Sumer (Akkadian Šumeru; Sumerian Kiengir) is the name of a historical region of southern Mesopotamia, now modern-day southern Iraq. It is home to one of the world’s earliest civilizations and one of the places where writing was first developed. Eridu, Girsu, Lagash, Shuruppak, Umma, Ur, and Uruk are among its most well-known urban centers.
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Wikidata Q35355: Sumer
Sumer (Akkadian Šumeru; Sumerian Kiengir) is the name of a historical region of southern Mesopotamia, now modern-day southern Iraq. It is home to one of the world’s earliest civilizations and one of the places where writing was first developed. Eridu, Girsu, Lagash, Shuruppak, Umma, Ur, and Uruk are among its most well-known urban centers.
Šumeru
Šumerum
Kiengir
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Sumer
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Šumerum
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Akkadian-Ur III Mesopotamia (2335–2000 BC)
Akkadian—Neo-Sumerian Mesopotamia [[-2335,-2000]]
Old Babylonian/Assyrian Mesopotamia (2000–1600 BC)
Mesopotamia [[-2000,-1600]]
-1600
Kiengir
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-3000
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Kiengir
2nd Millennium BCE (2000-1000 BCE)
The second millennium BCE as defined at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_millennium_BC [[-2000, -1000]]
Early 1st Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1000-720 BC)
Period as defined by Jamie Novotny
3rd millennium BC (3000-2000 BCE)
The 3rd millennium BC spans the Early to Middle Bronze Age. As described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_millennium_BC. [[-3000, -2000]]
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC)
ME [[-720,-540]]
-540
RGTC 2
RGTC 1
-3000
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Estimated, representative centerpoint based on historical reconstructions of ancient Sumer and published TAVO maps.
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Representative centerpoint of Sumer
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region
Later 2nd Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1600–1000 BC)
Middle Assyrian/Middle Babylonian/Kassite Mesopotamia, LBA-Early Iron Age Mesopotamia, incl. Sea Peoples [[-1600,-1000]]
Šumeru
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Šumeru
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