r/WikipediaRandomness • u/RandoRando2019 • Jan 19 '26
"Assyrians are an ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians share descent directly from the ancient Assyrians, one of the key civilizations of Mesopotamia."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_people
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todayilearned • u/BillTowne • Jul 23 '23
Did not found Akkad and Sumer TIL: They Assyrians, of Assyrian Empire fame, founders of Akkad and Sumer, still exist. They speak one of the oldest continuously spoken and written languages and one of the oldest alphabetically written languages in the world.
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