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A film about the history of the most ancient civilization, its rulers, culture and fight for freedom. 00:00 — Introduction 00:33 — The Veldt-Blundell Prism 01:12 — The Origin of the Sumerians 04:07 — The First Kings of Sumer 05:54 — Life of the First Cities 07:10 — Gilgamesh: The Semi-Mythical King 08:46 — Resources and Trade in Sumer 10:44 — The First Reformer and Female King 12:46 — The Legacy of the Sumerians 14:47 — Sargon the Great and the Decline of Sumer 17:39 — Enheduana: The First Poetess 19:48 — Credits Correction: 1) Alulim is the first semi-mythical king of Sumer, who ruled for 28 thousand years. Forgive my dyslexia. :( 2) There is an inaccuracy at the twelfth minute: according to legend, Semiramis is an Assyrian queen, but she also ruled Babylon. The prototype of Semiramis was Shammuramat, the real ruler of Assyria, who came from Babylon. #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Between the Rivers #Mesopotamia #history #education #populist science