Tracing the Origin of Ancient Sumerians

It is of considerable interest to trace where the ancientbeen replaced eventually by an Indo-Aryan language.
Sumerians emerged from because of their primaryAt what precise moment in history this occurred is not
contribution to human civilization. It was suggested thatcertain but most probably the Sumerian language
Sumerians appeared in Southern Mesopotamia arounddisappeared from India by 2000 BC. In this latter case
five and half thousand years ago carrying with themthere was no question of preserving it for ritual
the seeds of civilization. It was also suggested thatpurposes either. This is because the
they migrated from the west coast of India. The factIndoSumerian-Austric language never developed as a
that they were not a local people is suggested by thefully written language in India to inscribe full texts. In any
fact that their language belongs to a completelycase, a better Indo-Aryan language with its own
different and isolated group. There are two furtherfull-fledged script soom emerged probably because of
lines of investigation one may adopt to confirm thisHittite influences in the Indian sub-continent around that
hypothesis. The first is to explore for other groups intime.
India with a similar language and the second is to carryContribution of Armenians to ancient civilization
out a physical examination of the Sumerian skeletonsIn the Indus valley from which the Sumerians emerged
as available at the present time to detect racialthere were other tribes that lived in close proximity of
similarities.the Austric Sumerians. These were prehistoric
In western India there are a number of tribal groupsindo-Aryan tribes of an Armenian origin - followers of
that have existed from ancient times. Today many livethe God Ara. The indo Aryans were fair skinned and
on the fringes of mainstream communities as exist inlight haired. Hence the reason for the indo-Sumerians
India today. The mainstream communities belong toto label themselves as dark headed in comparison to
either the Indo-Aryan or Dravidian linguistic groups.the Ara people who were shining. Sumerians also
Sumerian does not belong to either. As regards thebegan using the word Ara for fair and bright and
tribal, it is now fruitless to look for any similaritieseventually they labeled all indo-Aryan people as Ara or
between Sumerian and present tribal languages in IndiaArya. The word Armenian has its origin in AR-MA, i.e.
because over thousands of years their originalthe children of Ara and Ma the fertility Goddess.
languages have disappeared because of theLater indo-Aryan migrations of around 1500BC into the
overwhelming influence of other languages. TheIndus regions were apparently of Hittite origin.
western tribal communities of India now speakApparently, some intermarriage also took place
modified versions or mixtures of the mainstreambetween these indo-Sumerians and Armenians
languages. However, all is not lost because althoughprobably leading to a more vigorous community then
the tribal in India such as kols and Bheels have beenwould have been possible otherwise. A physical
overly influenced, it is not so with some of theirmarriage also resulted in a marriage of the religious
branches that migrated further east towards Australiatraditions of the Sumerian and Armenian tribes as well
in ancient times, and form a branch of the sameas the Sumerian language being influenced by
human groups. One may then look for similaritiesArmenian. Such influences can be found by
between Sumerian and Austric languages. This studycomparisons between the Armenian (or even
has in fact been already done and the consensus is aHungarian that emerged from ancient Armenian) and
resounding, yes. The austric languages are indeedSumerian language. Are was the Sun God and the
similar to ancient Sumerian. The similarities are soroots of sun worship in the world appear to have an
numerous and clear that they are beyond doubt or aAryan origin rather than a Sumerian one.
result of any chance coincidence. (The Austric OriginArchaeologists refer to Transcaucasus region, including
of the Sumerian Language, Language Form, vol. 22,modern Armenia, as the earliest known prehistoric
no.1-2, Jan.-Dec. 1996.)culture in the area, carbon-dated to roughly 6000 -
Therefore now it may be said with confidence that4000 BC. A recently discovered tomb has been dated
ancient Sumerian is not a linguistic isolate. It belongs toto 9000 BC. Another early culture in the Armenian
the australoid/ austric group of languages. They belongHighland and surrounding areas, the Kura-Araxes
to this group because the ancient tribal people of Indianculture, is assigned the period of ca. 4000 - 2200 BC.
west coast also belonged to the same group ofArmenians are one of the oldest Indo-European
people, and it is from here that they must havesubgroups. Therefore, it is not surprising that from
migrated to Mesopotamia. Both the Australoid andamongst the Aryans it was the Armenians who
Austric type are found in India. There are clearspread around the ancient world of Mesopatomia and
reasons to rule out any other location for the SumerianIndus valley first. The Hittite Aryans that became more
migration: Western India is geographically close topowerful than the Armenians by 1500 BC were close
Southern Mesopotamia as compared to south Eastneighbors and racial cousins of the Armenians, at times
Asia and Australia and there are no know instances ofclashing with them and at times co-existing, yet
civilization east of the Indus valley around five thousandprobably gaining form the interaction at all times.
years ago. Such evidence has been found in the IndusBuxton and Rice have found that of 26 Sumerian
valley.crania they examined 22 were Australoid or Austrics
The second study concerns physical examination ofand four armennoid. Further According to Penniman
Sumerian skulls. Buxton and Rice have found that ofwho studied skulls from other Sumerian sites, the
26 Sumerian crania they examined 22 were AustraloidAustraloid Eurafrican, Austric and Armenoid were the
or Austrics. Further According to Penniman who"racial" types associated with the Sumerians. Certainly
studied skulls from other Sumerian sites, the Australoidit cannot be confirmed without further investigation if
Eurafrican, Austric and Armenoid were the "racial"the Sumerian-Armenian alliance took place on
types associated with the Sumerians. Here isSumerian or Indian soil. It is also not certain if it was a
Penniman's description of the Austric type found atforced or voluntary one. The fair skinned Armenian
Sumer:ladies are likely to have regarded the dark broad
"These people are of medium stature, with complexionnosed Sumerians as ugly. Nevertheless, it may be
and hair like those of the Eurafrican, to which racededuced that the earliest Sumerians who introduced
they are allied with dark eyes, and oval faces, broadcivilization in our world were around 85% Austric and
noses, rather feeble jaws, and slight sinewy bodies."15% Armenian Aryans.
This description also closely describes the regal personIt is surprising that one of the most significant
seen on a famous clay tablet from the Indus Valley.contributions to mankind should come from the Austric
This same tribe in an evolved version undoubtedlyaustraloid races. Elsewhere their contribution has not
established the Indus civilization as well as thebeen remarkable. However, apparently a small genetic
Sumerian one after the submergence of their coastalchange is all that is necessary for this achievement.
cities. In North-western India they would haveSimilar races have illustrated that this can happen
encountered Neolithic people of Indo-European originelsewhere as well. An example of that is Angkor Vat
with which manpower they established the Indus cities.of Cambodia that illustrates technical mastery on an
An analysis of skeletal remains from Indus valleyunprecedented scale, noted for its architectural and
confirms this mixture. Both the IndoSumerian-austricartistic perfection, not to mention its sheer size, Angkor
language must then have persisted side by side as inVat is the most famous and no doubt the most
Mesopotamia with the official language of the rulersremarkable of all of ancient temples with extraordinary
being IndoSumerian-austric. Just as in Mesopotamia,architectural and artistic innovations, one of the
ancient Sumerian was replaced by the language of thegrandest achievements of mankind.
majority(Akkadians) in the Indus valley it would have