Sumer

The Lament for Sumer and Ur

A separate, longer lament widens the fall of Ur into the fall of an entire civilization, arguing that Sumer's language and gods, not just one city's walls, were what the storm actually destroyed.

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  • The Lament for Ur · c. 19th century BC (early Isin dynasty composition, mourning the fall of Ur c. 2004 BC)

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