A Short History of Sumer and the Sumerian Civilization from Mesopotamia

The Sumerians flourished in Mesopotamia between c. 4100 – 1750 BCE in the region of Sumer which was not a country, but a region made up of a number of walled city-states, each with its own king. The Sumerian civilization developed the first schools and jobs and developed the first cosmology and cosmogony, the concept of time, some of the oldest wheeled vehicles and the first-ever city. One of the most important innovations of the Sumerians was writing which is known as cuneiform, and was a script which was used by a number of Mesopotamian cultures including the Babylonians, the Akkadians and the Elamites.

The archaeology of Sumer establishes Uruk as the oldest city; however, according to the Sumerians, Eridu was the first city in the world, presided over by Enki, the god of water and wisdom. Eridu was seen as the home of the gods and the birthplace of the rules governing civilisation and, in Mesopotamian mythology, is comparable to the biblical Garden of Eden.

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— CHAPTERS —
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Who were the Sumerians?
3:34 Notable Developments and Innovations
5:08 The First City
5:55 Social Structure and Government
6:56 Decline of the Sumerian Civilization
8:42 Outro

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[WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

What similarities do you see between the Sumerians and your own culture? Let us know!

[MatthewDLDavidson]

Excellent presentation on a lesser-known area of ancient history. Perfect length and great information. Thanks for posting.

[SindyJB]

That was great, thank you for keeping Mesopotamian history alive

[andrek]

I love the history of the Sumerian, Babylon, Assyrian etc.

[نوره-يلز]

*Thank you very much for presenting the civilization of our country, Mesopotamia... May God protect our precious races 💙✍🙏...*

[Lucaslfm]

Great video, as usual! Thanks! 😁
I always thought all those achievements were due to the Babylonians. So many ancient civilizations, it's so confusing.
I remember in a previous video of the channel you made a quick sum-up of the history of the ancient civilizations, could you make a dedicated video to it, with a timeline and pointing out the main contributions of each civilization to mankind? That would be awesome.

[justinnamuco]

This is the most perfect video there is. I mean, there can be more perfect ones, but this is the most perfect one so far.

[justamurse]

Can you do something about Lebanon and The Phoenicians? :) you’re content is so thorough and captivating!

[chucklohre]

Thanks for the great video. I enjoy learning about the Sumerian culture. And their religion.

[ALMANASAmix]

You are amazing, thank you to share this information about our history

[redurmaye]

You did there a very nice summary! One of the best overviews out there. One thing you might want to check for further reference. "Shumeru" was the name given by the Akkadian immigrants to them, meaning "creators". The name "Black headed people" was an interpretation done on the actual native term "Sakhgiga" or something like that. The country was named "Ki-en-gir", thus "land of the kings".

[alaiyom]

Kelly, thank you for such a good summary regarding the Biblical Land of Shin´ar. I am glad we are now better addressing our origins. An, Enlil, Inanna, and Enki are quite important to understand ancient Scriptures and our own Celestial essence..

[mustafaayad]

هلا ببلاد الرافدين هذا بلاد الحضارات العريقه هذا العراق وحبيبته بغداد ❤🌷🌷🌷 عراااقي 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶

[Gardens-Babili]

Good lecture
Greetings from old Babylon city

[mango]

Super info über Sumarian - mesopotamia

[LuisRey-jc]

Hgreat explanation by this young girl..I love very much anything that has to do with The Great Sumerians.

[MoRahman-jj]

Your videos are amazing ! I have done a lot of research about Mesopotamia and I am so impressed on how advance they were - 10 years ago I would have never believed this especially due to the invasion and how the Iraqi citizen were treated. Long live Iraq 🇮🇶

[scottcrossman]

We live closer in time to the writers of the Hebrew bible than those Canaanite lived in time with Sumerians. The Judeans emerged in the Iron Age, 4, 500 years after the Bronze Age Sumerians. Similarly, we look to the past to understand the present and plan for the future. People are people in every Age.

[Iraq]

Thank you for presenting the history of my country, Iraq, Mesopotamia ❤

[Iraq]

I send greetings to you from Sumer, Iraq❤