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1. Instructions of Shuruppak: 4,600 Years Ago, A Sumerian King Instructed His Son on How to Behave

   ... are attributed to the ruler of Shuruppak, the last king of Sumer to have reigned before the time of the Great Flood. The ...

   dhwty - 04/01/2017 - 03:51

2. Where Sumerian Rulers Lie: The Royal Tombs of Ur

   The Royal Tombs of Ur is a 4,800-year-old Sumerian burial site of around 2,000 graves located in the ancient city of Ur in southern Mesopotamia (in the south of modern day Iraq). Sixteen of the graves were designated as ‘royal’ due to the spectacular treasures inside, including gold beads, bronze relics, cylinder seals, musical instruments and ceramics, as well as artifacts associated with mass ritual.

   ancient-origins - 01/01/2017 - 22:15

3. Revealing the Secrets of Sumerian Riches: Treasures from the Royal Cemetery of Ur

   The Royal Cemetery of Ur received its name because of the large quantity of treasures that were discovered there during the excavations headed by Sir Charles Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934. Amongst other things, this treasure includes jewelry, weapons, musical instruments, as well as some curious artifacts. Although the treasures do not necessarily reflect the everyday life of ordinary ancient Mesopotamians, they do provide us with some insight into the luxuries enjoyed by the elite, as well as their view of the world.

   dhwty - 27/06/2018 - 22:59

4. Sumerian Anti-Armageddon Device 4,000 Years Older Than Believed

   ... Device Is Also An “Anti-Collapse Bridge” Ancient Sumer is associated with the emergence of the world’s first ...

   ashley cowie - 18/11/2023 - 21:57

5. Sumerian Mythology: A Collection of Ancient Sumerian Myths and Epics

   The relationship and search for God, gods, or goddesses is one of civilized man’s earliest preoccupations. Our place in the universe is anything but certain and with that uncertainty comes the need for explanation and a yearning for understanding. It has always been the enigma of man to explain, theorize, or pontificate upon that which the obvious solution evades us. This book is a collection of varying myths and epics of the Ancient Sumerian civilization. The Sumerian culture is deeply rooted in myth and mystery.

   ancient-origins - 16/01/2016 - 01:54

6. The Sivatherium of Kish: Did Sumerians Tame a Prehistoric Giraffe?

   ... is solid proof that the Sivatherium existed in  ancient Sumer,  then the modern narrative on the creature is ... imagine how awesome it would have seemed for the people of Sumer. If it did actually exist at that time, then it would ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 06/02/2022 - 14:00

7. Ur: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Sumerian Capital

   *Includes pictures *Includes ancient passages and accounts about Ur written by Babylonian kings and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia: the Sumerians.

   ancient-origins - 10/08/2019 - 02:38

8. View the Majesty of a Sumerian Ziggurat in 3D Virtual Tour (Video)

   A Sumerian ziggurat was a towering, stepped structures built in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago. They were constructed by the Sumerians, who were one of the earliest civilizations in human history.

   Joanna Gillan - 12/03/2023 - 19:52

9. The Kesh Temple Hymn: 4,600-Year-Old Sumerian Hymn Praises Enlil, Ruler of Gods

   ... one of the four great gods/goddesses worshipped in Ancient Sumer along with Enlil, An, and Enki. In the hymn, it is ... to the moon against the sky containing the life sources of Sumer, the first urban civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia.  ... of Ubara-Tutu in actuality, and he was the last king of Sumer before the great deluge – a flood myth similar to ...

   Veronica Parkes - 03/01/2017 - 14:45

10. The Secret of Gobekli Tepe: Cosmic Equinox and Sacred Marriage - Part II

    ... goddess Inanna and shepherd Dumuzi, also called Tammuz. In Sumer, food and survival was dependent upon the yield of ... Did the fertility gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt and Sumer first appear at Neolithic Gobekli Tepe? Stele featuring ... with the sacred marriage of Inanna and Dumuzi in Sumer, then perhaps the male and female inscription just ...

    Ozgur - 04/04/2015 - 14:53

11. Sons of God: Sumerian Elite Ruling Sumerian Class Abducting Khabiru Women

    Translators, theologians, and biblical commentators provide many different theories to explain who the Bible is referring to as “the sons of God,” “the Nephilim,” “the men of renown,” and “the daughters of men,” but archaeology from ancient Mesopotamia adds a whole new layer of biographical perspective of these biblical figures. The passage in question is in Genesis 6:4-5, and refers to an epoch before the great flood.

    Stephen Martin - 20/01/2023 - 17:48

12. ‘First Kings’ Myths From Around the World: How Do They Compare?

    ... or proto-historical. The Long Rein of the Kings of Sumer The Sumerian city-states represent the first truly ... The prehistoric kings of Athens, unlike those of China and Sumer, lived normal human lifespans. King Theseus slaying the ...

    Caleb Strom - 14/07/2019 - 01:53

13. Bask in the Beauty and Melody of the Ancient Mesopotamian Lyres of Ur

    It is unknown which culture was the first to create music, but a set of beautiful Sumerian instruments from the city of Ur provide us with some insight into the world of ancient music. Over 4,000 years after they were first made, these musical instruments—known as the Lyres of Ur—have been reconstructed for modern audiences to marvel at their melodious sounds as well as their eye-catching splendor.

    Natalia Klimczak - 03/08/2023 - 14:55

14. Translating Archaic Sumerian Cuneiform: Pinpointing Eden, or Kharsag, Garden of the Gods

    ... Map of Mesopotamia, showing ancient city-states of Sumer, including Nippur, Mari and Uruk, as well as ...

    Edmund Marriage - 14/09/2018 - 16:09

15. 450 Stolen Sumerian Tablets are on Their Way Back to Iraq, but it is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

    450 Stolen Sumerian tablets are being repatriated to Iraq with a ceremony in Washington D.C. on May 2. Many of the cuneiform texts come from a mysterious city called Irisagrig – a land from which looted artifacts are becoming increasingly common in the antiquities market.

    Alicia McDermott - 02/05/2018 - 13:58

16. Larsa: Cult City State Basking Under The Sumerian Sun

    ... Ur at end of the third millennium echoed over the land of Sumer, between the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient southern ...

    micki pistorius - 25/08/2023 - 15:07

17. The Fierce Amorites and the First King of the Babylonian Empire

    ... means the “high one.” In the Mesopotamian sources from Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria, Amorites appear as a nomadic ... bed was 13.5 feet (4 meters) long. The Rise and Fall of Sumer and Akkad New breath-taking ancient temple discovered ...

    Bryan Hill - 26/07/2019 - 22:01

18. Wars of the Anunnaki: Nuclear Self-Destruction in Ancient Sumer

    ... Wars of the Anunnaki: Nuclear Self-Destruction in Ancient Sumer ...

    ancient-origins - 29/12/2018 - 02:49

19. Ram in a Thicket: A Mesopotamian Legacy from the Ancient City of Ur

    ... well-preserved artifacts from the Sumerian civilization. Sumer: Where Written Language, Arithmetic and Civilization ... This was a time when Ur was one of the leading cities of Sumer, and the region was known for its advanced civilization ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 12/11/2023 - 21:54

20. Eden Revisited: The Sumerian Version

    Sumer, in Mesopotamia, was called ‘the land of civilized ... the time, complex mathematics, and amazing astronomy.  Sumer, in Mesopotamia, was called ‘the land of civilized ...

    jim willis - 26/06/2019 - 15:41

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