Explore: Kú (the Sumerian Word)

Jules Oppert was the first scholar to publish the word Sumer in a lecture on 17 January 1869. The first major excavations of Sumerian cities were in 1877

Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: eme-gir15, lit. ''native language'') was the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages

to Sumerian. Akkadian names appear in early Sumerian records and fully Akkadian texts are attested from the 25th century BC onward and make up the bulk

The Sumerian King List (abbreviated SKL) or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created

Du-Ku or dul-kug [du6-ku3] is a Sumerian word for a sacred place. According to Wasilewska et al., du-ku translates as "holy hill", "holy mound" [...E-dul-kug

The Third Dynasty of Ur or Ur III was a Sumerian dynasty based in the city of Ur in the 22nd and 21st centuries BC (middle chronology). For a short period

also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries

romanized: Gilgāmeš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Kushim (Sumerian: 𒆪𒋆 KU.ŠIM; fl. c. 3200 BC) is supposedly the earliest-known recorded name of a person in writing. The name "Kushim" is found on several

The Sumerian word NIN (𒎏), later borrowed into Akkadian, was used to denote a queen or a priestess, and is often translated as "lady". Other translations