When the Sumerians say come from the east from various mountains, were they referring to the Pamirs or Tibetan Plateau as suggested by genetic and linguistic evidence? - Quora
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The Standard of Ur is actually a hollow box decorated with mosaics of lapus lazuli red limestone and shell set in bitumen Sumerian 26th century BCE (4) | Ancient mesopotamia, Art history,
![Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur c2500 BC. Lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, shell and coloured stone mosaic. Sumerian. British Museum Stock Photo - Alamy Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur c2500 BC. Lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, shell and coloured stone mosaic. Sumerian. British Museum Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D95K04/standard-of-ur-the-war-side-from-the-royal-cemetery-at-ur-c2500-bc-D95K04.jpg)