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Sumer

List of the major city-states of Sumer.

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By the third millennium B.C. there were at least 12 major city-states in Sumer.
  • Kish (Tell al-Uhaimer)
  • Uruk
  • Ur (al-Mukayyar)
  • Sippar
  • Akshak
  • Larak
  • Nippur
  • Adab
  • Umma
  • Lagash (Tello)
  • Bad-Tabira
  • Larsa

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