Sumer

GPTKB entity

Statements (163)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:artistic_expression gptkb:literature
gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:music
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Bronze_Age
c. 4500 BC
gptkbp:contains_city gptkb:Nippur
gptkb:Lagash
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Uruk
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
agriculture
gptkbp:created gptkb:the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
ziggurats
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkb:Hebrews
gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Romans
gptkb:Assyria
gptkb:Hittites
gptkb:Babylonia
gptkb:Akkad
Greeks
gptkbp:declined_in 2000 BC
Akkadian conquest
gptkbp:developed_by agriculture
irrigation systems
the wheel
gptkbp:ended c. 2000 BC
gptkbp:established city-states
gptkbp:established_in 4500 BC
gptkbp:had gptkb:merchants
gptkb:the_Code_of_Ur-Nammu
gptkb:artisans
social stratification
advanced architecture
ziggurats
polytheistic religion
a pantheon of gods
a rich mythology
a complex economy
a system of writing for record-keeping
a centralized government
mathematical base of 60
the Sumerian language
the Sumerian king list
gptkbp:had_calendar_system lunar calendar
gptkbp:had_mathematical_concepts base 60 system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sumer
gptkbp:included gptkb:Lagash
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Uruk
gptkbp:influenced later civilizations
later Mesopotamian cultures
gptkbp:is_home_to the first known schools
the first known cities
the first known writing system
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by gptkb:Sumerians
various ethnic groups
skilled craftsmen
farmers and laborers
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:the_Tigris_River
the Euphrates River
gptkbp:is_practiced_in agriculture
animal husbandry
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:Enlil
gptkb:Inanna
gptkb:Anu
polytheistic gods
polytheistic deities
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
cuneiform writing
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:language_spoken gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Code_of_Ur-Nammu
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:military_unit city-state armies
gptkbp:notable_city gptkb:Palmyra
gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Ugarit
gptkb:Tell_es-Sultan
gptkb:Nineveh
gptkb:Harran
gptkb:Niniveh
gptkb:Eridu
gptkb:Dura-Europos
gptkb:Adab
gptkb:Bad-tibira
gptkb:Girsu
gptkb:Karkemish
gptkb:Mari
gptkb:Tell_Leilan
gptkb:Tell_al-Muqayyar
gptkb:Tell_al-Sawwan
gptkb:Umma
gptkb:Nippur
gptkb:Sippar
gptkb:Akkad
gptkb:Erech
gptkb:Isin
gptkb:Kish
gptkb:Lagash
gptkb:Larsa
gptkb:Tell_Brak
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Uruk
gptkb:Assur
Tell Abu Hureya
Kutha
Tadmor
Emar
Drehem
Kullab
Lugash
Tell al-Hawa
Tell al-Rimah
Zabalam
gptkbp:produced gptkb:pottery
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:literature
gptkb:textiles
metalwork
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:Theosophical_Society
gptkb:clergy
gptkb:oppression
nobles
commoners
gptkbp:system cuneiform
gptkbp:trade goods with neighboring regions
gptkbp:trade_goods gptkb:copper
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkb:Anatolia
gptkb:lapis_lazuli
gptkb:wheat
gptkb:silver
timber
gptkbp:uses irrigation systems
cylindrical seals
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:the_Assyrian_Empire
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Persian_Empire
the Ubaid culture
gptkbp:was_known_for trade networks
its technological advancements
its laws
its literature
its cultural achievements
its religious texts
its religious practices
its innovations
its agricultural surplus
its festivals and rituals
its influence on later civilizations.
its trade with neighboring regions
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkb:the_Fertile_Crescent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3