Sumer
ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 5500 to 1800 BC
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Sumer
Summary
Sumer is an archaeological culture[1]. Sumer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Sumer is identified as part of the Sumerians ethnic group[3].
- Sumer is on the continent of Asia[4].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as archaeological culture[5].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[6].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as style[7].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as culture[8].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as historical region[9].
- Sumer's instance of is recorded as cultural region[10].
- Sumer is part of Mesopotamia[11].
- Sumer's Commons category is recorded as Sumer[12].
- 5500 BC marks the founding of Sumer[13].
- Sumer was dissolved in 1900 BC[14].
- Sumer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32, 'lon': 45.5}[15].
- Sumer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumer[16].
- Sumer's Commons gallery is recorded as Sumer[17].
- Sumer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/sumer[18].
- Sumer's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sumerian'}[19].
- Sumer's different from is recorded as summer[20].
- Sumer's different from is recorded as Sumer. Journal of Archaeology of Iraq and the Arab World[21].
- Sumer's history of topic is recorded as history of Sumer[22].
- Sumer dates from the Uruk period[23].
- Sumer dates from the Jemdet Nasr period[24].
- Sumer dates from the Early Dynastic period[25].
- Sumer dates from the Akkad period[26].
- Sumer dates from the Ur III period[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include archaeological culture[5], ancient civilization[6], style[7], culture[8], historical region[9], and cultural region[10].
Origins
5500 BC marks the founding of Sumer[13].
Use and Application
Sumer is part of Mesopotamia[11].
Why It Matters
Sumer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sumer is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]