Sumer

Origin

From the Akkadian (Šumer), in Assyriology since the 1870s (French sumérien since 1872). Compare Shumer, Sumir.

Full definition of Sumer

Proper noun

1. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.

Derived terms

• Sumerian
• Sumerology

Anagrams

• mures, murse, Remus, serum