Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia circa 3600/3500 BCE. #History #Writing #Uruk #Sumer #Script #Nisaba #Nineveh #Mesopotamia #Gilgamesh #Enheduanna #Cuneiform #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-105-en/

𒆕

Reading: du₃
Meaning: to build, make

#Sumerian #sumerology #language #Sumer #learning

The city of Akkad was the seat of the Akkadian Empire (2350/2334-2154 BCE), the first multinational political entity in the world, founded by Sargon the Great, who unified Mesopotamia under his rule and set the model for later Mesopotamian kings to follow or attempt to surpass. #History #Uruk #Ur #Sumer #Inanna #Eridu #Enheduanna #Akkad #AkkadianEmpire #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-363-en/

𒆷

Reading: la

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Sumer #research

𒉈

Reading: ne

#cuneiforms #sumerology #archeology #Sumer #study

There is a detailed map of Uruk, the oldest sumerian city, i.e. the state of excavation, down the scale of some centimeters. ("digital twin")

I don't know whether it's somehow accessible for lay people like me.

The 5 min teaser video is impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBe9Iy-Aeck

#sumer #uruk #mesopotamia #archaeology

𒆗

Reading: kala(g)
Meaning: strong, mighty

#Sumerian #assyriology #history #Sumer #education

Family in ancient Mesopotamia was considered the essential unit that provided social stability in the present, maintained traditions of the past, and ensured the continuance of traditions, customs, and stability for the future. #History #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Babylon #Assyria #Family #Society #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-16-en/

No... please... it's not fair... there was time travel now...

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1788133/no-please-it-s-not-fair-there-was-time-travel-now

Daily life in ancient Mesopotamia cannot be described in the same way one would describe life in ancient Rome or Greece. #History #Uruk #Ur #Sumer #SargonOfAkkad #Pazuzu #Naram-Sin #Mesopotamia #Eridu #Enheduanna #CylinderSeal #Cuneiform #Babylon #AnimalHusbandry #AmarnaLetters #Akkad #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-680-en/

Just saw a post containing the simple typo "Sumercomputer", and now I can't stop thinking about how they would have implemented supercomputing in ancient Sumer. Large arrays of scribes with whittled reeds pressing cuneiform into clay tablets simultaneously?

#Sumer #Sumeria #cuneiform #supercomputing #scribe

𒈗

Reading: lugal
Meaning: king, master

#cuneiform #sumerology #civilisation #Sumer #learning

Fashion and dress in Mesopotamia – clothing, footwear, and accessories – were not only functional but defined one's social status and developed from a simple loincloth in the Ubaid period (circa 6500-4000 BCE) to brightly colored robes and dresses by the time of the Sassanian Empire (224-651). #History #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Akkad #Assyira #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2198-en/

𒇷

Reading: li

#cuneiforms #assyriology #culture #Sumer #research

#IrvingFinkel Writes In Ancient #Cuneiform

#Sumer #Sumerian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kELoypEdMs0

𒀉

Reading: a₂

#Sumerian #sumerology #language #Sumer #study

Mesopotamian inventions include many items taken for granted today, most of which were created during the Early Dynastic period (circa 2900-2350/2334 BCE) or developed from achievements of the Uruk period (circa 4000-3100 BCE). #History #Writing #Sumer #Pottery #Mesopotamia #CylinderSeal #Cuneiform #City #Time #Wheel #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-1859-en/

Ancient Mesopotamian art and architectural works are among the oldest in the world, dating back over 7,000 years. #History #Ziggurat #Uruk #Sumer #Mesopotamia #IshtarGate #Catalhoyuk #Babylon #Architecture #Iraq #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-21609-en/

Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day southern Iraq and parts of Kuwait), which has long been considered the cradle of civilization. #History #SumerianLanguage #Sumer #Mesopotamia #GardenOfEden #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-114-en/

𒄑

Reading: ĝiš
Meaning: wood

#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Sumer #education