The Sumerians Quotes

“lugal” is the root of the modern English word “legal”).”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Sargon himself seems to have worshipped Sumerian gods—his patron goddess was Inanna, and his daughter Enheduanna”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“became a priestess to the god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur. So, although the Sumerians were conquered by the Akkadians, it”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“they were the first city-builders, they invented wheeled transport, writing, and the calendar,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“they advanced the development of humankind with a number of technological leaps”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“we know much more about the Sumerians than we do about other contemporary societies”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Because many of the tablets on which they wrote have survived and have been deciphered,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Sumerians will remain one of the most mysterious civilizations in human history.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Perhaps one day we may be able to understand where they came from,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“The Sumerians were some of the most significant people in history”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“and distinct civilizations seem to have included it in religious carvings.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“No-one has been able to suggest what the significance of this bag may be nor why geographically separate and distinct civilizations seem to have included it in religious carvings.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“No-one has been able to suggest what the significance of this bag may be nor why geographically separate and distinct civilizations”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Göbekli Tepe”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“This in turn allowed the Sumerians to develop trade because they were able to reliably ship goods to other areas in exchange for raw materials.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“pots were important because they allowed the long-term storage of goods which would otherwise have perished.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Pottery. The Sumerians created the potter’s wheel and refined the art of creating air and watertight vessels made of clay.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“the single most important technological advance which allowed the growth of Sumerian civilization.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“development of efficient irrigation systems and the creation of artificial waterways”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Irrigation. The Sumerians did not invent the concept of irrigation, but they refined and developed the use of complex irrigation systems”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“giving a distinct advantage over enemies who did not have such vehicles.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“wheeled carts which enable armies to bring with them large amounts of supplies and spare weapons,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“vehicles), and this invention enabled the development of more efficient plows,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“The wheel. The wheel was invented by the Sumerians (or they were at least the first to use the wheel to make vehicles),”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Bronze. In the very earliest period after their arrival in Mesopotamia, the Sumerians discovered that, if they mixed copper with tin, they could produce bronze,”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“civilization is the rapid advance of technology during the early period.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“One of the most striking things about the emergence of Sumerian”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“Technology and Writing “For his pleasure he got married. On his thinking it over he got divorced.” —Sumerian proverb”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“many believe this Sumerian legend was the origin of the story of Noah and his Ark.”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

“The legend of Ziusudra predates the Biblical story of Noah by a very long time;”
― Hourly History, The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End