Su|mi|ri|an

Su|me|ri|an or Su|mi|ri|an «soo MIHR ee uhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

of or having to do with the people of Sumer, an ancient region in the lower part of Mesopotamia (now Iraq), or their language.

–n.

1. a person who was born or lived in Sumer: »

In Dr. Gelb's view the Sumerians, that fabled people of Mesopotamia who for at least 1,500 years dominated the culture of the Near East, took the first step toward a “fully developed writing” (Scientific American).

2. a non-Semitic language of Sumer, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.