SUMERIAN LITERATURE Flashcards
The first writing system to be developed by Sumerians.
Cuneiform
Known as sexagesimal system
Number System
First conqueror of Sumerians
Accadian King Sargon
List the 3 social classes of Sumerian.
Noble
Middle Class
Slave
The god of the sun and justice
Utu
The god of the heavens
n
The god of wind and storm
Enlil
father of utu and the god of moon
Utu
the goddess of fertility and the earth
Ninhursag
List the oldest city-states of sumerians
eridu uruk ur kish lagash
Sumerian code of Ur-Nammu and the oldest surviving law in the world
Code of Ur-Nammu
Other first discoveries by Sumerians.
Turning Wheel Hydraulic Engineering The chariot The plow fabrication of copper board games sailboat monarchy
It is made from baked bricks. 720000 depended, 70-100 high ft. templo ng kanilang god at dito nagseserve ang priest
Ziggurat
female prest
Min
male priest
En/Ensi
a priest that serves 3 meals a day and etc to make their gods happy or else, there’s a misfortune
King Priest
Religion of Sumerians
Polytheism
What kind of government is Sumerians
Theocratic government
2nd conquerer of Sumerians
Elamites and Amorites
king of babylonians
King Hamurabi
Where is Sumerians located
Mesopotamia
