In preparation
Sumerian
A language of southern Mesopotamia with a long written and scholarly tradition.
The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.
At a glance
Evidence and writing
- Evidence / period
- Late fourth to first millennia BCE
- Region
- Southern Mesopotamia
- Writing system
- Cuneiform
- Site status
- In preparation
Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.