A number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin, indicating that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia.

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The fact that some Sumerian agricultural and craft terms were borrowed from other languages suggests that the Sumerians were not the first civilization in the region and may have acquired these ideas and practices from earlier cultures.

A Number of Sumerian Agricultural and Craft Terms Are Not