Sumerians

Summary

Sumerians is a historical ethnic group^[1]. Sumerians draws 13,898 Wikipedia views per month (historical_ethnic_group category, ranking #118 of 383).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sumerians's religion is recorded as Sumerian religion^[3].
• Sumerians is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• Sumerians's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group^[5].
• Sumerians is part of classical antiquity^[6].
• 4500 BC marks the founding of Sumerians^[7].
• Sumerians ended on 2300 BC^[8].
• Sumerians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumerian people^[9].
• Sumerians's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[10].
• Sumerians's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Sumerians's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Sumerians's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Sumerians's indigenous to is recorded as Sumer^[14].
• Sumerians's language used is recorded as Sumerian^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Sumerians's instance of is recorded as historical ethnic group^[5].

Origins

4500 BC marks the founding of Sumerians^[7].

Use and Application

Sumerians is part of classical antiquity^[6].

Why It Matters

Sumerians draws 13,898 Wikipedia views per month (historical_ethnic_group category, ranking #118 of 383).^[2] Sumerians has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Sumerians is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Sumerians is credited with the discovery of cuneiform^[18], a writing system^[19], founded in -3000^[20]; positional notation^[21]; and positional numeral system^[22].

FAQs

What did Sumerians discover?

Sumerians is credited as discoverer of cuneiform^[18], positional notation^[21], and positional numeral system^[22].