History with Cy | The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC) @HistorywithCy | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
This program covers the history of ancient Sumer and the Sumerians, from the first notable farming communities such as the Samarra, Halaf and the Ubaid that once occupied their land to the magnificent cities, innovations, great kingdoms and empires that the region become known for, it's all here. If you want to get a good grasp of who the Sumerians were, this is the program for you!
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
03:21 Early Farming Communities (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)
08:12 Eridu
12:51 Uruk and the First Cities
17:46 Invention of Writing
21:30 First Kings
22:47 Early Dynastic Period
23:36 Sumerian Religion
26:32 Lagash and Umma
33:00 Ur
35:10 Nippur
35:47 Urukagina
39:02 Lugalzagesi
41:57 Sargon and Akkadian Rule of Sumer
50:55 Post-Akkadian Sumer and the Gutians
54:24 Gudea of Lagash
55:30 Utu-hegal
57:30 Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III) / Neo-Sumerian Empire
01:06:14 Amorites, Elamites and the End of an Era
01:09:41 Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer
01:11:45 Thank you and Patrons
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The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani
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Early Antiquity - I. M. Diakonoff
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume I - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East - Amanda H. Podany
Sumer and the Sumerians - Harriet Crawford
Sumerian Mythology - Samuel Noah Kramer
Excavations at Ur - Sir Leonard Woolley
Uruk: The First City - Mario Liverani
Ur: City of the Moon God - Harriet Crawford
Gudea and his Dynasty (RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia) - Sibylle Edzard
Gilgamesh: A New English Version - Stephen Mitchell
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This program covers the history of ancient Sumer and the Sumerians, from the first notable farming communities such as the Samarra, Halaf and the Ubaid that once occupied their land to the magnificent cities, innovations, great kingdoms and empires that the region become known for, it's all here. If you want to get a good grasp of who the Sumerians were, this is the program for you!
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
03:21 Early Farming Communities (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)
08:12 Eridu
12:51 Uruk and the First Cities
17:46 Invention of Writing
21:30 First Kings
22:47 Early Dynastic Period
23:36 Sumerian Religion
26:32 Lagash and Umma
33:00 Ur
35:10 Nippur
35:47 Urukagina
39:02 Lugalzagesi
41:57 Sargon and Akkadian Rule of Sumer
50:55 Post-Akkadian Sumer and the Gutians
54:24 Gudea of Lagash
55:30 Utu-hegal
57:30 Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III) / Neo-Sumerian Empire
01:06:14 Amorites, Elamites and the End of an Era
01:09:41 Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer
01:11:45 Thank you and Patrons
Related Videos:
Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)
youtu.be/O2hbP7PwuYU
The World's First Superpower: Sargon of Akkad and the Mighty Akkadian Empire - Bronze Age History
youtu.be/dfGDQfjADUE
Ancient Sumer and the Sumerians (Ancient Mesopotamia in Minutes)
youtu.be/hPSUlUrIDng
The Sumerian King List and the History of Ancient Mesopotamia
youtu.be/7u1-tAMrIgM
The Great Sumerian Rivalry: Lagash vs. Umma
youtu.be/7vJZ_cSSrcU
Important Cities of the Early Dynastic Period of Sumer
youtu.be/hRXLf0kbG0s
Sumerian Religion Simplified
youtu.be/Pa4szTWV9Bk
Sargon the Great and the Akkadian Empire
youtu.be/rMMciq5UfFI
Sources and Suggested Reading:
The Sumerians - Their History, Culture and Character - Samuel Noah Kramer
A Companion to the the Ancient Near East - Edited by Daniel Snell
The Sumerians - Paul Collins
History Begins at Sumer - Samuel Noah Kramer
The Sumerian World - Edited by Harriet Crawford
A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop
The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia - Benjamin R. Foster
The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani
Ancient Iraq - Georges Roux
Early Antiquity - I. M. Diakonoff
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume I - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East - Amanda H. Podany
Sumer and the Sumerians - Harriet Crawford
Sumerian Mythology - Samuel Noah Kramer
Excavations at Ur - Sir Leonard Woolley
Uruk: The First City - Mario Liverani
Ur: City of the Moon God - Harriet Crawford
Gudea and his Dynasty (RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia) - Sibylle Edzard
Gilgamesh: A New English Version - Stephen Mitchell
Support History with Cy on Patreon:
patreon.com/historywithcy
Follow History with Cy:
Instagram ► instagram.com/historywithcy
Facebook ► facebook.com/historywithcy
Twitter ► twitter.com/historywithcy
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Merch ► my-store-11502415.creator-spring.com
Podcast ► historywithcy.buzzsprout.com
Patreon ► patreon.com/historywithcy
Music:
Epidemic Sound
#sumerians #ancientsumer #ancienthistory
