sumeria is associated with that of the [[w:Akkadian\|Akkadian]] ~~people~~. There is evidence of a coexistandce between ~~these two~~ people before the demise of the Sumerians and their supplanting by the Akkadians. But before ~~the~~ what is ~~turmed~~ the ~~Sumerians occupied~~ southern Mesopotamia, the [[w:Ubaid culture\|Ubaid culture]] which evolved into the [[w:Uruk period\|Uruk culture]] and then into the Sumerian culture. ~~They~~ developed agriculture, irrigation, large village settlements and transmigration to areas occupied by other cultures. They had a relationship with the [[w:Samarra\|Samarra culture]] to the north between 5300–4700 BCE and supplanted the [[w:Tell Halaf\|Halaf culture]] to the north sometime between 4500 and 4000 BCE.		The history of Sumeria is associated with that of the [[w:Akkadian\|Akkadian]], and to a lesser degree the [[w:Elemite]] peoples. There is evidence of a coexistandce between the Sumerian and Akkadian people before the demise of the Sumerians and their supplanting by the Akkadians. But before what is termed the Sumerian, southern Mesopotamia was occupied by the [[w:Ubaid culture\|Ubaid culture]] which evolved into the [[w:Uruk period\|Uruk culture]] and then into the Sumerian culture. The Ubaid people developed agriculture, irrigation, large village settlements and transmigration to areas occupied by other cultures. They had a relationship with the [[w:Samarra\|Samarra culture]] to the north between 5300–4700 BCE and supplanted the [[w:Tell Halaf\|Halaf culture]] to the north sometime between 4500 and 4000 BCE.

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
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	*[http://sumerian.org/ Major site by John A. Halloran on the language]		*[http://sumerian.org/ Major site by John A. Halloran on the language]
	*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/sum/sum05.htm Sumerian mythology]		*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/sum/sum05.htm Sumerian mythology]

			==Subtopics==
			*[[Sumerian Language]]
			*[[Sumerian Mythology]]
			*[[Sumerian History]]
			*[[Sumerian Architecture]]
			*[[Sumerian Art]]
			*[[Sumerian Medicine]]
			*[[Sumerian Mathematics]]

	{{welcome and expand}}		{{welcome and expand}}
	[[Category:Languages and Language families]]		[[Category:Languages and Language families]]
	[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]		[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]

wikademia>Enlil Ninlil: /* Learning resources */

2008-04-27T09:46:11Z

Learning resources

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	*[[b:Sumerian]] Wikibooks has five lessons on Sumerian.		*[[b:Sumerian]] Wikibooks has five lessons on Sumerian.
	*[http://sumerian.org/ Major site by John A. Halloran on the language]		*[http://sumerian.org/ Major site by John A. Halloran on the language]
			*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/sum/sum05.htm Sumerian mythology]
	{{welcome and expand}}		{{welcome and expand}}
	[[Category:Languages and Language families]]		[[Category:Languages and Language families]]
	[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]		[[Category:Sumerian\|!]]