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Difference Between Sumerians and Egyptians • Categorized under Miscellaneous | Difference Between Sumerians and Egyptians Sumerians vs Egyptians
The Sumerians and the Egyptians were both great civilizations that flourished in antiquity around the same time and were among the first nomadic groups to settle in the one place ‘“ the cradle of civilization. While many lay people have at least a perfunctory knowledge of the ancient Egyptians, the Sumerians, perhaps unfairly, are less known to the general population. The Sumerians were a people who settled on the flood plains of the mighty Tigris and Euphrates Rivers around 4000 B.C in what is today part of Iraq. Ancient Egyptian society had taken shape on the nutrient rich banks of the Nile River. While both the Sumerians and the Egyptians chose to settle in fertile river plains and developed sophisticated agriculture, religion and political systems, there are also many differences between the two groups and the key features of their ways of life.
Sumerian religion was based around the worship of four life giving deities ‘“ the god of heaven, the goddess of earth, the god of air and the god of water. In the Egyptian pantheon there were around 2000 recognized gods and goddesses. In Egypt the pharaoh was worshipped as a living god, but Sumerian society was not a theocracy.
Another difference between the Sumerians and the Egyptians is the way they approached death and prepared for the afterlife. The Egyptians were reasonably well protected from attack and thus lived lives that embraced the future and they made grand preparations for their passage into the afterlife. In contrast the Sumerians were vulnerable to attack and lived a much more volatile existence. Their funerary rites were uncomplicated for their passage into the afterlife. The Sumerians were one of the first peoples to develop a system of writing. Their writing system was called cuneiform and was named after the wedge shaped writing implement used. It was etched onto clay tablets, which were then fired in kilns to make
the writing last. The Egyptians developed hieroglyphics, which were a very different style of recording information and they also wrote on papyrus made from reeds. Papyrus was cheaper and easier to produce than clay tablets, which resulted in vast record keeping capabilities with the Egyptians. The differences in geography between the two civilizations led to the development of different writing technology. When comparing the technological advances of the two great civilizations Mesopotamia’s is more impressive. This is probably due to the fact that the surrounding environment of the Sumerians was harsher and more difficult to predict and manage.
Sumerian and Egyptian governments were quite different. Egyptian government tended to be more authoritarian with absolute power residing with the pharaoh; however in Sumer the city-state politics allowed for more input from nobles acting as councils. Summary: 1.Both were great ancient civilizations 2.The Egyptians had more complex funerary ceremonies and afterlife mythology than the Sumerians 3.Both peoples developed complex, but different writing systems for the purpose of record keeping. 4.The Sumerians had more technological advancements than the Egyptians. 5. Egyptian government was more authoritarian than Sumerian government. 76
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31 Comments 1. Vincent S. WIlliams November 5, 2010 • 4:14 pm I read this and saw, among other things, a statement about Sumer’s technology being more impressive than that of Egypt (Khemet). Here’s the problem, no evidence whatsoever is given to back up that statement. I find it hard to accept this article without any proof of the ideas being shared. Also the ancient Egyptians (Khemw) had a hierarchy to their divinities. They had a belief in one deity (AkenAten-The Amarna Period). Every term I shared you can check for yourself. I suggest that’s what any intelligent reader of this should do. Reply Bryant Gumble November 24, 2010 • 8:05 pm No one gives a damn, Vincent Williams. Reply demeeeeeeeeeeeeee October 2, 2011 • 6:12 pm -______________- woow. Reply swaroop.k December 16, 2011 • 10:05 am interesting history. Reply dhigufewefwq February 9, 2012 • 4:55 pm u stupid unicorns lesco Reply Somemencanthump May 4, 2012 • 5:05 pm Rude punk. Reply The3rdpower May 26, 2012 • 4:03 am One does… Reply Richard Noggin June 20, 2012 • 8:34 pm Sir, might you consider changing your name to Vinnie S. Willies. Reply Juanita September 27, 2012 • 2:41 pm nice Reply roniyah March 28, 2016 • 9:15 am u are so rude little boy Reply noname October 22, 2016 • 10:53 pm Your an idiot, he is absolutely right to state the obvious so people of intellect can further their knowledge. Reply Lucas De La Guardia September 18, 2017 • 5:41 pm You’re* Reply ken Crepeau February 23, 2013 • 3:54 pm For some evidence; Try the book “History begins at Sumer” for starters. Reply nico September 30, 2013 • 7:51 pm meow Reply Anastasia October 14, 2013 • 11:36 pm Egyptians took from Sumerians! There is no history of Egypt’s building up to where they became so prosperous, and there is plenty of evidence that they took a lot from Sumerians who had built many a grand temple waay before Egyptians…because Egyptians were copy-cats and learned from other societies and became very flashy unlike the humble Sumerians, they became known for their memorable buildings and drawings. But without their predecessors who they learned from, there would be no Egypt that just sprung up!…..believe it or not…I’m studying that right now…. Reply John September 29, 2014 • 4:24 pm Evidence for every term in this article you could’ve also searched for yourself, which you clearly didn’t, by your logic making you an “unintelligent reader”. You ask for evidence and provide none for your own statements. Reply Serienna October 6, 2014 • 6:38 pm Thank you so much for writing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a quiz on this and really want to get a good grade but either way good information and awesome break downs Reply Cade January 12, 2016 • 11:06 pm This article really helped me when I have to compare and contrast the Egyptian culture and the Sumerian culture.! Reply 2. brittanty farts June 7, 2012 • 8:38 pm people these days have no life Reply Hugh G. Rection June 20, 2012 • 8:30 pm you literally took the words out of my mouth, brittanty farts. literally. Reply James Hills March 17, 2013 • 3:29 pm The same for me, Hugh G. Rection, the same for me. Reply Linda Fry July 2, 2017 • 12:46 pm Comments from someone replying to this article to say people have no life,,,when they are reading this article ,,,kinda funny and ironic Reply 3. jessica July 25, 2012 • 5:57 pm cool Reply 4. Lauren September 13, 2013 • 6:12 pm my college corse textbook that i’m reading right now says that sumerians were a theocracy. Reply 5. jocelynmarie September 24, 2013 • 6:07 pm wet kings. Reply 6. Nerdss!!!!!!! December 5, 2013 • 8:40 am Nerds who write this!!! Reply Man of History January 23, 2015 • 11:12 am Egypt is the teacher of the world.Egypt tought the Europeans learners who came from all over Europe how to plant crops and build cities.Egyptian explorations were tought to all the world.Religion’s too.And since Tuhothose ||| he is the first one to invent the surise attacks and wars.He divided the army into middle (heart)and wings (sides).he made an Egyptian great empire and controlled the Mediterranean Sea with his war ships.The Egyptians built the FIRST huge rocky bulging in history which is the Pyramid of Saqarra.Later they defended all the world by destroying and beating the Maguls (came from mangolia) in the war of Ain Galoot.Without Egypt then Manguls would have rushed into north Africa then Spain then all Europe destroying the civilizations.Also without Egypt the rise of Europe would have been late for centuries.Egypiano defended their cointro from Hyksos, Perains ,Romans,Greeks,French ,English and Israel and destroyed them along the long history .They have done the best sacrifices in history.Read Egypt history and you shall learn from it. Reply 7. victor December 1, 2015 • 1:38 pm Thanks alot for writing this Reply 8. derrick January 27, 2016 • 12:02 am Your writing is very subjective. So although there may be some relative information in this post it has to be with a grain of salt. You say the Summerians were more technologically advanced because their conditions were harder… That is very subjective. And seeing as though they both established themselves at the same time with very different writing styles and viewpoints leads me to believe that neither copied from the other Reply 9. Student September 20, 2016 • 7:04 pm Useful for doing homework Reply 10. Sa Mu El April 29, 2017 • 2:53 pm The article is greatly mis-informed. Sumerians and Egyptians were 1 in the same. There is no evidence of a cuneiform writing .. also using clay/stone to write was and is still standing in Egypt/ Kmt. Also the portion of this article speaking of the religion is incorrect- as Egypt/ Kmt culture specifically identifies the 4 Ntru (nature dieties)- but they also had others to explain life. there are not just 4. Ancestral relam also is not mentioned. Egyptians did not worship a pharaoh. The pharaoh was the leader or the people to speak to the ancestral realm and to bring forth the best of the people into the culture. In the end.. what we know of the world today- is not the same that existed then. Egyptians and Sumerians were 1 in the same people living in different regions and having diff names to the people who came to know them. Reply
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