Sumerology

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Sumerology

the study of the language, history, and archaeology of the Sumerians. — Sumerologist, n.
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Noun1.Sumerology - the archeology of ancient Sumerians
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
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Articles celebrate Sjoberg's interests and achievements in Sumerology by presenting new texts or updated editions, by offering lexical studies, or by treating topics such as the structure of the Sumerian debate poems or the Early Dynastic lexical tradition.
He Has Opened Nisaba's House of Learning: Studies in Honor of [Angstrom]ke Waldemar Sjoberg on the Occasion of His 89th Birthday on August 1st 2013
The 23 papers in this volume celebrate both Civil's 90th birthday and the 90th anniversary of Sumerology emerging as a distinct field within Assyriology and Ancient Near East studies.
The First Ninety Years: A Sumerian Celebration in Honor of Miguel Civil
Cornell University studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS); v.22
Entrepreneurs and enterprise in early Mesopotamia; a study of three archives from the Third Dynasty of Ur (2112-2004 BC)
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