Sumerian Literature
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sumerian literature is the oldest literature in the world. The Sumerians invented the first writing system, beginning with cuneiform pictographs, which evolved into a syllabary writing system. The Sumerian language remained in official and literary use in the Akkadian and Babylonian empires, even after the spoken language disappeared from the population; literacy was widespread, and the Sumerian texts that students copied heavily influenced later Babylonian…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sumerian literature is the oldest literature in the world. The Sumerians invented the first writing system, beginning with cuneiform pictographs, which evolved into a syllabary writing system. The Sumerian language remained in official and literary use in the Akkadian and Babylonian empires, even after the spoken language disappeared from the population; literacy was widespread, and the Sumerian texts that students copied heavily influenced later Babylonian literature. Sumerian literature has not been handed down to us directly, rather it has been rediscovered through archaeology. Nevertheless, the Akkadians and Babylonians borrowed much from the Sumerian literary heritage, and spread these traditions throughout the Middle East, influencing much of the literature that followed in this region, including the Bible