History of Sumer Mesopotamia ( 3,000 years of Sumerian history )explained in less than 4 minutes

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[zebdawson]

I know you briefly touched on the Akkadian Empire in this video, but I think a video dedicated to them (similar to the videos on the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, etc.) would be awesome!

Imo you produce some of the best historical videos on YouTube! Keep up the amazing work, my dude!

[ancient_Iraqi_Mesopotamian]

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[Hoodinski]

2:36 Firstly- Sumerian and Akkadian were a sprachbund at that time- a union of two coexisting languages, so Sumerian was as native as Akkadian in that part of Mesopotamia (although I understand that you mean Sargon's native language was Akkadian). Secondly- Akkadian is not a semitic script- it's a semitic language. Thirdly- the script you are refering to is called cuneiform and was invented by the Sumerians. Sargon used the said script to write Akkadian words.

[jayjohn]

Very short video, but a great volume of information within it.

[ValdezJu]

Getting a YouTube notification that Epimetheus uploaded a new video fills me with delight!

[undefineddesign]

I love your videos so much. I rewatch them all several times. Thanks so much for taking so much time to research and post them. Love your presentation style.

[FlashPointHx]

Nice video! Short and sweet and most important, right to the point.

[lorensims]

Very nice! I'm fascinated by this period of time.
I'm told that the Akkadian language is the root of Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic and while the Sumerians were no more, the people of Babylon still used Sumerian as a language of religion and learning, much as Latin was used in the Middle-Ages.

[BartAcaDiouka]

Hi! Thank you for this informative video on a subject that is rarely treated.
I think you could have insisted a little more on what makes the sumerians so special: they are not Semitic (nor Indo-European) people and we actually cannot link their language to any other in the region. But we still know a hole lot about them because even after the end of their political power Akkadians (and after that Babylonians) had a very positive view of the Sumerian culture. So much that they still used the Sumerian language for religious texts one thousand year after their political demise and they (along with various Iranian, Anatolian and Semitic peoples) still used the cuneiforms until the last centuries BC.

[niteshmurti]

I love your videos. Please make many more of these "history of" videos.

[applechannery]

Super interesting! I would like longer videos and a more detailed analysis on significance and impacts of whichever particular period being discussed

[farhanatashiga]

I'm calling it now you're going to be the next big history YouTube channel.

[LinusLinothorax]

Hey Epimethus, would you be interested in making a video about Christian Nubia? Many people already know Christian Ethiopia, but they don't know that it had a western neighbour that was able to maintain its Christian faith for nearly 1000 years. Afaik, there isn't a YT video on that topic either. I know a lot about its history and culture, so I could help you out, if you want.

[shayk]

Love this. Wish the videos were longer a bit though, it's kinda a tease :) Keep up the great work!

[orinwing]

Thank you for doing these videos. They’re very enjoyable

[feynstein]

Please cite your sources for your videos. I'm sure lots of people, myself included, would appreciate it.

[LionKing-ewrm]

Please do a video on the Median Empire...it is not covered anywhere else!

[mahmoodal-imam]

Thank you for the video. I was always wondering what kind of civilization before Sumer in Mesopotamia (Iraq). If I am not mistaken, there are many finding which support the theory that on this land were other people before Sumer, who called the Sumer people Sumerian

[ooopppp]

i m a huuge history buff, love your videos and i dont know how and why i haven't discorvered you channel earlier

[einsatzgruppenful]

Can you provide me a very brief summary of how you attain your information, do you read books, attend history lectures use Internet sources all all of the above, your work on these videos are great