It is an extinct language, the language of the Sumerians, the oldest civilized people in Mesopotamia. Its language family is unknown. It has a strong agglutinative character. The oldest recorded language is from around 3000 BCE. It was replaced by Akkadian and became extinct, but its cuneiform writing system and many cultural vocabulary were borrowed by Akkadian. Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Hattic and Urartian are collectively referred to as the "Languages of Ancient Asia Minor." → Sumer → Related topics Clay tablet documents Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
メソポタミア最古の文明民族シュメール人の言語で死語。語族は不明。膠着語(こうちゃくご)的性格が強い。最古の記録は前3000年ごろ。アッカド語に代わられ死語となったが,楔形(くさびがた)文字法および多くの文化語彙(ごい)がアッカド語に借用された。シュメール語,エラム語,フルリ語,ハッティ語およびウラルトゥ語はまとめて〈古代小アジア諸言語〉と称されている。→シュメール →関連項目粘土板文書 出典 株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて 情報 |
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