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Sumer (or Shumer, Egyptian Sangar, Bib. Shinar, native ki-en-gir) was an ancient civilization located in the southern part of Mesopotamia (modern day southeastern Iraq) from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC. The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language. Sumer is considered the first settled society in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization".
Background
The term "Sumerian" is an exonym, first applied by the Akkadians. The Sumerians called themselves "the black-headed people" (sag-gi-ga) and their land "place of the civilized lords" (ki-en-gir). The Akkadian word Shumer possibly represents this name in dialect.
The Sumerians were a non-Semitic people and were at one time believed to have been invaders. However, the archaeological record shows cultural continuity from the time of the Early Ubaid period (5200-4500 BC C-14, 6090-5429 calBC) settlements in southern Mesopotamia. The Sumerian people who settled here farmed the lands in this region that were made fertile by the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
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droolss!! yummylicious,nk sikit can? ;p RT @suefbellish: http://twitpic.com/umx9j tadaaaa!!! Jemput sumer!!! :)
ffajillah (Ffajillah) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:29:51 -0000
droolss!! yummylicious,nk sikit can? ;p RT @suefbellish: http://twitpic.com/umx9j tadaaaa!!! Jemput sumer!!! :)
http://twitpic.com/umx9j tadaaaa!!! Jemput sumer!!! :)
suefbellish (suefbellish) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:26:49 -0000
http://twitpic.com/umx9j tadaaaa!!! Jemput sumer!!! :)
From Sumer Sethi,s R B12 Deficiency- Cord & Brain Involvement: There is associated white matter involvement along ... http://bit.ly/4Ll6yB
sumersethi (Sumer Sethi) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:47:31 -0000
From Sumer Sethi,s R B12 Deficiency- Cord & Brain Involvement: There is associated white matter involvement along ... http://bit.ly/4Ll6yB
Its swinter in P&F :) warmmer - sumer,winter swinter - summer winter
UNiqueChic123 (Florence) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:28:33 -0000
Its swinter in P&F :) warmmer - sumer,winter swinter - summer winter
@i4dezign73 the full body shot i 'heard' was from the observer mag. the other one i got from the L.A. Times online and was taken this sumer
mcfangirl (mcfangirl) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:40:43 -0000
@i4dezign73 the full body shot i 'heard' was from the observer mag. the other one i got from the L.A. Times online and was taken this sumer
fulamak.. pakai headset Philips ni, sumer bunyi yg kuar dr speaker rase mcm 3D je,,, mcm kat wayang... mmg superb! lg2 kalo bunyik bom..
xpro96 (Are-mie Hilmi) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:36:42 -0000
fulamak.. pakai headset Philips ni, sumer bunyi yg kuar dr speaker rase mcm 3D je,,, mcm kat wayang... mmg superb! lg2 kalo bunyik bom..
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