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Language code: sux

Technical information about ISO 639 language code sux

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The table below provides technical details for the Sumerian language, designated by the sux code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

sux

Name

Sumerian

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
EmegirEmesal
Key facts
Written in cuneiform, one of the world’s earliest scriptsOldest known literary works such as the Epic of Gilgamesh were first composed in SumerianRemained a scholarly and liturgical language in Mesopotamia long after it ceased to be spoken nativelyAgglutinative language with a complex system of noun cases and verbal prefixesDeciphered in the 19th century thanks to bilingual Sumerian–Akkadian tablets
Sample phrase

𒋛𒇻𒈠, 𒍣𒀀 𒋛𒇻𒈠?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Sumerian language, identified by the code sux, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.

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