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My name is Abram and I live in a 

Mesopotamian city-state called Sumer.

Sumer is pretty special.   One thing that makes 

it so special is our fertile soil.  

Every year, water from melting snow in the 

Zagros mountains sends water rushing down 

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers causing a 

flood.

The flood deposits fertile soil on the banks of 

the Euphrates River, right next to Sumer!

Here in Sumer, we are so thankful for our 

good fortune that we give a portion of what 

we grow in the fertile soil to our gods.

The god of our city lives in a special room at 

the very top of the Ziggurat at the center of 

our city.

One of our great achievements in Sumer was 

our system of writing, cuneiform.

We use soft clay from the Euphrates River 

and a Stylus to keep track of important events 

and how much grain we produce each year.

The person in charge of Sumer is our King.

Our King is important because he is the only 

one that can communicate with the gods.

The decisions he makes for Sumer is based on 

his communication with the gods.

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