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An Sumerian city-state was the size of a small nation. In addition to its walls, the city was also protected by the sea. you have seen, 3500 B.C. was the beginning of time for the civilization. By ...

Cities of Sumer In the third millennium B.C. at least a dozen large independent city-states existed within the territory of Sumer. These included Kish, Uruk, Ur, Nippur, Umma, and Lagash.

Once again rival city-states contended until Ur-Nammu, a Sumerian from the city of Ur, reconquered the region in 2112 BC. A new period of Sumerian florescence, splendidly documented in this ...

An, one of the most powerful Sumerian gods, was the patron god of the city Uruk and Lord of the Heavens. He’s associated with thunder, and often envisioned as a bull crashing through the clouds.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Eventually, city-state rulers began fighting with each other and flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. This weakened the civilisation and Sumer was invaded by the Elamites who came ...

Archaeologists in Tello excavating the 4,500-year-old Sumerian city of Girsu unearthed a long-lost temple sanctuary and palace, photos show. Sébastien Rey Photo from The Girsu Project via The ...

Archaeologists excavated a site in Iraq dating to around 2700 B.C. in the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash that might contain the oldest-known tavern.

Archaeologists in Tello excavating the 4,500-year-old Sumerian city of Girsu unearthed a long-lost temple sanctuary and palace, photos show. Sébastien Rey Photo from The Girsu Project via The ...