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Sumerian was the first civilization discovered and used writing.
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It was a very important king of Sumerian.
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Most ancient monuments, were used as either temples or shrines, like the Potoki Monument or Ziggurats. Were temples made in honor to some religion, which some think is some kind of mountain god.
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It was the first king of Akkadian.
His origins are not very well, although in spite of it, he soon became a hero. There was a very significant legend that describes his birth as the abandoned child in a basket on the Euphrates River, being subsequently collected from the waters and adopted; factor that will later be repeated in other characters of History (Moses, Romulus and Remus, Perseus ...) -
The cities of Mesopotamia were filled with monuments and memorial stelae that spoke of the greatness of the new empire and in writing there was an important advance of the Akkadian language, which became the administrative language of the State.
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Sumuabum proclaimed itself as independent king during the war of rivalry of Isín and Larsa. From Sumuabum one attends a slow growth of the influence of Babylon in Mesopotamia. He was succeeded by his son Sumu-la-El.
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Babylonian kudurru of the late Kassite period found near Baghdad by the French botanist André Michaux
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The Babylonian state, retained the written Akkadian language for official use, despite its Northwest Semitic-speaking Amorite, who spoke a language isolate.
The earlier Akkadian and Sumerian traditions played a major role in Babylonian and Assyrian culture, and the region would remain an important cultural center, even under its protracted periods of outside rule. -
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It was the first king of Persian State
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It was the first king of Assyrian
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Centered on the Tigris in Upper Mesopotamia , the Assyrians came to rule powerful empires at several times. Making up a substantial part of the greater Mesopotamian "cradle of civilization", which included Sumer, the Akkadian Empire, and Babylonia, Assyria was at the height of technological, scientific and cultural achievements for its time.
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Lamassu were protective minor deities or spirits, the Assyrian version of the "human-headed bull" figure that had long figured in Mesopotamian mythology and art.
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This form of architecture, known today as Achaemenid architecture, was developed from the time of Cyrus, and is said to have been finalized within two generations or so. This article seeks to discuss two specific forms of Achaemenid architecture – royal tombs (specifically the tomb of Cyrus the Great, and those at Naqsh-e-Rustam), and palace-cities (specifically Pasargadae and Persepolis).
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It was the 5 king of Persian state
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The Persian Empire was conquered by the Greeks led by Alexander the Great. Starting in the year 334 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire from Egypt all the way to the borders of India.
