Sumerian Civilization

In the beginning of the 19th century that the archaeologists of England and France succeeded in the finding of Sumerian culture. In the year 1850, the British archaeologists Rawlinson excavated a stone inscription (Shilalekh) of Derius, the ruler of Iran. It contained some inscriptions in Persian and Babylonian languages. When it was read, the people came to know about Mesopotamian culture.

There was one more inscription in black stone found in 1901 near Susa. This inscription contained a legal code in Babylonian language. In the beginning of 19th century, Sir Leonard Wooly succeeded in some significant excavations at a very ancient place called Ur in Iran. In the excavations at Ur, slabs made of clay, ruins of buildings, large number of artistic objects and graves of the rulers were unearthed. A reading of the objects and various stone-inscriptions found in excavation revealed the greatness of Mesopotamian culture.