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📜 Uncovering Ancient Roots: Are Sumerians and Turks Linked?
Have you ever wondered about the mysterious origins of the Sumerians, the "cradle of civilization"? In her compelling book, legendary Sumerologist Muazzez İlmiye Çığ argues that the Sumerians were not an isolated phenomenon but shared deep-rooted ties with Turkic cultures [1, 2]. What’s inside the book?
From mythology and flood legends to social traditions, Çığ highlights how many "Sumerian" customs survived through the centuries in Central Asian Turkic life [1, 2].
The book discusses the theory that Sumerians migrated from the East (Central Asia) to Mesopotamia, bringing their advanced knowledge of agriculture and writing with them [1].