Sumerians

[VetLegion]

The originators of civilization.

Why were they called black-headed people? Were they black?

Where did they come from? India? Africa?

Their language is unlike any other.

What do you think about these guys? Should we pay them more respect?
Should every city have a ziggurat to celebrate them?

[Al B. Sure!]

Black-headed sounds more like a reference to hair-color than skin-color. It is odd, however, since their Semitic counterparts had predominately dark hair as well so the existence of that apparent distinction is odd.

No one knows for sure where they originated but the prevalent theory (and that supported by ancient Sumerian claims) was that they originated from Bahrain.

Them having a unique language is not that unique in the context of ancient languages; the Hurrian language, for example, was neither Semitic nor Indo-European and has no surviving relations. The Kassite and Elamite languages, as well.

[Al B. Sure!]

If you're interested in Bronze Age Middle Eastern civilizations with outside origins, the Mitanni, who ruled over those said Hurrians, came from India to the Near East. They even worshiped Indra, Varuna, etc.

[BeBMan]

The originators of civilization.

Why were they called black-headed people? Were they black?

Where did they come from? India? Africa?

Their language is unlike any other.

What do you think about these guys? Should we pay them more respect?
Should every city have a ziggurat to celebrate them?

No respect from me since they brought us that mess that is Civ 5

[MrFun]

The Sumerians are behind the fake moon landing.

[Uncle Sparky]

Maybe they all had those 'ingrown' zits commonly called 'blackheads'.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

every city should have a ziggurat, or alternatively a pyramid, I approve.

[BeBMan]

I think Sumerians are worse than Mongorians

[Barnabas]

These are depictions of sumerians by sumerians

http://studentreader.com/files/british/standard-of-ur-banquet-scene-2010-01-27-large.jpg

They look like middle easterners to me, some even have the stereotypical (for nazis) evil jew-armenian super hooked nose look.

[Cort Haus]

every city should have a ziggurat, or alternatively a pyramid, I approve.

Art Deco

[Tupac Shakur]

They even worshiped Indra, Varuna, etc.

False gods

Gozer

[Berzerker]

The Mole people were Sumerians

[Hunter Hutchins]

These are depictions of sumerians by sumerians

http://studentreader.com/files/british/standard-of-ur-banquet-scene-2010-01-27-large.jpg

They look like middle easterners to me, some even have the stereotypical (for nazis) evil jew-armenian super hooked nose look.

Hmmm, skirts and shaved heads. All right.

[DaShi]

These are depictions of sumerians by sumerians

http://studentreader.com/files/british/standard-of-ur-banquet-scene-2010-01-27-large.jpg

They look like middle easterners to me, some even have the stereotypical (for nazis) evil jew-armenian super hooked nose look.

Look more like the block-headed people.

[onodera]

Art Deco

Art Deco zigguraths in every city.