Sumer

Summary

Sumer is an archaeological culture^[1]. Sumer ranks in the top 0.19% of archaeological_culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,706 views/month, #1 of 524).^[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's instance of is recorded as former or current state^[11].
• Sumer is part of Mesopotamia^[12].
• Sumer's Commons category is recorded as Sumer^[13].
• 5500 BC marks the founding of Sumer^[14].
• Sumer was dissolved in 1900 BC^[15].
• Sumer's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32, 'longitude': 45.5}^[16].
• Sumer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumer^[17].
• Sumer's Commons gallery is recorded as Sumer^[18].
• Sumer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/sumer^[19].
• Sumer's demonym is recorded as Sumerian^[20].
• Sumer's different from is recorded as summer^[21].
• Sumer's different from is recorded as Sumer. Journal of Archaeology of Iraq and the Arab World^[22].
• Sumer's history of topic is recorded as history of Sumer^[23].
• Sumer dates from the Uruk period^[24].
• Sumer dates from the Jemdet Nasr period^[25].
• Sumer dates from the Early Dynastic period^[26].
• Sumer dates from the Akkad period^[27].

Body

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^[14].

Use and Application

Sumer is part of Mesopotamia^[12].

Why It Matters

Sumer ranks in the top 0.19% of archaeological_culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,706 views/month, #1 of 524).^[2] Sumer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Sumer is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]