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Sumerian definition

Su·mer·ian (so̵̅o̅ mir′ē ən, -mer′-)

adjective

  1. of Sumer
  2. of the people of Sumer, an ancient non-Semitic people of S Mesopotamia

noun

  1. a member of this people
  2. the language of the Sumerians, extinct as a spoken language since c. 2000 although it continued to be written until the abandonment of the cuneiform writing system: its tablets and inscriptions date back to 3000 : no clear relationship to any other language has been established

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