Definition of Sumerology

1. Noun. The archeology of ancient Sumerians.

Generic synonyms: Archaeology, Archeology

Definition of Sumerology

1. Noun. The study of the ancient Sumerian civilisation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumerology

Sumatra
Sumatran
Sumatran rhinoceros
Sumatran tiger
Sumatran tigers
Sumatrans
Sumbawa
Sumbwa
Sumer
Sumeria
Sumerian
Sumerians
Sumerological
Sumerologist
Sumerologists
Sumerology
Sumitra
Summer
Summer Finding
Summer Triangle
Summer of Love
Summerland
Summers
Sumner
Sumy
Sun
Sun.
Sun King
Sun Myung Moon
Sun Yat-sen

Literary usage of Sumerology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expositor edited by William Robertson Nicoll, Samuel Cox, James Moffatt (1897)
"... and exhibited the firstfruits of his studies in sumerology, Dr. Hommel was chiefly known in England as a rising Assyriologist. ..."

2. An Adventure of Great Dimension: The Launching of the Chicago Assyrian by Erica Reiner (2002)
"... for publication of the lexical series Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon and in 1965 joined the Oriental Institute faculty representing sumerology. ..."

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