| 单词 | Sumer |
| 例句 | In Mesopotamia, the wheel dates back to at least the time of Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z About seven thousand years elapsed between the dawn of the Middle Eastern Neolithic and the establishment of Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whereas the buildings of Sumer and Assyria were covered with brilliant mosaics and splendid pictorial murals, the Inka style was severe, abstract, stripped down to geometric forms—startlingly contemporary, in fact. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Every European and Asian culture since, no matter how disparate in appearance, stands in Sumer’s shadow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Although each of those systems used distinctive sets of signs not borrowed from Egypt or Sumer, the peoples involved could hardly have been unaware of the writing of their neighboring trade partners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It is the same rhythmic pattern that drives the only popular nonreligious song of the early thirteenth century still known today: ‘Sumer is icumen in’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The kings and priests of ancient Sumer wanted writing to be used by professional scribes to record numbers of sheep owed in taxes, not by the masses to write poetry and hatch plots. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A delightfully clear original manuscript of ‘Sumer is icumen in’, possibly in W’s own hand, survives at the British Library. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The societies without writing that I just mentioned are ones that got a later start on food production than did Sumer, Mexico, and China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When the people of the Norte Chico were building these cities, there was only one other urban complex on earth: Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Taken individually, none of the twenty-five Norte Chico cities rivaled Sumer’s cities in size, but the totality was bigger than Sumer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Egypt lay only 800 miles west of Sumer, with which Egypt had trade contacts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As a result, Sumer is among the best documented of ancient societies. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z “I was very into rock climbing,” said Mr. Sumers, 30, who goes by Ted, and is pursuing a doctorate at Princeton in computer science focusing on computational cognitive science. ‘Adventure Partners’ Find Sure Footing Together 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The first writing system, cuneiform, arose in Sumer around 3200 BC to keep track of wheat, transactions, real estate and recipes. The 5,000-year history of writer’s block 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “When she couldn’t do something I was impressed by how consistently positive she was,” Mr. Sumers said. ‘Adventure Partners’ Find Sure Footing Together 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z “Everything is already sold out,” said the gallery’s owner, Asli Sumer, said. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z On July 3, they were married under a tree outside the Princeton Chapel by Dr. Elliott Sumers, the groom’s father, who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion. ‘Adventure Partners’ Find Sure Footing Together 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The Mouse Organ song, We Will Fix It, is an adaptation of the 13th-century folk round Sumer Is Icumen In, given a bouncier 4/4 beat. Papa's got a brand new Bagpuss 2010-07-29T22:30:00Z It follows a husband-and-wife team who are simultaneously raising a daughter, playing a video game about Ancient Sumer, working on a novel set there, and watching 9/11 unfold on television. The Unsettling Arrival of Speculative 9/11 Fiction 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z From the opening evocation of the chill of winter to the jubilant closing processional based on Sumer Is Icumen In, the sometimes meandering emotional trajectory was immaculately negotiated and paced. Philharmonia/Gardner – review 2013-02-19T18:09:42Z Instead they have been sheltering in place there; Ms. Feng has bonded with his mother, Dr. Anne Ricks Sumers, over tennis and teaching her how to cook Chinese dishes. ‘Adventure Partners’ Find Sure Footing Together 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z During a visit, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said, “Chile can do greater things,” which made locals hopeful one day the Sumer Olympics could come to their city. U.S. athletes finish Pan American Games with more gold medals but fewer podiums than four years ago 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Urban civilization eventually flourished in both regions, starting in Sumer but quickly spreading north. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This growth helped make Sumer the earliest civilization to develop in Mesopotamia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z With only some absentee and provisional ballots still uncounted Wednesday morning, Weir led Democrat Kerensa G. Sumers by 21 percentage points in the solidly red western county district, according to unofficial results. Republican Bob Weir wins vacant Prince William County supervisor’s seat 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Sumers, 39, said she is also opposed to more data center development and wants to cultivate more sustainable affordable housing in the area, improve local park facilities and attract more small businesses. A season of change for Northern Virginia as election campaigns begin 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Southwest’s flight patterns mean that “if one flight is canceled or delayed, it’s going to make a mess for everyone the whole day,” said Brian Sumers, editor of the Airline Observer newsletter. Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was 'perfect storm' of well-known vulnerabilities 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The expansion of Sargon’s empire, which eventually stretched from present-day Lebanon to Sumer. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncertainty about the origin of writing in Sumer still abounds, and the scholarly debate continues. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In her campaign, Sumers, 39, also promised to advocate less data center development in a portion of Prince William that has seen several massive projects proposed. Republican Bob Weir wins vacant Prince William County supervisor’s seat 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “The reliance on large corporations for all our financing is not the best and it limits creativity and options,” said Sumers, who works for Loudoun County coordinating services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A season of change for Northern Virginia as election campaigns begin 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Most historians believe that one of the first civilizations arose in Sumer. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The result of these new hierarchies were the first true cities emerged in the southern region of Sumer. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Regardless, by about 5000 BCE, they were clearly in contact with the civilizations in Egypt and Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Sumers raised nearly six times as much money as Weir, with much of her $42,000 coming from Democrats seeking to capture a district long held by Republicans. Republican Bob Weir wins vacant Prince William County supervisor’s seat 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Iraq is the site of ancient Mesopotamia, a region home to many ancient civilizations including that of the Sumer which developed the cuneiform, one of the world’s oldest writing systems. Trove of missing ancient Mesopotamian artefacts found in Norway 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Sumer was located in Mesopotamia, a region that is part of modern Iraq. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Sumers said protesters will join a “silent vigil for democracy” from noon to 1 p.m. Graduating West Point Cadets Isolate for Two Weeks Ahead of Trump Speech 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The political organization across the Indus valley remains imperfectly understood, but it may have consisted of a collection of independent city-states, such as existed in ancient Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He has occupied his time by baking bread, writing blog posts for the various Puratos websites and reviewing the French and Dutch translations of a book by Anita Sumer of @Sourdough_mania. At the Sourdough Library, With Some Very Old Mothers 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Then the policy changed again, this time to delays of six hours, Sumers said. How to get an airline ticket refund due to canceled Olympics or coronavirus fear 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Seals probably used by Indus merchants to identify their goods have been found in Sumer. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Trump will be inside West Point doing a campaign rally disguised as West Point graduation, stealing the honor of these fine cadets and wrapping himself in the flag,” Dr. Sumers said on Facebook. Graduating West Point Cadets Isolate for Two Weeks Ahead of Trump Speech 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Merchants from Sumer traveled to the Indus River valley to establish trade in luxury items such as lapis lazuli. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The International Olympic Committee voiced support for the decision, but also reiterated its “full commitment” to staging the 2020 Sumer Games in Tokyo as scheduled. First leg of Olympic torch relay is snuffed out by coronavirus 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Consider this year's Sumer Olympics in Tokyo, which are just five months away. The coronavirus will change sports dramatically in 2020 - Golf Digest 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Early civilizations other than Sumer also developed record keeping. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Last out, she won the Dream of Sumer Stakes at Santa Anita on June 22. Racing! Lots of updates on the Breeders' Cup Classic 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The most famous lugal in all Sumer in this early period was Gilgamesh of Uruk, whose legendary exploits were recounted later in fantastical form in the Epic of Gilgamesh. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Listening from a table in the back, Sumer Anelli said she had been bracing for weeks for the conversations ahead. Once they hid their stories. But now, survivors of suicide are ‘coming out’ to combat a national crisis. 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z It is difficult, though, to imagine some scribe back in Sumer creating the cuneiform for “condimentization.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Two ways in which Fourth of July coverage was lacking 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z After 2500 B.C., metalworkers in Sumer’s cities turned out bronze spearheads by the thousands. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A variant to the Epic of Gilgamesh, written around 2100BC in Sumer, tells of such a descent made by Gilgamesh’s servant Enkidu to the “netherworld”, to retrieve a lost object on behalf of his master. What lies beneath: Robert Macfarlane travels 'Underland' 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Sumer and indeed all of Mesopotamia was conquered by Sargon of Akkad, who created the first-known empire, in this case, a number of regional powers under the control of one person. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “The recovery of the past represents a sheer enrichment of human thought,” he wrote in the foreword to “In the World of Sumer,” Kramer’s 1986 autobiography. Miguel Civil, preeminent scholar of world’s oldest written language, dies at 92 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Sumer Ghazala, a first-year law student, said some students felt they had a special responsibility to speak out because of the school’s connection to Kavanaugh. At Kavanaugh's former school Yale, students transfixed by hearing 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Thus, the beginning of civilization in Sumer also signaled the beginning of written history. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Western culture began in Sumer, in modern-day southern Iraq. Opinion | White supremacy is bad. Western culture isn’t. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The word “Akkad” in his name was a reference to the Akkadians, a group that settled in central Mesopotamia, north of Sumer, around the ancient city of Kish. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Just north of Sumer and the Akkadian Empire, Mari served as a key trading center for Mesopotamian goods and Anatolian metals and stone, and once boasted the best preserved early palace in the Middle East. War savages ancient sites in Yemen and Iraq, destroying archaeological record 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z “The pajamas are a wonderful trend,” Mr. Sumers said. Cracking the Airlines’ Dress Code 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The Bronze Age started in Sumer around 3000 B.C., but the date varied in other parts of Asia and in Europe. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumer was at the crossroads of civilization with many competing cultures. Opinion | White supremacy is bad. Western culture isn’t. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Sargon conquered not only Sumer but also what is today northern Iraq, Syria, and southwestern Iran. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Rapid response units from Iraq's federal police advanced in the Sumer district, which lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris river, and also in neighboring Sahiroun, the statement reported by state television said. Iraqi forces make fresh gains in southeast Mosul: military statement 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z He said police and army units had fought their way into the Palestine and Sumer districts over the last day but Islamic State fighters were firing at civilians trying to flee. Iraqi forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Ur, one of the earliest cities in Sumer, stood on the banks of the Euphrates River in what is now southern Iraq. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said rapid response units and Iraqi army units had fought their way into the Palestine and Sumer districts in the last day, but that Islamic State fighters were firing at civilians trying to flee. Iraq forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts: spokesman, U.N. 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Regardless, for around a century, the Guti ruled over Sumer and adopted its culture as their own. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Ford signed as a free agent on Sept. 6 after playing on the Jazz Sumer League team. Utah Jazz waive Paige, Dawson, Ford 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In fact, the word “abzu” traces its origin back to the ancient people of Sumer — the earliest known urban dwellers — who believed that the abzu were the primal waters between earth and the underworld. ABZÛ review: A nice swim through a virtual world 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Over a long period of time, the people of Sumer created solutions to deal with these problems. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "But we are talking about a place which preceded Sumer by more than 1,000 years," he added, referring to what is usually considered the first urban civilization, based in southern Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq. Tiny bead from Bulgaria may be world's oldest gold artifact 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The rulers of this dynasty held the title of lugal of all Sumer and Akkad, and they were also honored as gods. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z When complete, the museum will include four halls that display artifacts from ancient Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, and Islamic periods of Iraq’s long history. Iraq Is Turning Saddam Hussein’s Palace Into a Museum They believe in the ancient religion of Sumer, a civilisation that flourished in the south of what is now Iraq from about 5000BC until 2000BC. Zuism – the growing religion of Iceland that offers rebates in this life 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Sumer’s earliest governments were controlled by the temple priests. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we realized what happened, we immediately notified the FAA and began a thorough review of our procedures,” Sumers said. American Airlines flight to Hawaii was not approved for long trip, airline says 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z By the end of the fourth millennium BCE, urban areas of varying sizes dotted the landscape in Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The mix-up with Flight 31 was first reported by aviation expert Brian Sumers. American Airlines accidentally uses wrong plane for LAX-Hawaii flight 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The mistake was caught midway through the flight, Sumers reported, but a decision was made to continue to Hawaii. American Airlines accidentally flew the wrong plane from L.A. to Hawaii last month 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Sumer’s city-states grew prosperous from the surplus food produced on their farms. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Agralogics, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm founded by MIT computer science grad Sumer Johal, helps farmers access publicly available data about their land. Forbes AgTech Summit: Silicon Valley Tackles California's Drought 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Praising them, however, implied different things for different social tiers in Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It contains the spoken greetings, beginning with Akkadian, which was spoken in Sumer about six thousand years ago, and ending with Wu, a modern Chinese dialect. Voyager In Space: Carl Sagan Project From 1977 2013-09-30T14:42:00Z Sumers, who writes about aviation issues, said that he first learned about the mistake from pilots chatting online anonymously. American Airlines accidentally flew the wrong plane from L.A. to Hawaii last month 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Some upper-class women did learn to read and write, though Sumer’s written records mention few female scribes. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As we all know from studies made of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Ur, and Sumer, many of the earliest inscriptions and scribbles were simplified renditions of visual observations made by the scribes. The Science and Art of the Diagrams: Culturing Physics and Mathematics, Part 1 2013-03-22T12:45:00.207Z Why didn’t Egypt emerge as a number of independent city-states and Sumer as an empire early on? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It is essentially sunburn of the surface epithelium of the cornea, said Dr. Anne Sumers of Ridgewood Ophthalmology in New Jersey. Well: Really? On a Cloudy Day, Your Eyes Can Be Sunburned 2012-12-10T19:11:28Z My notions about the country were formed by the British Museum: the head of Gudea, king of Lagash, treasures from Ur, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Assyria, and Babylon—all of which had occupied what is now Syria. Syria’s Fake First Family 2012-07-30T05:00:00Z Ships used the Persian Gulf trade routes to bring copper, lumber, precious stones, and luxury goods to Sumer. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only were there separate kingdoms in Accad and Sumer, or northern and southern Chaldaea, many of the great cities also once formed separate states. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z For example, beginning about 2112 BCE, all Sumer was again united under the Third Dynasty of Ur as the Guti were driven out. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the language of Sumer, Asari signified “the strong one” or “prince.” The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z But those worries were largely allayed as more hospitals added the procedure, said Zeynep Sumer, vice president for regulatory and professional affairs for the Greater New York Hospital Association. Paramedics Gain Tactic to Cut Cardiac-Arrest Deaths 2010-08-03T02:56:00Z It stated his basic theory, based largely on his reading of texts preserved on clay tablets from the pre-Babylonian era in ancient Mesopotamia, the so-called cradle of the civilization of Sumer. 2010-01-10T03:03:00Z The early Kaldi had seized and held from very ancient times the region of old Sumer, which was the centre of the primitive non-Semitic culture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" By about 2004 BCE, Sumer had crumbled, and even Ur was violently sacked by the invaders. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z One of these was overlaid by the other at a very early period in the history of the people, and the theological beliefs of Sumer received a Semitic interpretation. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The participating hospitals have been “extremely encouraged” by the results so far, Ms. Sumer said. Paramedics Gain Tactic to Cut Cardiac-Arrest Deaths 2010-08-03T02:56:00Z So is this queer old round sung, ‘Sumer is icumen in.’ English Costume Akkad and Sumer, or North and South Babylonia, already existed and were inhabited by two distinct races of people: the non-Semitic Sumerians and the Semitic Akkadians or later Babylonians. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The powerful kings of these dynasties established a bureaucratic system, possibly influenced by the palace/temple redistributive economic system in place in ancient Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Like Egypt, too, Babylonia fell naturally into two halves, Akkad in the north and Sumer in the south. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Hence we have in the temple libraries throughout Sumer and Babylonia liturgies to each of the great gods. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms Originally foreigners, invaders from Akkad or Sumer, the pharaohs first conquered, then surprised. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal In early times ancient Chaldea, located on the lower Euphrates, was divided into two parts, the lower portion known as Sumer, and the other, the upper, known as Akkad. History of Human Society I carried all the people of Sumer and Akkad in my bosom. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters The recollection of the fact was preserved in the imperial title of “king of Akkad and Sumer,” which thus corresponds with the Egyptian title of “king of Upper and Lower Egypt.” The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Lord of the souls of Sumer, of the souls of the lands. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms A more comprehensive name of southern Babylonia was Kengi, "the land," or Kengi Sumer, "the land of Sumer," for which Sumer alone came afterwards to be used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Thus, the industries that began in early Sumer and Akkad, coming from farther east, were passed on to Egypt and Phoenicia and were further distributed over the world. History of Human Society It meant, in the case of the Semitic Babylonians and Assyrians, learning the ancient agglutinative language of Sumer as well. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs But it is known that in the earliest records both of Egypt and Sumer the most significant manifestations of a ruler's wisdom were the making of irrigation canals and the controlling of water. The Evolution of the Dragon But the liturgy here published resembles in literary style the classical lamentations which always formed the chief temple services of Sumer and Babylonia. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms The rise of Sargon's empire was doubtless the cause of this extension of the name of Akkad; from henceforward, in the imperial title, "Sumer and Akkad" denoted the whole of Babylonia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" No positive proof is forthcoming that Sumer and Akkad were ever employed or understood in any other sense than as geographical terms. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria But the dead language of Sumer was not all that the educated Babylonian or Assyrian gentlemen of later times was called upon to know. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs In any case the earliest rulers of Egypt and Sumer were essentially the controllers and regulators of the water supply and as such the givers of fertility and prosperity. The Evolution of the Dragon This calamity left many traces in the temple songs of Sumer, and the Sumerian prayer books of Nippur contain other lamentations on the fall of Ur, written perhaps during the Isin period. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms The English Round or Catch, mentioned above, 'Sumer is icumen in,' is most probably of the 13th century, and that alone would be sufficient to characterise the popular vocal music of that day. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries The kings of Ur, in addition to their title as kings of Ur, are styled kings of Sumer and Akkad. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Even grammars had been drawn up, in which the grammatical forms of the old language of Sumer were interpreted in Semitic Babylonian. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs The newly recovered section of the epic contains two legends which supplied the glyptic artists of Sumer and Accad with subjects for seals. The Epic of Gilgamish A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform The spirit of wrath peace from Sumer has taken and the people wail. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms Ur was situated in Sumer, in the south, between the west bank of the Euphrates and the low hills bordering the Arabian desert, and not far distant from sea-washed Eridu. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The names are derived from the terms Sumer and Akkad, which are frequently found in Babylonian and Assyrian inscriptions, in connection with the titles of the kings. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria They both belong to the same level of religious thought; indeed, so closely do they resemble one another that the question arises whether the Egyptian belief was not derived from that of ancient Sumer. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Unless Sumer and Shinar are the same words, outside the Old Testament there is only one Shinar known to ancient geography. Patriarchal Palestine Temple in whose place Ninharsag has instituted the breath of life of Sumer. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms For ten long centuries Sumer and Akkad flourished and prospered ere we meet with the great Hammurabi, whose name has now become almost as familiar as that of Julius Caesar. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The balance of proof rests in favor of the former supposition; but however that may be, Sumer and Akkad represent, from a certain period on, a general designation to include the whole of Babylonia. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria They were, however, written in the old language of Sumer; like Latin in the Roman Catholic Church, that alone was considered worthy of being used in the service of the gods. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs It may be Sumer or Southern Babylonia; it may be Northern Babylonia with its capital Babylon; or again, it may be the Mesopotamian oasis of Sinjar. Patriarchal Palestine The most striking display was the corset display of Birdsey & Sumers, of New York. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission In fact, as Kassite influence suffered decline, one of the great problems of international politics was whether Elam or Assyria would enter into possession of the ancient lands of Sumer and Akkad. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The whole of "Sumer" was subdued, and the memory of a time when a king of Kis, Mesa by name, had subjected Lagas to his rule, was finally wiped out. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations It is, of course, the theme of "Sumer is icumen in." Vergil A Biography Its king was virtually lord of Sumer, but he claimed to be lord also of the north. Patriarchal Palestine I therefore transcribe "Sumer," which was the true name of the people and the language named wrongly Accadian. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature They overran a part of ancient Sumer, and captured Nippur, where they slew a large number of inhabitants and captured many prisoners. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The dead language of Sumer had become sacred, like Latin in the Middle Ages, and each line of a hymn was provided with a translation in Semitic Babylonian. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations In Sumer, at the time of the composition of our text, Ziusudu was still only one in a long line of Babylonian rulers, mainly historical but gradually receding into the realms of legend and myth. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition Can its application to Babylonia be due to a confusion between Sumer and Sangar? Patriarchal Palestine The northern cities were embraced in the territory known as Akkad, and the southern in the land of Sumer, or Shumer. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He proclaimed himself "King of Sumer and Akkad" and "King of the Four Quarters". Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Sumerian princes still continued to rule in Sumer or southern Babylonia, but after the era of Sargon their power grew less and less. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The fact that Hebrew tradition should range itself in this matter with Babylon rather than with Sumer is important as a clue in tracing the literary history of our texts. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition There is one fact, however, which seems to indicate that it really is either Sumer or Northern Babylonia that is meant. Patriarchal Palestine Like his successors, he called himself "King of Sumer and Akkad", and it appears that his sway extended to the city of Sippar, where solar worship prevailed. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He was welcomed in Babylon, which opened its gates to him, and he had himself proclaimed king of Sumer and Akkad. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Until the very close of his reign, which lasted for fifty-eight years, this great monarch of tireless activity waged wars of conquest, built temples and palaces, and developed the natural resources of Sumer and Akkad. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria These facts confirm the conclusion, which we should naturally base on grounds of historical probability, that while the Semitic-Babylonian Versions were derived from Sumer, the Hebrew accounts were equally clearly derived from Babylon. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition The culture of Sumer was a product of the Late Stone Age, which should not be regarded as necessarily an age of barbarism. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In dealing with the city cults of Sumer and Akkad, consideration must be given to the problems involved by the rival mythological systems. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He "took the hands" of Bel Merodach at E-sagila, and was proclaimed "King of the world, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, and King of the Four Quarters". Myths of Babylonia and Assyria This practice, however, did not obtain among the fire worshippers of Persia, nor, as was once believed, in Sumer or Akkad either. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria It is in the chronological and general setting, rather than in the Hebrew names and details, that an echo seems here to reach us from Sumer through Babylon. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition It is therefore apparent that at an extremely remote period a knowledge of agriculture extended throughout Egypt, and we have no reason for supposing that it was not shared by the contemporary inhabitants of Sumer. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He adopted the old Akkadian title, "king of the four quarters", as well as the title "king of Sumer and Akkad", first used by the rulers of the Dynasty of Ur. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria "I carried all the people of Sumer and Akkad in my bosom", he declared in his epilogue. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In Sumer she was known as "the Mother of the Gods", and she was credited with the power of transferring the kingdom and royal insignia from one king to his successor. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition Its presence in the later mythology may be traced as a reflection of political development, at first probably among the warring cities of Sumer, but certainly later in the Semitic triumph at Babylon. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition |
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