Neo-Sumerian

adjective

Of or relating to the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Neo-Sumerian Empire, a 22nd- to 21st-century-BCE Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state sometimes regarded as a nascent empire.

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Meanings

adjectiveNeo-Sumerian (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableOf or relating to the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Neo-Sumerian Empire, a 22nd- to 21st-century-BCE Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state sometimes regarded as a nascent empire.
nounNeo-Sumerian (plural Neo-Sumerians)

plural Neo-Sumerians

  1. historicalAn inhabitant of the Neo-Sumerian Empire.

Origin

From neo- + Sumerian.

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Neo-Sumerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Sumerian

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“Neo-Sumerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Sumerian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neo-Sumerian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neo-Sumerian.

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