am an Iraqi citizen. I tell you that there are wonders and wonders in Iraq. In Iraq, there are in every civilization ax and traces of the Sumerians and Babylonians. Talking about Iraq does not end because it is the origin of humanity. Faithful revealed the prophets and messengers. And you, as a European citizen, thank you for this work and spreading the history of Iraq, and that it is not only the history of Iraq, but the history of mankind. thank you brother. I am from the city of Nasiriyah (the city of Ur).
Well said my friend I firmly believe humanity has forgotten where it comes from and how we came to be . These things should be taught to the world's children as they are your only hope if humanity is to continue as we know it today
Wow, amazing! I would really love to visit your city, the ancient Ur, and also Uruk and Babylon. I'm an enthusiast of ancient Sumerian myths and religions. But I'm afraid that this particular interest could be a problem. If you don't mind, could you, please, share your opinion on how foreigners asking about the old Gods are perceived by the population at large? Because, even if I pretend to be a common tourist, people may notice my awe and beatitude when visiting the temple of Inanna, for instance. Of course I respect everybody's religion and faith, and I don't want to cause any trouble - or to get caught into any. Of course, as in any other place in the world, I obviously would try to keep a low profile. But I admit to not knowing what to expect. So I appreciate if you could give me - give us all - your perspective on this matter and/or advice. It's in my bucket list: I will visit Babylon in this lifetime. BTW, greetings from Brazil. Wish you health and peace!
@@alexandregoulart.terapeuta اهلا بك في اي وقت تزور العراق. لامانع افعل ماشئت لاحد يمانعك. السكان يرحبون ويبتهجون ويفرحون اذا رؤا ساح اجنبي او اوربي ..
Thanks for your work. I know you are under appreciated but as a history lover like most of your followers we really are grateful for your efforts and production
People might think 6000 years is alot, but look i was 10 just a few months ago & i'm 40 now, 30 years in just a few months, perhapse if one would lived 6000 years, he would say it all felt like 50 years. So be good, be happy & be humble in life. the whole story of creation for the creator is just a few seconds.
@@WadiAll فشلتنه مو فشلتنا مزجت العاميه والفصيح طيح الله حضك ثاني شي من تريد تصحح لشخص . اكتب بالفصيح وحرك الاحرف من فتحه من كسره حتى يكون اللفظ دقيق لان بأعتبارك جاي تنتقد إملاء بس انته واحد من حثالات المجتمع الي مايكون عنده طريق جيد بالتحاور او طفل صغير
@firstal3799 harappa is dated to around 2600 bc, to 1600 bc with an unknown civilization possibly being there prior to the Harappas. Meanwhile the sumerians are dated from around 7000-5500 bc, with an even more ancient civilization underneath that. Regardless, both sites are tremendously important to us as humans today
That was EXCELLENT! I enjoyed this thoroughly…the music volume and beats were spot on perfect…voice was clear with the right tempo and the visuals pulling it all together. I also noted that you correlated works of art and their museum home with the story and details as we can decipher thus far. It really changes the stone piece into something that connects you to a distant past; having it preserved illustrates how we regard our beginnings to be precious and a story that is long and ever unfolding. Thank you so much!
I'm in my sixties. I still remember studying Mesopotamia and the Sumerians at school, although I mostly remember hating it and and history in general. Was it the method? I don't remember. All I do know is that I'm lucky to still be alive when this kind of content is now available anywhere, any time, and, like in this case, presented so well that it is impossible to not love it. Thank you for the hard work and yay to youtube that has finally giving me a love of history and archaeology.
Two different schools of teaching. The old style "didactic" Chalk and talk - child's function is to sit down and obey the orator, whom may try to fire a question to catch them out - boo. Second type: Experiential, was only being introduced, in your time (Quasitor, Kaliedoscope) to psychology in UK from America: Basic philosophy it's not what the teacher spouts on about, it's what the child learns. Also, it's the student that should direct his own path. Guru Carl Rogers book Freedom to learn. Encounter groups, Summerhill. The issue with Experiential learning is that it can become to lax, lacking in structure. You need somewhere in the middle to be effective - IMO
My first history text book was called from Ur to Rome, I have to say I was captivated by what we were taught, although I agree it was not made as interesting as this. Let's be fair, our poor teachers, although truly dedicated to their subjects were at a disadvantage having only dry old text books to work from. Nevertheless, I'm grateful for the interest they generated, and grateful for these modern resources to fill in the gaps.
No aliens? No extra planets? No electricity? No time-travel? No communication arrays? Not one mention of a handbag!? Just what I needed. Thank you, good sir. :)
This channel is incredible. I’ve been heavily studying Neolithic and Bronze Age civilizations for the past few months to get a handle on our ancient past and your channel has been a huge adjunct to my readings. Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos
This has to be the one of the best historical videos on UA-cam. You covered so many topics. And it’s clear you’d never be done covering them had you continued. I learned a lot.
Thank you, really appreciate the kind words and sorry for the late response! Lots more on the way, especially dealing with Babylonia and the time period of this, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
SUPERB!! This brought back memories of spending my days, was unemployed in the British Library, London, studying the Sumerians! No access to glorious information like this back then! Just heavy tomes which I carted about the library and made copious hand-written notes from! I don't know why I've never watched anything before about the Sumerians. I'll certainly be watching more of your videos. Thanks so much for a thorough and enlightening programme! I had remembered some facts incorrectly, and never really knew before now, just how Sumerian culture met its end. Thanks...
Rothman, quoted said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. according to Anthropologist Mitchell S. Rothman regarding the extent of discoveries and specially on the quality of horse bones proved, According to him, that it was from the Shangavit Armenian 6000 years ago that the culture of that area spread around to the ancient world... Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...
@@hikeoganessian9729 I want to know much more than what you had room to write here. Is there a book or series to which you could refer me? I copied the names of Mitchell S. Rothman Merrick, Hellenthal, Bugsy, Brand, Wilson, Myers, Falush, and H.V. Hilprecht. Could you give me their first names to connect or is it unnecessary if I just add Hittite or Armenia? Thank you.
This brought back memories of being on Camp Babylon. Touching the ancient wall of Babylon. Sitting on the lion. Seeing the older bricks tied into Saddam's recreation of the city, to include a maze. I didn't realize how awesome my experience was.
Excellent content! You managed to really put the sumerian culture into context in terms of what came before it and also the lands and cultures surrounding it. Not just as an emergent first civilization as some portray it. Great job!
To me this is fascinating because when I was in Iraq I've been to a whole lot of these places. Just an incredible place. War has messed up a lot of it but it's still gorgeous.
@@batsnackattackHe may be talking about the country as a whole but he could be talking about the recent war with ISIS where they were famous for defacing ancient monuments and destroying ancient artifacts.
Your dranatic readings of the primary source material makes for good listening. One can almost visualize these crowned heads busy at speechifying, telling their retainers how great they were. Thank you!
Oh thanks, glad you like those... I agree with you, they're really give us a new or different perspective on the subject. I'm sure that so much is also lost in translation, but still, they're fun to examine. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
I heard the giggle he tried to hide around 50:50 when he had to say Dudu twice. It made me smile because I was giggling a little too. It's okay to giggle at little things like that. Made me like him more. Love this video by the way. So informative and so well thought out and put together. Thank you.
Wow,m thanks...comments like this make my day and are exactly what I'm trying to do here... get other people to love history as much as I do! Thank you, your words inspire me to put out more of such content, which no worries, I'll continue to do. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
My 15 month combat tour was like the most epic field trip. From Ur to Nineveh you name it I seen it.. And more we covered from bahgdad and everything north. There are some wild ruins.. In Samarra especially.
History buff and new subscriber here. Must say, I absolutely love the way you narrate the steles, scrolls, etc. from the rulers. It gives the text impact. Good job!
Thanks, glad you like these longer ones. They're fun to make and I also like being able to put in more info in one setting vs. breaking them up. More to come, stay safe!
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Haha yeah, when I first read that I sort of chucked because I thought the author of that line was making a joke..."who was king? Everyone called themselves kings... who knows who was really king?" Basically I interpreted it as there was a lot of confusion and a breakdown of authority since a single ruler would have likely indicated strength and stability. Anyway, thanks for watching, really appreciate it and stay tuned for more!
Wow this is very well made, thank you! There's so much to compliment, it's all very professional, but also intuitive. I appreciate that you show the stuff that popped into my head as well! Such as layouts of cities etc. Not many channels bother to even sync the artifact photos to the narration, but you did it!! Thank you so much, I'm going to share this to so many people lol
Hi, thanks so much for the constructive feedback, really appreciate it! Yeah, I sometimes get annoyed when some people just put random images from a google image search without realizing that the artifacts are actually incorrect - mixing up Sumerian with Assyrian or Babylonian for example, so I guess that's why I do my best to use appropriate images. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on ancient Sumer to come, stay tuned and safe!
Look it's really rockets science no town of civilization can live far away from water that's how you find your abandoned cities go look for a river on water source. I like it when they sell towels out there in the western movies out in the middle of nowhere well I don't give a fuk how they show it you can't exist without water you can't put a town in the middle of nowhere unless you near a river or water source. Lindo's on Western movies they always your town smack-dab in the middle of nowhere okay with the water forthcoming from. Okay let's see I reinforce this argument alright I'll build your town in the middle of nowhere but then I need water without War simulation so some people would dig a well yeah I found me a community in the middle of nowhere and I got my baby a week to go find some water so I guess I'll digger will maybe I'll get lucky and maybe I want
I've been searching this subject and this is the best organized, most detailed video I've found. Thanks for giving me the structure to hang the other stuff on.
Thanks my friend, appreciate it! As always, looking forward to the next Checkmate, Lincolnites and all the really entertaining and thought-provoking content that you consistently put out. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
As customary, I loved this meticulously researched documentary. Incidentally, Pietro della Valle (1586-1652) was the first European who found the ruins of UR, while travelling through Mesopotamia along with his Assyrian Christian wife in 1625. Because at that time the Persian and Ottoman empires were at war over the rule of Bagdad, his travelling guides suggested that they located a site in order to hide from a suspicious group of men, who looked as though they were galloping in their direction. As such, by sheer coincidence they "stumbled" upon a huge structure in their horizon, to which they flocked and where they spent a few days. Della Valle was fascinated by the monumental size and quality of the huge walls as well as to the multitude of cuneiform writings which appeared throughout the site. Thanks for yet another wonderful upload.
Yeah, I've read excerpts of his travels but have ordered his book to get the whole story. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
@Ghost Ghost That's jus the title of his book... Europeans still called that part of the Near East Persia back then even though at the time of writing it was being fought over by the Ottomans and Safavids. I believe that when della Valle was going through it was controlled by the Ottomans but I need to verify. Thanks!
@@HistorywithCy The very reason why Della Valle found the ruins of Ur's ziggurat is because he and his wife, under advice of their local guides, needed to seek refuge from bandits; particularly because they found themselves in the middle of a major war between the Ottoman and Persian empires, which were fighting over the control of Bagdad.
Fantastic work on my favourite ancient civilization! Fathers of the 24h of the day and 360 degrees of a circle and of cities and civilization in the middle east! Congratulations. Probably some of the best content on UA-cam for ancient history aficionados!
Thanks my friend, glad you liked this and great to hear from you! Yeah, it took a lot longer thank I thought but ultimately was worth it and fun to make. No, on to the next one... Stay safe!
There are a few topics on the list... still deciding, either a quick extension of this (topics that I took out due to length) or perhaps ancient Greek colonies. I'll decide this weekend. Thanks!
Its crazy how every single bit of human history is loaded with worshipping deities, arguing about borders, and fighting over resources……its literally still happening RIGHT NOW. We never learn.
@americanbellwether You shouldnt use the horscopes of past to that of now...just as map of earth changed...map of galaxies changed too...n so do the alignments n axisez..some planets destryd other newly formed
I love Cy's videos. The ancient world is so fascinating and getting it all put together in a neat package like this is fantastic. Thank you Cy the Great!
This is my favorite period of history. Sumeria through the end of Persia....I wish someone would make more games based in this period. An open world thing would be amazing!
Yeah, me too. Actually it's funny you say that, I'm thinking of one day doing an epic video, something like "History of Mesopotamia, from Sumer to Cyrus" or something like that. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
I really appreciate the work that went into the animation for this video. I have had lots of exposure to this material in the past and it makes a lot more sense with the pictures and icons. I like the video game feel to all of these videos even though I am not into video games. The creativeness in the images helps reinforce the facts. I have gotten a lot out of these videos thus far after subscribing to this channel even though most of this I already know.
The fact that their main God /before the Dynastic period I mean/ was a God of science and art shows a lot. It is very interesting and it shows how advanced the Sumerians were (yes , it was not a God of War/ Godess of Love and Fertility as a main deity) Very interesting video
The text is there if you know what to look for. They clearly tell us that they knew of vibration technology in such an intimate way that even today we're just learning what they were actually telling us. The modern way they interpreted it was total bullsh*t and had nothing to do with "Adam and Eve"
"Our gods told us that your land belongs to us. Since you acted arrogantly by rejecting the will of our gods, we will now wage righteous war against you." Somehow I find this both sad and hilarious. War never changes.
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haha yes, I felt the same.... I was eye-rolling... nothing changes! especially in the largely male-dominated pursuit or war (aka power, money, oppression) Can't include an eye-roll here haha. Still fascinating though :O)
IF youtube had short videos comments to upload here, you would see me standing and applauding, an amazing presentation, very detailed, well written, very well read, timing, editing, all of it...bravo bro. Thank you SOOOOOO much for making and sharing this video, we are all blessed to have encountered and inhaled this amazing piece, many blessings to you sir.
What an amazing piece of work you have done here. Your passion for history and art, human culture really shows in your production of this documentary, you should be proud of what you have accomplished. Subbed 👍
Thank you, really appreciate the kind words and sorry for the late response! Lots more on the way, especially dealing with Babylonia, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
Amazing job! Very detailed and organized. I like the way you included the people before the Sumerians. It gives me a perspective of how the people evolved. Very fascinating history! Really enjoyed this presentation.
One of the best documentaries on this subject I've ever seen, absolutely brilliantly done, well done fella!!! There's no bias, no wild and weird theories, just facts. Fantastic work mate!!!!
An masterpiece, as all the meanings of this word could imply ! I hope you're proud of your work here, every minute was worthy of the total attention you and (probably) us and I gave to it. thanks a lot, go on on that path
Wow, thank you! Thanks so much for the feedback, really appreciate it and glad you watched the whole thing... not many have the patience for that! More on ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia to come, stay tuned and safe!
I cannot thank you enough. I have learned from this 1 hour video much more than from years of study. I'm sure it took a lot of effort to make, with all the searching and animations. Videos like this make me thank to Enlil and all the Gods for the existence of UA-cam.
I've been working on a novelization of the birth of Sargon's empire, your video helped me a lot ! Awesome work here, it's amazing to have access to such a piece of work for free ! You earned yourself a new subscriber :)
@Jason "I remember the days when writing a paper required library research of material deemed credible enough to print and then composing something called a "bibliography" to make our work credible", It still is, as the OP says "it helped a lot", not that they were going to copy and paste every thing from it and call it their own, they now have a good list of things and dates to research and have saved years of not going round in circles
@@Jason-rp3jg I'm sure that was precisely what Cy did to produce this amazing video which isn't meant to be used as a scientific piece, but to quench the curiosity of casual historians or common people interested in history, or even as a starting point for a high school student to deepen their knowledge in a very accessible way. There was also a time when you had to travel to Alexandria to read "Argonautica" but now you can find it online. It's called development and the more accessible knowledge is the more educated common folk is. There's no advanced nation without a generally well-educated people. Knowledge accessible only to the intellectual elites tend to fall into tyrannical regimes and nobody likes tyranny, do we?
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44:52 it's interesting that after destroying Nigirsu's temples he was killed beside Enlil's city and his city (Umma) was completely destroyed. It's like the gods were real, wow
I love your channel man i watched most of your videos i listen to them at work with headphones like an audiobook. i particularly like the long ones! Keep up the good work! 😁
Thanks my friend, so glad that you like this, means a lot and motivates me to put out more. Actually if you are just listening at work, I release the longer episodes (including this one) as podcasts that you can listen to without the ads on UA-cam, so that might be good at work. Thanks also for the feedback, really helps me to make these better. More to come soon, stay tuned and safe!
Absolutely amazing work. This is a great companion to the books I am reading. I am reading the chapters on Ancient Mesopotamia in The Penguin History of the World, Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, and another book on The Sumerians. This is very detailed and I am very impressed there is no way I will not understand Sumeria with this and my books! Thank you!
Thanks so much for the kind words and glad that you found the video useful! I'll have a lot more on ancient Sumer coming up, but in the meantime if you need any more resources for your studies, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'd be more than happy to help. Thanks again for watching... stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Awesome thank you for your reply I would love any recommendations that you have. The more data and resources the better I have found that you can not understand anything if you only get the information from one source. I find the Sumerians so interesting and understanding them is to understand civilization in itself for many of the arts, sciences, and beliefs we have even today all stemmed from the Sumerians. I am excited about your future content I will definitely be watching a great deal of your content and look forward to more to sate my curiosity. Thank you your work is appreciated.
@@JDG602 Hi! Actually, I forgot to tell you, I have a link in the video description, "Sources and Suggested Reading" that will be helpful. Those are all books that I recommend, but if you need more, let me know!
@@HistorywithCy Awesome! I did not notice that. I just ordered A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC, very excited the book looks like a really good resource. Much appreciated.
I liked this so much. It is a great review of that world through Ur3. I will certainly check out the other films on, for example, Assyria. Thank you very much.
Oh for sure, my pleasure and glad there some of you are listening to the podcast as well. I'll try to make more longer form content so that you can listen to each episode there as well. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!
Leave it to Cy to make an hour long video that’s as consistently jam-packed with fascinating info as any 10 minute video out there. Grateful for your work bro!
My pleasure, so glad you enjoyed this. Was a lot of fun to make and worth the time. I think I'll do more of these types of videos in the future, just break them up into sections with time stamps. I think it might be better for you all to have all the information at once rather than over the span of several months. Anyway, thanks again, really appreciate the support...stay safe!
Excellent work! The best Sumerian narrative I've experienced, with actual excerpts from their tablets. This definitely answered some of the questions other videos left unanswered. Keep up the good work.
Thanks my friend, really appreciate the kind words... haha Gilgamesh I don't know, but yeah this was my longest vid to date. Could have been longer but then I wouldn't have been able to have released it until March. More on the subject to come in the future though, so stay tuned... thanks again and stay safe!
As far as I learned, the god "Enki" entrusted his daughter (goddess) "INANNA" to teach mankind the knowledge of agriculture, metallurgy, city-building, writing, etc.
Yeah Enki would have probably been my favorite deity if I was alive during that time. Most of the useful stuff seems to have been due to him. Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Enki came to earth 450,000 years ago and witnessed everything from then, up until possible right now, so thought quite old, he is likely still very much alive. What this video doesn't tell you is that these cities were there in the same locations for a very, very long time . They were covered deeply by the great flood over 12,000 years ago, and rebuilt after the land sufficiently dried out again. They were built by the Anunnaki and the human survivors of the flood and their descended.
@@seekthetruth2529 I find it a coincidence that in ancient times the daily solar cycle and the monthly lunar cycle where worship and recorded with great detail. In this video they talk of those that ruled for 28000 years and 36000 years period and Moses was said to live to 800 years. Divide 36000 by 365 daily cycle which equals 98 years old. If you divide 800 by the lunar cycle it equals almost 67 years old.
@@Toneloke-3000 in the sumerian kings list the pre flood Anunnaki rulers, reigned for thousands of years at a time, after the flood when kingship was granted to mankind, you see much shorter reigns. Many of the early bible characters had long life spans, and the bible says in the millennium reign of christ we would again have life spans of many hundreds of years.
@@Toneloke-3000 I wonder if maybe these were not kings but names of periods, like how we call Pleistocene, Holocene, etc. Regarding life spans, the Hindus also mention the decrease and then increase over the Ages.
This documentary was simply delicious. Thanks for highlighting early Mesopotamian history. We need more focus on this crucial time period of human history.
Fascinating insights into the origins of civilization! This ancient history documentary about the Sumerians truly captures the rise of one of humanity's first great societies. From their innovative writing systems to their remarkable architecture, it's incredible to see how much we owe to this ancient civilization. A must-watch for history enthusiasts
I try my luck with a comment on a three years old video: I know they were not really sumerians but have you considered making a video on the First Sealand Dynasty? Great videos by the way, thank you!
Sure, I might do a podcast on it since there aren't many artifacts that I can put into a video, but will have some sources that I can utilize for this. You might also like the 3 hour Babylon video I did about two years back. That also touches up on 1st Sealand a little but not much. Thanks for watching and your interest in this stuff!
Excellent. I have always loved reading about Sumer since I was a child in the 1950s. This video was well made and organized. It did a great job of telling the story of Sumer from beginning to end, which has always confused me before. Thank you.
In the decrepit desert that is modern-day UA-cam- where 90% of content is pure brainrot and serves only to decrease it's viewers attention span evermore, it's such a welcome surprise to stumble upon such a quality channel with well-made videos that are entertaining as much as they are educating. Thank you!
@@HistorywithCy Analyzing those videos remember that Polish language has c.a. 100x less people who understand it that English has. (I guess that half of humanity understands English) Translating such long videos (totalling 4 hours) could cost c.a. 200eur = [12eur/hour] x [up to16 hours of work].
5,000-6,000 first writing and civilization began in Mesopotamia. Architecture art, tools, transportation, record keeping, communication, laws all grew out of this geological area. The ingenuity of this early culture is truly admirable. This piece is loaded with amazing historical facts, and it is very interesting.
Thanks my friend, glad you liked it... took a while to make but was worth it in the end. Also, while making it I came across some ideas for merch that I'll share with you shortly. More on the way and thanks again for the support, really appreciate it!
Thanks, glad you liked this! Haha yeah I get sometimes get comments on other videos about ancient aliens, mysterious handbags and the like... not sure how that stuff became so popular but it'll over UA-cam for some reason. Anyway, more to come, thanks so much for stopping by and stay safe!
@@ahadkhan3486 absolutely not, this video is horrible. This guy was extremely biased in his history purposely leaving out countless facts about Sumerians. The Sumerians had a very precise king list that goes back thousands of years ago, these mythological gods he speaks of are not Gods and they’re not myth either. He speaks nothing about the countless inventions of the Sumerians, agriculture and crops, the wheel, the plow, mathematics, writing, time, metallurgy, beer, music, sailboat, lunar calendar, the first code of laws, board games. The alien talk that he’s frantically trying to avoid are the Anunnaki, he just keeps calling them Gods instead. But it is from direct Sumerian cuneiform texts that tell the story of the Anunnaki.
@@jcavaz0s574 usually we try to focus on primary sources and archeological evidence to make claims and definitive timelines for especiallh bronze age civilizations since we don't have as wealth of sources as say Iron age Rome. That being said, there are no mention of annunaki "aliens" in the primary sources they are all depicted and called upon as gods. Also it's generally regarded that the first part of the king list is semi mythological which is why it is not included here. Id love to be proven wrong tho I'm just putting a different perspective put there
This is an amazing story told in it's entirety. It is very long and gradually the Sumerians and their language disappear after a very long time and very many wars, and horrible happenings and killings or centuries. However their gift of writing and concise way or ordering and running a country prevails. The history seems to go on forever, but the most important parts are still there. Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
am an Iraqi citizen. I tell you that there are wonders and wonders in Iraq. In Iraq, there are in every civilization ax and traces of the Sumerians and Babylonians. Talking about Iraq does not end because it is the origin of humanity. Faithful revealed the prophets and messengers. And you, as a European citizen, thank you for this work and spreading the history of Iraq, and that it is not only the history of Iraq, but the history of mankind. thank you brother. I am from the city of Nasiriyah (the city of Ur).
Dude you should start a podcast showing the world all those things, lots of people including me really want to learn about all of this
Well said my friend I firmly believe humanity has forgotten where it comes from and how we came to be . These things should be taught to the world's children as they are your only hope if humanity is to continue as we know it today
Wow, amazing! I would really love to visit your city, the ancient Ur, and also Uruk and Babylon. I'm an enthusiast of ancient Sumerian myths and religions. But I'm afraid that this particular interest could be a problem. If you don't mind, could you, please, share your opinion on how foreigners asking about the old Gods are perceived by the population at large? Because, even if I pretend to be a common tourist, people may notice my awe and beatitude when visiting the temple of Inanna, for instance. Of course I respect everybody's religion and faith, and I don't want to cause any trouble - or to get caught into any. Of course, as in any other place in the world, I obviously would try to keep a low profile. But I admit to not knowing what to expect. So I appreciate if you could give me - give us all - your perspective on this matter and/or advice.
It's in my bucket list: I will visit Babylon in this lifetime.
BTW, greetings from Brazil. Wish you health and peace!
@@alexandregoulart.terapeuta اهلا بك في اي وقت تزور العراق. لامانع افعل ماشئت لاحد يمانعك. السكان يرحبون ويبتهجون ويفرحون اذا رؤا ساح اجنبي او اوربي ..
@@عباسرحمنالازيرجاوي إنه لشرف كبير أن تعرف بلدك. شكرا على الاجابة.
Thanks for your work. I know you are under appreciated but as a history lover like most of your followers we really are grateful for your efforts and production
That's right.
Thank you 🎉
People might think 6000 years is alot, but look i was 10 just a few months ago & i'm 40 now, 30 years in just a few months, perhapse if one would lived 6000 years, he would say it all felt like 50 years. So be good, be happy & be humble in life. the whole story of creation for the creator is just a few seconds.
Trilobites went extinct 250 million years ago
When my father was born 5 years ago i was very proud to take him to school on his first day of university shortly after introducing him to my mother
هذا الفيديو عظيم جداً اهنئك من كل قلبي على هذا الابداع والتفرد في سرد التاريخ
انا مواطن من بلاد ما بين النهرين جعلتني افتخر بأصولي السومريه
لفيديو
اهنأك ؟😂😂😂
اهنئك هيج تنكتب فشلتنا
@@WadiAll فشلتنه مو فشلتنا مزجت العاميه والفصيح طيح الله حضك
ثاني شي من تريد تصحح لشخص . اكتب بالفصيح وحرك الاحرف من فتحه من كسره حتى يكون اللفظ دقيق لان بأعتبارك جاي تنتقد إملاء
بس انته واحد من حثالات المجتمع الي مايكون عنده طريق جيد بالتحاور او طفل صغير
aww that is sweet i dont really understand u but i used see in english
@@tiffanydelph2196 Thank you very much for your interest my friend 😍😘
هل لاحظت اسم إسرئيل من بديه الفيديو ، حيث لا يوجد يهود فى المنطق إطلاقنا ، اليهود كانو فى اليمن و السبى البابلي حصل فى اليمن
Sumerian culture makes me feel so emotional for some reason. Great doc!
Yeah, happens to much people...is the beginning of human civilization..cities, religion, monarchy, armies...everything.
Because it's the "cradle of life" but truly, it is the birthplace of our amnesia and the great schism.
Only Harappa was the true cradle of civilization
Harappa was more ancient and is likely to have influenced Mesopotamia
@firstal3799 harappa is dated to around 2600 bc, to 1600 bc with an unknown civilization possibly being there prior to the Harappas. Meanwhile the sumerians are dated from around 7000-5500 bc, with an even more ancient civilization underneath that. Regardless, both sites are tremendously important to us as humans today
That was EXCELLENT! I enjoyed this thoroughly…the music volume and beats were spot on perfect…voice was clear with the right tempo and the visuals pulling it all together. I also noted that you correlated works of art and their museum home with the story and details as we can decipher thus far. It really changes the stone piece into something that connects you to a distant past; having it preserved illustrates how we regard our beginnings to be precious and a story that is long and ever unfolding. Thank you so much!
My pleasure! Comments like this make my day...thanks so much for watching, really appreciate it! Lots more on the way, stay tuned!
I'm in my sixties. I still remember studying Mesopotamia and the Sumerians at school, although I mostly remember hating it and and history in general. Was it the method? I don't remember. All I do know is that I'm lucky to still be alive when this kind of content is now available anywhere, any time, and, like in this case, presented so well that it is impossible to not love it. Thank you for the hard work and yay to youtube that has finally giving me a love of history and archaeology.
Two different schools of teaching. The old style "didactic" Chalk and talk - child's function is to sit down and obey the orator, whom may try to fire a question to catch them out - boo. Second type: Experiential, was only being introduced, in your time (Quasitor, Kaliedoscope) to psychology in UK from America: Basic philosophy it's not what the teacher spouts on about, it's what the child learns. Also, it's the student that should direct his own path. Guru Carl Rogers book Freedom to learn. Encounter groups, Summerhill. The issue with Experiential learning is that it can become to lax, lacking in structure. You need somewhere in the middle to be effective - IMO
When you’re young, the future is everything; the past gets more interesting as we get older (it seems)
My first history text book was called from Ur to Rome, I have to say I was captivated by what we were taught, although I agree it was not made as interesting as this. Let's be fair, our poor teachers, although truly dedicated to their subjects were at a disadvantage having only dry old text books to work from. Nevertheless, I'm grateful for the interest they generated, and grateful for these modern resources to fill in the gaps.
Not delivering the lesson in the most monotone and also tired from repeating the lesson 5x per day.
@@JeffMTXthat’s such a good point !
No aliens?
No extra planets?
No electricity?
No time-travel?
No communication arrays?
Not one mention of a handbag!?
Just what I needed.
Thank you, good sir. :)
Amen to that.
Haha yeah, I keep away from that stuff. Thanks so much for the feedback, really appreciate it! More on ancient Sumer to come, stay tuned and safe!
@@HistorywithCy
Raid; shadow legends.
But, but, ancient alien theorists say yes. 👽👽👽👽👽🛸🛸🛸🛸💎
This channel is incredible. I’ve been heavily studying Neolithic and Bronze Age civilizations for the past few months to get a handle on our ancient past and your channel has been a huge adjunct to my readings. Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos
This has to be the one of the best historical videos on UA-cam. You covered so many topics. And it’s clear you’d never be done covering them had you continued. I learned a lot.
Thank you, really appreciate the kind words and sorry for the late response! Lots more on the way, especially dealing with Babylonia and the time period of this, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
SUPERB!! This brought back memories of spending my days, was unemployed in the British Library, London, studying the Sumerians! No access to glorious information like this back then! Just heavy tomes which I carted about the library and made copious hand-written notes from! I don't know why I've never watched anything before about the Sumerians. I'll certainly be watching more of your videos. Thanks so much for a thorough and enlightening programme! I had remembered some facts incorrectly, and never really knew before now, just how Sumerian culture met its end. Thanks...
Rothman, quoted said...''All that was known in Mesopotamia came from Armenia and that Armenia is the absent fragment in the entire mosaic of the ancient world's civilization's construction. according to Anthropologist Mitchell S. Rothman regarding the extent of discoveries and specially on the quality of horse bones proved, According to him, that it was from the Shangavit Armenian 6000 years ago that the culture of that area spread around to the ancient world...
Professor Jensen also says. ‘For almost everything that is known in the Hittite language is Old Armenian in form..Historian Sayce 1845-1933) also consider Hittite and Armenian to be one and the same’. what some historians say...H.V. Hilprecht(1859-1925) a Clark research professor of Assyriology and scientific director Babylonian expedition at the University of Penn. argue that the Hittite tongue is Armenian and the Hittites themselves were of Armenian stock...according to Ellis (1861) through language analysis we observe that under the names of Phrygians, Thracians,Pelasgians and Etruscans spread westward from Armenia to Italy and Elis claimed that the closest affinities of the Aryan element are the Armenians ..other historians that agree are..Hellenthal, Busgy, Brand, Wilson, Myers and Falush...let me quote Merrick (2012) All religions are descended from and ancient Vedic cosmology described in the Rib - Veda, originating in Armenia near Mt. Ararat at least 6800 ys ago and the basic concepts of a transcendental mountain extending into space and populated planet Star-gods were developed...he further says...This Astrotheology then migrated with Armenian Aryans to found the Sumerian Ethiopian/Egyptian and Indian civilizations and religions...from Language as a fingerprint Setyan...
@@hikeoganessian9729 I want to know much more than what you had room to write here. Is there a book or series to which you could refer me? I copied the names of Mitchell S. Rothman Merrick, Hellenthal, Bugsy, Brand, Wilson, Myers, Falush, and H.V. Hilprecht. Could you give me their first names to connect or is it unnecessary if I just add Hittite or Armenia? Thank you.
Holy Heck! Did you meet the illustrious cuneiform expert Irving Finkel?!
The British Museum. Part of my Dream Trip. ❤️
This brought back memories of being on Camp Babylon. Touching the ancient wall of Babylon. Sitting on the lion. Seeing the older bricks tied into Saddam's recreation of the city, to include a maze. I didn't realize how awesome my experience was.
Excellent content! You managed to really put the sumerian culture into context in terms of what came before it and also the lands and cultures surrounding it. Not just as an emergent first civilization as some portray it. Great job!
Thank you, appreciate the kind words! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
To me this is fascinating because when I was in Iraq I've been to a whole lot of these places. Just an incredible place. War has messed up a lot of it but it's still gorgeous.
What war messed it up? Recent ones have been preserving these sites so what war are you talking about?
@@batsnackattackHe may be talking about the country as a whole but he could be talking about the recent war with ISIS where they were famous for defacing ancient monuments and destroying ancient artifacts.
Your dranatic readings of the primary source material makes for good listening. One can almost visualize these crowned heads busy at speechifying, telling their retainers how great they were. Thank you!
Oh thanks, glad you like those... I agree with you, they're really give us a new or different perspective on the subject. I'm sure that so much is also lost in translation, but still, they're fun to examine. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
I wonder if the rulers always took themselves as seriously as their grandiose pronouncements, or if they felt they had to always lay on the bravado
@@jtzoltan Oh, if there were only some tell0all books from that time: "The Secret Life of Sargon of Akkad" I would buy that one!
I heard the giggle he tried to hide around 50:50 when he had to say Dudu twice. It made me smile because I was giggling a little too. It's okay to giggle at little things like that. Made me like him more. Love this video by the way. So informative and so well thought out and put together. Thank you.
Son of Dudu
Me too.
Ha! I wondered why there was an increase in views at that point.
I dont think yall grasp the situation here- dudu rained for 21 years! Gods have mercy on us all!
@@triassicpark947 lmaooo I didn't catch that, true!
Quality content and narration. Your dedication and love for ancient history made me love history as well. Thank you for the video.
Wow,m thanks...comments like this make my day and are exactly what I'm trying to do here... get other people to love history as much as I do! Thank you, your words inspire me to put out more of such content, which no worries, I'll continue to do. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
My 15 month combat tour was like the most epic field trip. From Ur to Nineveh you name it I seen it.. And more we covered from bahgdad and everything north. There are some wild ruins.. In Samarra especially.
Samarramas , it's relevant .
History buff and new subscriber here. Must say, I absolutely love the way you narrate the steles, scrolls, etc. from the rulers. It gives the text impact. Good job!
Dear God. This is epic. Just epic. Whole hour. I can't say how grateful I am.
I understand you, felt the same.
Thanks, glad you like these longer ones. They're fun to make and I also like being able to put in more info in one setting vs. breaking them up. More to come, stay safe!
@@maykonjunkes6027 oo
@@maykonjunkes6027 o
Great documentary
The line from the king list “Who was king? Who wasn’t king?” is honestly one of my favorite things ever
Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,,.,.,.,.,
Haha yeah, when I first read that I sort of chucked because I thought the author of that line was making a joke..."who was king? Everyone called themselves kings... who knows who was really king?" Basically I interpreted it as there was a lot of confusion and a breakdown of authority since a single ruler would have likely indicated strength and stability. Anyway, thanks for watching, really appreciate it and stay tuned for more!
Perhaps that line is the world's oldest surviving written joke!
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Your life must be without input if This is one of your favorit things lol
I really like the Kings List. They openly say: some king lasted about six years here, no idea who he was. Few today are that honest.
Wow this is very well made, thank you! There's so much to compliment, it's all very professional, but also intuitive. I appreciate that you show the stuff that popped into my head as well! Such as layouts of cities etc. Not many channels bother to even sync the artifact photos to the narration, but you did it!! Thank you so much, I'm going to share this to so many people lol
Hi, thanks so much for the constructive feedback, really appreciate it! Yeah, I sometimes get annoyed when some people just put random images from a google image search without realizing that the artifacts are actually incorrect - mixing up Sumerian with Assyrian or Babylonian for example, so I guess that's why I do my best to use appropriate images.
Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on ancient Sumer to come, stay tuned and safe!
I can't imagine how much work and time it took to make this video. Really enjoyed this. I learned so much. Subscribed.
Thank you, really appreciate it!
Look it's really rockets science no town of civilization can live far away from water that's how you find your abandoned cities go look for a river on water source. I like it when they sell towels out there in the western movies out in the middle of nowhere well I don't give a fuk how they show it you can't exist without water you can't put a town in the middle of nowhere unless you near a river or water source. Lindo's on Western movies they always your town smack-dab in the middle of nowhere okay with the water forthcoming from. Okay let's see I reinforce this argument alright I'll build your town in the middle of nowhere but then I need water without War simulation so some people would dig a well yeah I found me a community in the middle of nowhere and I got my baby a week to go find some water so I guess I'll digger will maybe I'll get lucky and maybe I want
I've been searching this subject and this is the best organized, most detailed video I've found. Thanks for giving me the structure to hang the other stuff on.
Wow what an ambitious video! Kicking my feet up and cracking open a cold one... this is gonna be good.
Thanks my friend, appreciate it! As always, looking forward to the next Checkmate, Lincolnites and all the really entertaining and thought-provoking content that you consistently put out. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Idk man, there's probably some Lost Cause supporters out there you should be debating rn.
@@HistorywithCy please do one on north India
If my man of taste enjoyed this, im gonna buckle im for a good time
Checkmate Akkadians!
As customary, I loved this meticulously researched documentary. Incidentally, Pietro della Valle (1586-1652) was the first European who found the ruins of UR, while travelling through Mesopotamia along with his Assyrian Christian wife in 1625. Because at that time the Persian and Ottoman empires were at war over the rule of Bagdad, his travelling guides suggested that they located a site in order to hide from a suspicious group of men, who looked as though they were galloping in their direction. As such, by sheer coincidence they "stumbled" upon a huge structure in their horizon, to which they flocked and where they spent a few days. Della Valle was fascinated by the monumental size and quality of the huge walls as well as to the multitude of cuneiform writings which appeared throughout the site. Thanks for yet another wonderful upload.
Yeah, I've read excerpts of his travels but have ordered his book to get the whole story. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
@Ghost Ghost That's jus the title of his book... Europeans still called that part of the Near East Persia back then even though at the time of writing it was being fought over by the Ottomans and Safavids. I believe that when della Valle was going through it was controlled by the Ottomans but I need to verify. Thanks!
@Ghost Ghost - whoever mentioned Persian empire under my set of comments/replies?
True (all) that 'Ama.. Mac... .'; and thanks to my only *religion: lord-"COINCIDENCE". ::smiling::: .
@@HistorywithCy The very reason why Della Valle found the ruins of Ur's ziggurat is because he and his wife, under advice of their local guides, needed to seek refuge from bandits; particularly because they found themselves in the middle of a major war between the Ottoman and Persian empires, which were fighting over the control of Bagdad.
This is such a great overview of the Sumerian civilisation! Thanks for compiling all this information and making it available!
Fantastic work on my favourite ancient civilization! Fathers of the 24h of the day and 360 degrees of a circle and of cities and civilization in the middle east! Congratulations. Probably some of the best content on UA-cam for ancient history aficionados!
DAMN!
So that is why you disappeared for a while...
You were working on THIS!
Well, your effort definitely did not disappoint.
Bravo!👏👍
Thanks my friend, glad you liked this and great to hear from you! Yeah, it took a lot longer thank I thought but ultimately was worth it and fun to make. No, on to the next one...
Stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy
I do wonder...
What will your next video be about?
May I ask?
There are a few topics on the list... still deciding, either a quick extension of this (topics that I took out due to length) or perhaps ancient Greek colonies. I'll decide this weekend. Thanks!
@@HistorywithCy
Cool.
👍
Its crazy how every single bit of human history is loaded with worshipping deities, arguing about borders, and fighting over resources……its literally still happening RIGHT NOW. We never learn.
What should we learn then?
Teach us!
True...n they were even mightier nations...dieties were real hybrids.
@@Jon-mh9lk
"Every soul shall taste death".
@americanbellwether
You shouldnt use the horscopes of past to that of now...just as map of earth changed...map of galaxies changed too...n so do the alignments n axisez..some planets destryd other newly formed
@americanbellwether
I dont believe in horscopes..but i know today s alignments of stars n planets are not same as before...but signs are similar.
I love Cy's videos. The ancient world is so fascinating and getting it all put together in a neat package like this is fantastic. Thank you Cy the Great!
Thank you for watching, really appreciate it and more to come, stay tuned!
This is my favorite period of history. Sumeria through the end of Persia....I wish someone would make more games based in this period. An open world thing would be amazing!
What games do you have?
Yeah, me too. Actually it's funny you say that, I'm thinking of one day doing an epic video, something like "History of Mesopotamia, from Sumer to Cyrus" or something like that. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!
Assasins Creed Origins was close but yeah I want AC Mesopotamia
@@galenfrazer8541 omg, me too.
@@HistorywithCy that would be awesome
I really appreciate the work that went into the animation for this video. I have had lots of exposure to this material in the past and it makes a lot more sense with the pictures and icons. I like the video game feel to all of these videos even though I am not into video games. The creativeness in the images helps reinforce the facts. I have gotten a lot out of these videos thus far after subscribing to this channel even though most of this I already know.
The fact that their main God /before the Dynastic period I mean/ was a God of science and art shows a lot. It is very interesting and it shows how advanced the Sumerians were (yes , it was not a God of War/ Godess of Love and Fertility as a main deity) Very interesting video
And why they got cooked 😂
Thanks my friend so much for the feedback, really appreciate it and sorry for the late response. More on ancient Sumer to come, stay tuned and safe!
The text is there if you know what to look for. They clearly tell us that they knew of vibration technology in such an intimate way that even today we're just learning what they were actually telling us. The modern way they interpreted it was total bullsh*t and had nothing to do with "Adam and Eve"
@@MRBell-kg4kr everything comes to an end 😎
@@MRBell-kg4kr you always make such asinine comments?
"Our gods told us that your land belongs to us. Since you acted arrogantly by rejecting the will of our gods, we will now wage righteous war against you."
Somehow I find this both sad and hilarious.
War never changes.
Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,,.,.,,.,.,.
Thanks, but no thanks.
@@sreckom92 accept Biden into your life. Give the big man his 10%
haha yes, I felt the same.... I was eye-rolling... nothing changes! especially in the largely male-dominated pursuit or war (aka power, money, oppression) Can't include an eye-roll here haha. Still fascinating though :O)
@@hollytomas8905 look into killer ape theory
What a great video. I have been on archaeological digs in these regions. This content offered here is almost as good as being there. Thank you
I love listening to these types of videos, helps connect the dots of so many things I've read, and heard all of my life.thanks.
As an iraqi Assyrian thank you for talking about our history✝️
God Bless You
I am from the historical city of Nippur 🇮🇶
I would love to visit
So much amazing history
IF youtube had short videos comments to upload here, you would see me standing and applauding, an amazing presentation, very detailed, well written, very well read, timing, editing, all of it...bravo bro. Thank you SOOOOOO much for making and sharing this video, we are all blessed to have encountered and inhaled this amazing piece, many blessings to you sir.
What an amazing piece of work you have done here. Your passion for history and art, human culture really shows in your production of this documentary, you should be proud of what you have accomplished.
Subbed 👍
Thank you, really appreciate the kind words and sorry for the late response! Lots more on the way, especially dealing with Babylonia, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
Thank you for your effort, love and respect from IRAQ 🇮🇶
Amazing job. Your videos help my Assyrian family learn about our cultural ancestors. They will love this one, thank you!
Thank you and so happy to read this... I'll be doing more specifically on Assyria in the near future as well. All the best and stay safe!
Always interesting to help me read about my iraqi sumerian ancestry 😇
@@auuughhh5175how is that sumerians are mysterious till now and no one knows who are their ancestors?
Amazing job! Very detailed and organized. I like the way you included the people before the Sumerians. It gives me a perspective of how the people evolved. Very fascinating history! Really enjoyed this presentation.
Quite detailed
Thanks, glad you enjoyed this! More on the way...next video is on Babylonia...stay tuned and thanks for watching!
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One of the best documentaries on this subject I've ever seen, absolutely brilliantly done, well done fella!!!
There's no bias, no wild and weird theories, just facts. Fantastic work mate!!!!
Great to see this video about Sumer, a history show made with heart!
Thanks, really glad you enjoyed this! Lots more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!
Once time travel is invented, I'm going to go back to the Neolithic and warn everyone "Sumer is coming".
I just started to Study Ancient History and this helped me a lot. Thank you!
This narration helps me travel back in time and marvel at the wonders of the first civilizations.
Rest in peace ancient Sumerians, you would have loved Fortnite Rap Battle
this made me chuckle
An masterpiece, as all the meanings of this word could imply !
I hope you're proud of your work here, every minute was worthy of the total attention you and (probably) us and I gave to it.
thanks a lot, go on on that path
Wow, thank you! Thanks so much for the feedback, really appreciate it and glad you watched the whole thing... not many have the patience for that! More on ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia to come, stay tuned and safe!
@@HistorywithCy knono
I cannot thank you enough. I have learned from this 1 hour video much more than from years of study. I'm sure it took a lot of effort to make, with all the searching and animations. Videos like this make me thank to Enlil and all the Gods for the existence of UA-cam.
Epic!
Thank you SO much for all the love put on your art.
Honestly, my pleasure...this was a lot of fun to make so glad you like it! More to come, stay safe!
I've been working on a novelization of the birth of Sargon's empire, your video helped me a lot !
Awesome work here, it's amazing to have access to such a piece of work for free ! You earned yourself a new subscriber :)
That's great. Hope your novelization has gone well! ❤️
@Jason "I remember the days when writing a paper required library research of material deemed credible enough to print and then composing something called a "bibliography" to make our work credible", It still is, as the OP says "it helped a lot", not that they were going to copy and paste every thing from it and call it their own, they now have a good list of things and dates to research and have saved years of not going round in circles
@@Jason-rp3jg I'm sure that was precisely what Cy did to produce this amazing video which isn't meant to be used as a scientific piece, but to quench the curiosity of casual historians or common people interested in history, or even as a starting point for a high school student to deepen their knowledge in a very accessible way.
There was also a time when you had to travel to Alexandria to read "Argonautica" but now you can find it online. It's called development and the more accessible knowledge is the more educated common folk is.
There's no advanced nation without a generally well-educated people. Knowledge accessible only to the intellectual elites tend to fall into tyrannical regimes and nobody likes tyranny, do we?
Good luck with your novel and blessings of the Muses upon you😊
@@Jason-rp3jg what a pretentious comment haha
This is new levels of UA-cam history content here
Fantastic work. Very watchable!
Thanks, glad you liked this! More on ancient Sumer on the way, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!
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Disregard.
Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and you will be saved. John 3:16 (share the good news of the gospel around the world!) Have a wonderful day/night, may the LORD bless you all, and farewell!,.,,,,,,,,.,.,.,
@@HistorywithCy llpll lol lol l pop
Really enjoyed this excellent work. And your music choice also was as meticulous as the presentation. Thank you.
This account of Ancient Mesopotamian history was the most in-depth and relatable that I have ever heard ever.
Thanks, appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching! More on the way, stay tuned!
44:52 it's interesting that after destroying Nigirsu's temples he was killed beside Enlil's city and his city (Umma) was completely destroyed. It's like the gods were real, wow
Yeah... like they say, karma is a b____h!
Excellent. Thanks Cy!
Thank you! More on Sumer coming up, stay tuned!
Sumerian civilisation has got to be my favorite period of history they asthetics of their art and sculptures is so dope
I appreciate your effort to make such complete and accurate videos. I learned a lot today.
I love this. I always wanted something that really explained the earliest civilizations and this is it!!!
Thanks, so glad the video was helpful! More on ancient civilizations on the way, stay tuned and safe!
At last!! Someone who clearly explains the transition from early agriculture to the first full fledged civilization and tells the story, fascinating!
I love your channel man i watched most of your videos i listen to them at work with headphones like an audiobook. i particularly like the long ones! Keep up the good work! 😁
Thanks my friend, so glad that you like this, means a lot and motivates me to put out more. Actually if you are just listening at work, I release the longer episodes (including this one) as podcasts that you can listen to without the ads on UA-cam, so that might be good at work. Thanks also for the feedback, really helps me to make these better. More to come soon, stay tuned and safe!
Absolutely amazing work. This is a great companion to the books I am reading. I am reading the chapters on Ancient Mesopotamia in The Penguin History of the World, Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, and another book on The Sumerians. This is very detailed and I am very impressed there is no way I will not understand Sumeria with this and my books! Thank you!
Thanks so much for the kind words and glad that you found the video useful! I'll have a lot more on ancient Sumer coming up, but in the meantime if you need any more resources for your studies, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'd be more than happy to help. Thanks again for watching... stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Awesome thank you for your reply I would love any recommendations that you have. The more data and resources the better I have found that you can not understand anything if you only get the information from one source. I find the Sumerians so interesting and understanding them is to understand civilization in itself for many of the arts, sciences, and beliefs we have even today all stemmed from the Sumerians. I am excited about your future content I will definitely be watching a great deal of your content and look forward to more to sate my curiosity. Thank you your work is appreciated.
@@JDG602 Hi! Actually, I forgot to tell you, I have a link in the video description, "Sources and Suggested Reading" that will be helpful. Those are all books that I recommend, but if you need more, let me know!
@@HistorywithCy Awesome! I did not notice that. I just ordered A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC, very excited the book looks like a really good resource. Much appreciated.
TLDR amazing how thousands of years can be condensed into 1 hour 12 mins and 27 seconds
Just depends on what the author wants, no?
Great concise summary of Sumer, thanks for posting!
Thanks my friend, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
Glad someone actually tells the truth about this area and it’s awesome true history.
I liked this so much. It is a great review of that world through Ur3. I will certainly check out the other films on, for example, Assyria. Thank you very much.
I just got done listening to the first half of this episode this afternoon as the podcast. Happy to have some visuals to go along with it!
Oh for sure, my pleasure and glad there some of you are listening to the podcast as well. I'll try to make more longer form content so that you can listen to each episode there as well. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!
Leave it to Cy to make an hour long video that’s as consistently jam-packed with fascinating info as any 10 minute video out there. Grateful for your work bro!
My pleasure, so glad you enjoyed this. Was a lot of fun to make and worth the time. I think I'll do more of these types of videos in the future, just break them up into sections with time stamps. I think it might be better for you all to have all the information at once rather than over the span of several months. Anyway, thanks again, really appreciate the support...stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy I prefer long video!! thank you so much!!
thanks a bunch for this I've been interested in my history for a long time I wanted more info than i already had so this video is really appreciated
Excellent work! The best Sumerian narrative I've experienced, with actual excerpts from their tablets. This definitely answered some of the questions other videos left unanswered. Keep up the good work.
Just when I was wondering when cy was going to post, he produces a Sumerian epic worthy of Gilgamesh! Well done, cy!
Thanks my friend, really appreciate the kind words... haha Gilgamesh I don't know, but yeah this was my longest vid to date. Could have been longer but then I wouldn't have been able to have released it until March. More on the subject to come in the future though, so stay tuned... thanks again and stay safe!
Love this new playlist. My mom likes your channel also. She listens while gardening. Thanks for any long form playlists!
Thanks, glad you both are enjoying it. I'll be adding to it in the near future!
Thank you for putting these videos together for us to watch. I was wondering what resources you use to get all this information. Thanks.
As far as I learned, the god "Enki" entrusted his daughter (goddess) "INANNA" to teach mankind the knowledge of agriculture, metallurgy, city-building, writing, etc.
Yeah Enki would have probably been my favorite deity if I was alive during that time. Most of the useful stuff seems to have been due to him. Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Enki came to earth 450,000 years ago and witnessed everything from then, up until possible right now, so thought quite old, he is likely still very much alive. What this video doesn't tell you is that these cities were there in the same locations for a very, very long time . They were covered deeply by the great flood over 12,000 years ago, and rebuilt after the land sufficiently dried out again. They were built by the Anunnaki and the human survivors of the flood and their descended.
@@seekthetruth2529 I find it a coincidence that in ancient times the daily solar cycle and the monthly lunar cycle where worship and recorded with great detail. In this video they talk of those that ruled for 28000 years and 36000 years period and Moses was said to live to 800 years. Divide 36000 by 365 daily cycle which equals 98 years old. If you divide 800 by the lunar cycle it equals almost 67 years old.
@@Toneloke-3000 in the sumerian kings list the pre flood Anunnaki rulers, reigned for thousands of years at a time, after the flood when kingship was granted to mankind, you see much shorter reigns. Many of the early bible characters had long life spans, and the bible says in the millennium reign of christ we would again have life spans of many hundreds of years.
@@Toneloke-3000 I wonder if maybe these were not kings but names of periods, like how we call Pleistocene, Holocene, etc. Regarding life spans, the Hindus also mention the decrease and then increase over the Ages.
The detail in this ancient history documentary is astounding. Learned so much about civilizations I never knew existed.
I gotta find a copy of a dictionary of proto- or early-Sumerian writing. They look quite evocative.
This documentary was simply delicious. Thanks for highlighting early Mesopotamian history. We need more focus on this crucial time period of human history.
Youre welcome
Fascinating insights into the origins of civilization! This ancient history documentary about the Sumerians truly captures the rise of one of humanity's first great societies. From their innovative writing systems to their remarkable architecture, it's incredible to see how much we owe to this ancient civilization. A must-watch for history enthusiasts
Great Info/Video! Best Regards from Portugal! ❤🇵🇹
Obrigado meu amigo!
Cy, you make absolutely fantastic history content, top tier in fact. Thank you so much for everything you do.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed this and thanks for watching!
I try my luck with a comment on a three years old video: I know they were not really sumerians but have you considered making a video on the First Sealand Dynasty? Great videos by the way, thank you!
Sure, I might do a podcast on it since there aren't many artifacts that I can put into a video, but will have some sources that I can utilize for this. You might also like the 3 hour Babylon video I did about two years back. That also touches up on 1st Sealand a little but not much. Thanks for watching and your interest in this stuff!
Whoa!!! A chunk of heaven has fallen to earth! A video by Cy that's over an hour long! Pure ecstasy !
Thanks my friend, hope that you enjoy it! Hopefully will put out more long-form content in the near future. Thanks again and stay safe!
Excellent. I have always loved reading about Sumer since I was a child in the 1950s. This video was well made and organized. It did a great job of telling the story of Sumer from beginning to end, which has always confused me before. Thank you.
In the decrepit desert that is modern-day UA-cam- where 90% of content is pure brainrot and serves only to decrease it's viewers attention span evermore, it's such a welcome surprise to stumble upon such a quality channel with well-made videos that are entertaining as much as they are educating. Thank you!
In Polish corner of YT we have three 2-hour long, very detailed, deep analyzed scientific documents on Sumerians, now it's time for English part of YT
Oh wow, I'd love to see it. Does the video have subtitles? Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! Hopefully more on Sumer to come, stay safe!
@@HistorywithCy Analyzing those videos remember that Polish language has c.a. 100x less people who understand it that English has. (I guess that half of humanity understands English)
Translating such long videos (totalling 4 hours) could cost c.a. 200eur = [12eur/hour] x [up to16 hours of work].
Links please! While spamming is not appreciated, qualified (with explanation what they are linking to) links to related content are welcome.
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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My pleasure, thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
5,000-6,000 first writing and civilization began in Mesopotamia. Architecture art, tools, transportation, record keeping, communication, laws all grew out of this geological area. The ingenuity of this early culture is truly admirable. This piece is loaded with amazing historical facts, and it is very interesting.
Wow, what a fabulously detailed documentary!! Thank you so much for making it!
My pleasure, thank you so much for watching it!
What a wonderful video, Cy!!
Thank you very much for making this!
Such an amazing way to put the previous videos in context =D
Thanks my friend, glad you liked it... took a while to make but was worth it in the end. Also, while making it I came across some ideas for merch that I'll share with you shortly. More on the way and thanks again for the support, really appreciate it!
@@HistorywithCy I definitely love it! It was well worth the wait =D
I look forward to discussing your ideas!
I am glad I found this channel. The anals of one culture backs up events in others in history. Very well done videos. Thank you. 😊
Amazing video - literally only video about Sumerian Mesopotamia in one place that isn't rubbish about aliens.
Thanks, glad you liked this! Haha yeah I get sometimes get comments on other videos about ancient aliens, mysterious handbags and the like... not sure how that stuff became so popular but it'll over UA-cam for some reason. Anyway, more to come, thanks so much for stopping by and stay safe!
That’s like saying a story about Christians without all the rubbish about Jesus Christ 🤦🏻♂️
@@jcavaz0s574 ur joking right?
@@ahadkhan3486 absolutely not, this video is horrible. This guy was extremely biased in his history purposely leaving out countless facts about Sumerians. The Sumerians had a very precise king list that goes back thousands of years ago, these mythological gods he speaks of are not Gods and they’re not myth either. He speaks nothing about the countless inventions of the Sumerians, agriculture and crops, the wheel, the plow, mathematics, writing, time, metallurgy, beer, music, sailboat, lunar calendar, the first code of laws, board games.
The alien talk that he’s frantically trying to avoid are the Anunnaki, he just keeps calling them Gods instead. But it is from direct Sumerian cuneiform texts that tell the story of the Anunnaki.
@@jcavaz0s574 usually we try to focus on primary sources and archeological evidence to make claims and definitive timelines for especiallh bronze age civilizations since we don't have as wealth of sources as say Iron age Rome. That being said, there are no mention of annunaki "aliens" in the primary sources they are all depicted and called upon as gods. Also it's generally regarded that the first part of the king list is semi mythological which is why it is not included here. Id love to be proven wrong tho I'm just putting a different perspective put there
Thank you for providing clear, hard to find history of this region/time.
This is an amazing story told in it's entirety. It is very long and gradually the Sumerians and their language disappear after a very long time and very many wars, and horrible happenings and killings or centuries. However their gift of writing and concise way or ordering and running a country prevails. The history seems to go on forever, but the most important parts are still there. Cynthia Allen-McLaglen
Their language has not ended. The Kurds still speak the same language. The Sumerians are Kurds
@@ciwanali8873the Kurdish language is Indo-European while the Sumerian one is a language isolate
Your nationalism blinds you from the truth
What I find most intriguing was the timelines.
In love with this channel!
Thanks my friend, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!
Fascinating. I had never studied this part of the development of civilization. It's amazing how much archaeologists have discovered.
Indeed! Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!
Fantastic! Thank you for this :)