Sumer

[ soo-mer ]

/ ˈsu mər /

noun

an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.

Words nearby Sumer

Sumatran, Sumatran elephant, sumatriptan, Sumba, Sumbawa, Sumer, Sumerian, Sumerology, Sumgait, sumi, sumi-e

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Example sentences from the Web for Sumer

Also, the Bible clearly places the Garden of Eden “eastward,” near the Mesopotamian empire of Sumer.
The Truth About Genesis|Bruce Feiler|September 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There is one fact, however, which seems to indicate that it really is either Sumer or Northern Babylonia that is meant.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
The sumer of 1855 found Miss Swain, then twenty-one years of age, teaching a few private pupils in the village.
Clara A. Swain, M.D.|Mrs. Robert Hoskins
After a quarter of a century had elapsed, Akkad and Sumer were overswept by the fierce Gutium from the north-eastern mountains.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie

These much disputed terms, Sumer and Accad, are, according to MM.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot
Originally foreigners, invaders from Akkad or Sumer, the pharaohs first conquered, then surprised.
The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus

British Dictionary definitions for Sumer

Sumer

/ (ˈsuːmə) /

noun

the S region of Babylonia; seat of a civilization of city-states that reached its height in the 3rd millennium bc

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单词	sumer
释义	Sumer [ soo-mer ] / ˈsu mər / noun an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq. Words nearby Sumer Sumatran, Sumatran elephant, sumatriptan, Sumba, Sumbawa, Sumer, Sumerian, Sumerology, Sumgait, sumi, sumi-e Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sumer Also, the Bible clearly places the Garden of Eden “eastward,” near the Mesopotamian empire of Sumer. The Truth About Genesis\|Bruce Feiler\|September 18, 2009\|DAILY BEAST There is one fact, however, which seems to indicate that it really is either Sumer or Northern Babylonia that is meant. Patriarchal Palestine\|Archibald Henry Sayce The sumer of 1855 found Miss Swain, then twenty-one years of age, teaching a few private pupils in the village. Clara A. Swain, M.D.\|Mrs. Robert Hoskins After a quarter of a century had elapsed, Akkad and Sumer were overswept by the fierce Gutium from the north-eastern mountains. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria\|Donald A. Mackenzie These much disputed terms, Sumer and Accad, are, according to MM. A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1\|Georges Perrot Originally foreigners, invaders from Akkad or Sumer, the pharaohs first conquered, then surprised. The Lords of the Ghostland\|Edgar Saltus British Dictionary definitions for Sumer Sumer / (ˈsuːmə) / noun the S region of Babylonia; seat of a civilization of city-states that reached its height in the 3rd millennium bc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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