how did this country get its name?
One theory is that it originates from Sumerian city of Uruk (Biblical Hebrew "Erech") and is thus ultimately of Sumerian origin
Iraq
There are several suggested origins for the name. One dates to the Sumerian city of Uruk (Biblical Hebrew "Erech") and is thus ultimately of Sumerian origin,
who lived for many years in the bible Methuselah who is he? A biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has he been mentioned in any other sacred works? Apocryphal Book of Enoch are there any legends surrounding him? The Sumerian King List mentions a character named Ubara-Tutu who seems almost identical to Methuselah what is this list ? An ancient text in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations of the kingship can you mention any such ruler? Lugal-zage-si which place did he rule? Sumer where is this region located now? Southern Iraq was this country ever under any foreign rule? Yes. British rule what languages are spoken here? Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish, Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialect of Turkish, and the Neo-Aramaic languages have they constructed / laid anything under the sea? On 18 January 2012, Iraq was connected to the undersea communications network for the first time did the country face any civil upheaval in the recent times? Serious civil unrest rocked the country beginning in Baghdad and Najaf in July 2018 and spreading to other provinces in late September 2019 as rallies to protest corruption, unemployment, and public service failures turned violent
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Iraq [SEP] Name
The Arabic name "" () has been in use since before the 6th century CE. There are several suggested origins for the name. One dates to the Sumerian city of Uruk (Biblical Hebrew "Erech") and is thus ultimately of Sumerian origin, as "Uruk" was the Akkadian name for the Sumerian city of "", containing the Sumerian word for "city", UR. Another possible etymology for the name is from the Middle Persian word , meaning "south." A “Jewish incantation bowl” excavated from Nippur features the word (likely vocalized as or ), in a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic context that suggests it refers to the region of southern Mesopotamia.