Lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri (Chuck Morgan)

𒌦 𒊕 𒄀 𒂵 un saŋ-gi₆-ga "The Black-Headed People". One of the silliest claims in the YouTube streets that's gathered traction over the years, is the idea that the ancient Sumerians were black people. This claim is fueled by misinterpretations, faulty translations, and open lies. Essentially, the claim is based on the name saŋ-gi₆-ga, interpreted and translated literarily as "Black-Headed people", and from there, the claim developed to become "a name the Sumerians gave themselves" because they were a black/African/Negro people and this is simply ridiculous.


As you can see with the image below , the notions of a black Sumer is as ridiculous yet laughable as the Black-Headed depiction below. Then there’s a word known to the Sumerians for the Black Raven uga{mušen}-gi₆
𒌑𒉀𒂵 𒄷 𒈪 𒋥 𒀸 𒉌 𒄑 𒋩 𒌋𒌋 𒄭 𒋙𒀭

uga {mušen} gi₆ sud₂-ina i₃ {giš}šur-min3 ḫi-en2



"You pound the ░░ of a black raven; 
you mix (it) with cypress oil; incantation"



If you've ever seen aa black raven , it's a completely black bird. Obviously, the Sumerians knew the difference, therefore, NO ambiguity when using black as a description, but never applied to themselves.

Another example: As with the Black Raven; the Sumerians described another creature having a black-body, that being 𒋚 𒈪 šaḫ gig2: the Wild Black Boar.

𒈪 𒅇 𒈾 𒅗 𒋚 𒈪 𒈬 𒌦 𒍪 𒍑

gi6 u3-na-ka šaḫ gig2 mu-un-zu-uš


"At dead of night; they know the
black wild boar, at midday"



Source: Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave (segment A) line 446


Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature





So the Sumerians were conscious of the difference between a black head, from a black body of a man, woman, or child. Given the examples from Sumerian inscriptions; there should be NO ambiguity in Sumerian thought. They certainly knew and would have documented if there were such a people with black heads.
But as you can see below, the idea is ridiculous.

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Lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri (Chuck Morgan)

Well into the intermediate level of Sumerian grammar; just received my second jewel from my first Sumerian language instructors (Megan Lewis and Dr. Josh).

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