Sumerian

The Sumerian language was spoken by the ancient Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3100 BCE. It is considered one of the world's first written languages, with early texts inscribed on clay tablets using cuneiform script. Although it eventually fell out of everyday use, Sumerian remained a scholarly and religious language for centuries. It is a language isolate, meaning it has no known linguistic relatives. Sumerian's significance lies in its role in developing early writing, administration, and literature, laying the foundations for subsequent civilizations in the region.