The Sumerian Culture

Worshippers and deities from the Abu Temple, Iraq, 2900-2600 B.C.E

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Before Sumerian appeared on the land, it had been run by a non-Semitic people, also known as Ubaidians. In  ancient Mesopotamia, irrigation was important for farming. The Sumerians take a great task of building embankments to control the flood of water to the Euphrates River.The rich soil produced abundant crops of barley , emmer(a kind of wheat) , beans , olives, grapes , and flax.

Sumerians built their villages on artificial mounds to protect them from floods. They learned how to make brick in molds and dry them in the sun . Their village is surrounded by a wall of protection. And each of their god had the task of pleading the case of particular community with the other gods, their god have each specific role , that each of them control each element of nature, example wind , rain , and more. As in the picture the tallest figure is Abu , the Sumerian god of vegetation .next to him is a mother goddess. the smaller statues represent worshippers .



Abu god of vegetation
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The city of Sumerians culture 
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