Sumerian · language isolate
Sumerian
c. 3,100 BCE – 100 CE Classical
Sumerian (c. 3,100 BCE – 100 CE) is a classical language isolate.
See Sumerian on the interactive map- ISO 639-3
- sux
- Glottocode
- sume1241
Isolate of southern Mesopotamia and the earliest written language (cuneiform, from ~3100 BCE). Replaced as a spoken language by Akkadian around 2000–1700 BCE but used as a literary and liturgical language until the 1st century CE.