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Development of Writing
editI think it might be best to remove the picture implying that Sumerian is the progenitor for Egyptian hieroglyphics. This idea has been proposed many times in the past, but there doesn't seem to be any solid evidence for it as the image implies. This is not to mention the unfortunate implications that linear A and linear B are somehow the direct descendents of hieroglyphics. Laserteeth Killmore (talk) 20:11, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Development of Writing
editI think it might be best to remove the picture implying that Sumerian is the progenitor for Egyptian hieroglyphics. This idea has been proposed many times in the past, but there doesn't seem to be any solid evidence for it as the image implies. This is not to mention the unfortunate implications that linear A and linear B are somehow the direct descendents of hieroglyphics. Laserteeth Killmore (talk) 20:11, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Sumerians / Babylonians view of Earth
editThe article said Sumerians view the universe as a disc in a dome, but that's the statement for Babylonians (in regard to Earth, not the universe) in the book it was sourced from. Sumerians viewed it as rectangular.
There's some good fundamental info in the book that's lacking from the article about their beliefs. It may be worthwhile to check the page for more mixed up facts as well. I'll revisit eventually : )
The full book is available on this Internet Archive, in case anyone else wants to use -
https://archive.org/details/gods-demons-and-symbols-of-ancient-mesopotamia-an-illustrated-dictionary_202012/mode/2up?view=theater CrystalXenith (talk) 17:12, 1 December 2024 (UTC)