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OOC: About time I got onto doing one more updated from like 2 years ago. I'll update this as I do, I don't care if you post I'll just add links in the Contents.
I also RP using the information presented here as essentially fixed, to get away from the flawed economy calculators and constantly adjusting things.

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The Dictorial Republic of Sumer
- English Version
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Dostanuot/SumerianNationalFlag2.png

Table of Contents:
1. General Information.
- Geography
- People
- Government
- Economy
- Communications
- Transportation
- Military

2. History in Detail
- Introduction, Prehistory of Sumer
- Emergence of Civilization, 0-3,079 (8378-5299 BCE)
- Era of the Independent Cities, 3,080 - 6,018 (5298-2360 BCE)
- Unification of the Kingdom, Birth of the Dictorial Republic, 6,019-6,137 (2359-2240 BCE)
- Regional Conquest, The Troubled Years, 6,138-6,778 (2240-1600 BCE)
- The Anatolian War, Conquest of the Hattusa, 6,779-7,838 (1601-540 BCE)
- The First Isolation, 7,839-9,670 (BCE 539-1291 CE)
- The land of Sunset, Exploration West, 9,670-9,877 (1292-1499 CE)
- Incorporating the Taino, The Iberian War, 9,878-9,910 (1500-1532 CE)
- The Second Isolation, 9,911-10,051 (1533-1673 CE)
- Tensions, The Great European War, 10,052-10,311 (1674-1933 CE) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12903153&postcount=14)
- The Third Isolation, Modern Sumer, 10,312-10,390 (1934-2012 CE)

3. Military in Detail
- Branches of the Sumerian Armed Forces (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12902698&postcount=11)
- Ranks of the Sumerian Armed Forces (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12902708&postcount=12)
- Organization of the Sumerian Armed Forces (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12902717&postcount=13)
- Igimunu - Introduction to the Sumerian Temple Guard (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12771902&postcount=2)

4. Geography in Detail

5. Society in Detail

6. Industry in Detail

7. The Sumerian Language

8. Specific Military Units
- Igimunu Inannak (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12771937&postcount=3)

Characters of Note
- Arwia Tabni (Historical) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13514583&postcount=15)

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1. General Information:

Geography:
Location: Middle East, Asia Minor, Carribean, Africa, Eastern Europe.

Map References: Political Outline and Cities of Mainland Sumer - Map (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Dostanuot/SumerianReferenceMap.png)

Area:
- Total: 14,890,813 sq km
- Land: 14,673,183 sq km
- Water: 217,630 sq km
- Comparative: Slightly smaller then Russia

Maritime Claims:
- Territorial Sea: 12 nm
- Continental Shelf: 24 nm
- Contiguous Zone: 24 nm
- Economic Exclusion Zone: 200 nm

Climate: Mostly grassland and savvanah. Hot dry summers, cool winters. Some tropical regions, hot hummid summers, warm wet winters.

Terrain: Mostly flat plains, grassland, savannah, and deserts. Some mountians, some jungles.

Elevation Extremes:
- Lowest Point: Dead Sea (-410m)
- Highest Point: Mount Selucundu (5700m)

Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, lead, zinc, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, bauxite, nickel, timber, hydropower, gold, molybdenum, alumina, lignite, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, nonferrous metals, fish, pearls, cobalt, manganese, clay, gypsum, sand, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, chromium, pyrites, asbestos, marble, clay earth pigment, geothermal energy, granite, limestone, diatomite, pumice, silver, potash, platinum, lignite, chicle, calcium carbonate, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, shale oil, shrimp, nepheline, mercury, bismuth, mahogany forests, uranium, brown coal, asphalt, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, perlite, titanium, kaolin.

Land Use:
- Arable Land: 51.1%
- Permenant Crops: 6.8%
- Other: 42.1%


People:
Population: 5.3 Billion (Approx.)

Age Structure:
- 0-14 years: 17.3%
- 15-64 years: 68.9%
- 65 years and over: 13.8%

Median Age:
- Total: 41 years
- Male: 40 years
- Female: 42 years

Population Growth Rate: 2.32%

Net Migration Rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Life Expectancy:
- total population: 93.6 years
- male: 92.9 years
- female: 94.3 years

Nationality:
- Noun: Sumerian(s)
- Adjective: Sumerian

Ethnic Groups: Sumerian (63%), Taino (18%), Arab (9%), Other (10%)

Religions: Sumerian (76%), Taino (14%), Islam (4%), Judaeisim (3%), Christianity (2%), Other (1%)

Languages:
- Official: Sumerian (100%)
- Otherl: Taino (38%), Akkadian (21%), Arabic (18%), English (12%)

Literacy:
- definition: age 12 and over can read and write
- total population: 100%
- male: 100%
- female: 100%


Government:
Country Name:
- English Long Form: The Dictorial Republic of Sumer
- English Short Form: Sumer
- Local Long Form: Ale Namenashira Nameshbarkingdu Kalamake
- Local Short Form: Kalam

Government Type: Constitutional Dictorial Republic

Capital City: Uruk

Administrative Divisions:
- Territories: 29, Kalamu, Akkadu, Elamu, Cannanu, Gisu, Tibu, Nubu, Shebu, Dilmunu, Maku, Lemu, Umaru, Perishu, Iberu, Turu, Asinu, Geriku, Masadu, Edu, Caspu, Ubaru, Indu, Budu, Abasu, Kobaru, Erimu, Borekua, Boriken, Caniba.
- Regions: 10, Designated Military Controlled Districts

Formation: Dictorial Republic founded 6,135 (2,243 BCE)

National Holiday: Akitu (new years), twice a year on the equinox.

Constitution: 1 Nissanu, 6,136

Legal System: Sumerian National Law

Suffrage: 21 years of age, Universal

Executive Branch:
- Dictator: Kisikil Ninatuma
- Dictator Term: Appointed by Civil Senate, lifetime.
- Office of the Dictator: Appointed officers to manage specific areas of the government.
- Commanding Officer of Military Procurement: Ribishar Erishti Aya
- Commanding Officer of Trade Department: Ridingir Fidelos Ashurban
- Commanding Officer of Immigration and Integration: Shar Ishme Dagan
- Commanding Officer of External Relations: Palil Panchito Guanikeyu
- Commanding Officer of Internal Affairs: Lushar Reina Inarunikia
- Commanding Officer of Law and Order: Ribishar Anacaona Jatibonicu
- Commanding Officer of Education and Health Care: Shar Marcosi Gibanti
- Commanding Officer of Language Affairs: Lugal Tabni Humusi

Legislative Branch:
- Civil Senate: 310 seats
- Popular Senate: 590 seats
- Elected Term: 3 years

Judicial Branch:
- Council of Judges: 14 Supreme Judges.
- National Court: 850 Judges
- Territorial Court: 2860 Judges
- Municipal Court: 9600 Judges

Government Budget:
- Budget: $230,000,000,000,000
- Law, and Security: $101,200,000,000,000 (44%)
- Commerce: $34,500,000,000,000 (15%)
- Education: $34,500,000,000,000 (15%)
- Healthcare: $34,500,000,000,000 (15%)
- Public Works: $23,000,000,000,000 (10%)
- Religion: $2,300,000,000,000 (1%)


Economy:
Gross Domestic Product:
- Purchasing Power Parity: $254,400,000,000,000
- Real Growth Rate: 2.21%
- Per Capita: $48,000

GDP Composition by Sector:
- Agriculture: 11%
- Industry: 48%
- Services: 41%

Unemployment Rate: 3.74%

Inflation Rate: 2%

Agriculture: Wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins, corn, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, grapes, meat, dairy products, grains, wine, cattle, pigs, poultry, lumber, cotton, rice, tea, sheep, goats, shrimp, fish.

Industries: Arms manufacturing, titanium, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.

Electricity:
- Production: 84 trillion kWh
- Consumption:82 trillion kWh
- Exports: None
- Imports: None
- Source: 80% Nuclear, 12% Hydroelectric, 8% Solar

Oil:
- Production: 8.71 million bbl/day
- Consumption: 3.9 million bbl/day
- Exports: None
- Imports: None
- Proven Reserves: 751.2 trillion bbl

Natural Gas:
- Production: 11 trillion cubic cm/year
- Consumption: 10 trillion cubic cm/year
- Exports: None
- Imports: None
- Proven Reserves: 1500 trillion cubic cm

Currency: Dinnar

Currency Code: SUD

Exchange Rate: 1 Dinnar = $2.00 USD (Fixed Rate)

Fiscal Year: Bi-annual, from Equinox to Equinox.


Communications:
Telephones:
- Main Lines in Use: 2,620,000,000
- Mobile Cellular: 2,215,000,000
- Mobile Satalite: 8,190,000

Radio Broadcast:
- AM Stations: 8,309
- FM Stations 14,560

Television Broadcast:
- Broadcast Stations: 51+
- Boadcast Breakdown: Listings (1), National Network (2-11), Regional Networks (12-51), Independent (52 and above)

Internet:
- Internet Service Providers: 1
- Internet Hosts: 39
- Internet Users: 3,500,000,000
- Internet Domain: .klm


Transportation:
Airports:
- Total: 31,403
- Paved: 23,552
- Unpaved: 7,851

Heliports: 2,058

Pipelines:
- Petroleum: 490,000 km
- Natural Gas: 600,000 km

Railways:
- Total: 450,000 km
- Standard Gauge: 410,000 km 2m-gauge

Roadways:
- Total: 22,539,060 km
- Paved: 16,228,123 km
- Unpaved: 6,310,937 km

Waterways: 110,193,687 km

Merchant Marine: 271 ships (1,000 GRT or over)

Major Ports and Harbours: Eridu, Ur, Jericho, Turuha, Dorado, Miami, Havanah, Kereta


Military:
Military Branches:
- Megaleshbarkingdu (Office of the Dictator)
- Igimekalam (Republican Guard)
- Chamagudkalam (Republican Navy)
- Anursangkalam (Republican Air Force)
- Erimkalam (Republican Army)
- Ubarakalamus (Territorial Guard)
- Igimunu (Temple Guard)

Military Manpower (Military Age): 17 years of age

Military Manpower (Availability): Universal: 1,649,990,000

Military Manpower (Current Size):
- Active: 55,000,000
- Note: Territorial Guard not included.

Military Manpower (Percentage of Total Population): 1.03%

Military Manpower (Fit for Military Service): 1,352,991,800

Military Manpower (Reaching Military Age Annually): 22,745,000

Igimunu - The Sumerian Temple Guard

Overview:
The Temple Guard are elite military organizations within the broad scope of the Sumerian Armed Forces. Their role, structure, and affiliation can be seen as somewhat of an enigma sometimes to outside observers, and their actual nature of existence can often cause confusion if not properly understood. The Temple Guard are, in short, elite bodyguard units of the armed forces designed to protect not a person, but an institution. The role of the Temple Guard has been concentrated on solidifying the continued existence and prominence of Sumerian religious beliefs, keeping cultural traditions alive as it would be. Their role thusly, may appear more theological then what would be expected from a nation whose government is secular in nature. Further complicating things is that fact that the Temple Guard are not actually part of the armed forces proper, in that they are not bound to the same codes, regulations, and systems that other services such as the Republican Guard or Army are, but still maintain equivalence within the armed forces, and are often deployed with the armed forces. The issue is such that the Temple Guard ranks are equal to those in both number and name, as well as authority within the armed forces, while the Temple Guard itself maintains it's own regulations and equipment independent of the armed forces. So it can be no wonder why outside observers may find the Temple Guard to be a perplexing, to say the least.

Structure:
The Temple Guard is structured as a loose group of units ranging from Regimental to Divisional level depending on a number of factors. Their common link is only the fact that they share a similar purpose, and often Temple Guard units do not interact unless needed. Officially all Temple Guard units are under the administrative reign of the temple institution they represent, however in times of war, or when deployed with regular forces, Temple Guard units come under the structure of the Republican Guard and are often subordinate to Republican Guard units they work with.

The nature of recruiting into the Temple Guard is quite selective. As legally stated within the laws which created the first Temple Guard units, all members must be, effectively, a priest or priestess within the temple institution for which they serve. This is intended to promote the cause of the unit, rather then to use the unit to force conversions, as within these same laws members of the Temple Guard are barred from recruiting converts. The elite status of the Temple Guard, both within the military and within the cultural view of most Sumerian citizens, has led to an effective closing of application routes to the units themselves. Typically members are recruited from the existing ranks of the armed forces, or from families with generations serving within the specific unit. This highly selective recruiting ensures that those who are accepted are fully aware of what they are doing, and fully dedicated to the cause, as well as already prepared for the life and tasks that they will be performing. Temple Guard members do not join for a term of service, they join for a life of service, and as such the experience is one of massive life changing proportions. Further, because of the nature of the temple institutions, the Temple Guard remains the only gender segregated military units in Sumer, with units being exclusive to a specific gender group as defined by the temple. This has caused some controversy, most notably in recent moves to incorporate non-Sumerian religious units into the Temple Guard where the same gender specific regulations do not apply. However the tradition of a son following in his father's footsteps into the Temple Guard, or a daughter in her mother's footsteps, is a strong one, and one unlikely to facilitate the change within existing Temple Guard units. In fact, generational recruiting makes up for almost half of all new recruits accepted into the Temple Guard, with family traditions holding strong ties to their associated unit. Puabi Ninatuma, 372nd Dictator of Sumer, is one currently notable member who comes from such a generational background, as she is a 98th generation member of Inanna's Temple Guard, following in the path of her mother before her.
Such prominence in family history is quite common, with several current members of both Utu's and Inanna's Temple Guard units, the first such units created, having current members who are direct descendants of some of the original founding members, and thus are currently the 140th generation of their family to serve.

The independent nature of the Temple Guard from the regular forces, coupled with their role as religious guards, has led to what can best be described as eccentricity within the units as a whole. All units have official adopted less of a strict, secular atmosphere then the regular armed forces, with some even going so far as to adopt the nature of the god or goddess they are sworn to the preservation of. This unit attitude has been the cause of some awkward interactions in the past with foreign military organizations, who presumed the Temple Guard unit they were dealing with would be representative of the entire armed forces in their mannerisms and how they portray themselves. Some units of note include Ereshkigal's Temple Guard, who have adopted the dark theme of death, pain, and the afterlife as their life, following the guise of their goddess, Ereshkigal, ruler of the underworld. Often they will paint their vehicles not in a camouflage pattern more befitting a military unit, but in a contrasting black and blood red striped pattern, with the idea they they want their presence known, for they bring death. Others, such as Ki's Temple Guard, will take a more grounded approach, and become more friendly with those they interact. The different units of the Temple Guard are, thusly, quite unique in many ways.

History:
The first Temple Guard units were formed in 6141 following the defeat of the Akkadians and recursing tensions with foreign groups to the east. The Temple Guard structure was formed by decree of the first Dictator of Sumer, Lugalzagesi, alongside the formation of the Republican Guard to protect the infant Dictorial Republic from outside monarchical pressure. The history of the now twelve divisions and nine regiments that comprise the Temple Guard is individually unique, and can not be covered in any real detail here. However, through their used in both offensive and defensive military actions alongside the regular army over the past several thousand years, the Temple Guard has brought itself to a level of not just administrative prominence, but social prominence. Actions in major wars such as the Sunset Wars, Cedar Wars, and the Great European War have brought more influence to Sumerian culture in the guise of literature, music, art, and theater then almost anything else. Members hold an almost celebrity status in the public eye, and they are held as immortal in the history books. The name of every Temple Guard member to ever serve, their place and date of birth, place and date of death, as well as actions they may have participated in, and how they died is recorded in the Sumerian National Library, and available for public viewing. The lists are indeed long, Inanna's Temple Guard, which has gone further to inscribe all names of it's members on the inner walls of the the temple to Inanna in Uruk, along has several million such names. This is a historical reverence unprecedented in the modern world, and because of this they are some of the oldest surviving military units in the world.

Current Temple Guard Units:
Divisional Level:
- Igimunu Anuk (Temple Guard of An)
- Igimunu Utuk (Temple Guard of Utu)
- Igimunu Inannak (Temple Guard of Inanna)
- Igimunu Enlilak (Temple Guard of Enlil)
- Igimunu Enki (Temple Guard of Enki)
- Igimunu Ki (Temple Guard of Ki)
- Igimunu Ninhursag (Temple Guard of Ninhursag)
- Igimunu Ninlil (Temple Guard of Ninlil)
- Igimunu Nanna (Temple Guard of Nanna)
- Igimunu Ninurta (Temple Guard of Ninurta)
- Igimunu Ereshkigalak (Temple Guard of Ereshkigal)
- Igimunu Ishkurak (Temple Guard of Ishkur)

Regimental Level:
- Igimunu Abuk (Temple Guard of Abu)
- Igimunu Ashnanak (Temple Guard of Ashnan)
- Igimunu Enkimduk (Temple Guard of Enkimdu)
- Igimunu Enbiluluk (Temple Guard of Enbilulu)
- Igimunu Laharak (Temple Guard of Lahar)
- Igimunu Nanshek (Temple Guard of Nanshe)
- Igimunu Nidabak (Temple Guard of Nidaba)
- Igimunu Ninkasik (Temple Guard of Ninkasi)
- Igimunu Uttuk (Temple Guard of Uttu)

Igimunu Inannak
Temple Guard of Inanna

Overview:
Current Commander: Ribaba Puabi Libishe
Home Base: Uruk
Unit Type: Armoured Division
Nicknames: Dumumi Inannak
Motto: Didilame Da (To protect our children)
Date of Creation: 1st Nissanu 6141

Notable Engagements:
Siege of Bajunu (23rd Addaru 10290 - 3rd Simanu 10291)


Introduction:
The temple Igimunu division of the temple to the goddess Inanna was established within the framework of the decrees issued by Dictator Aanepadakur in 6140 to combat a rising tension with Martukur. The decree was established to provide a solid basis of power from which the primary cults of worship within he Sumerian religious system would maintain their status despite the influx of immigrants from Martukur and the more widespread contact with foreign nations outside the traditional sphere of influence. Under the regulations laid down in 6140 the Igimunu units were to be formed around division strength military units of the highest quality, all professional lifetime volunteers. These new regiments would be under the oversight of the Igimekalam, and fall within the Igimekalam order of battle in the event of war, but would otherwise operate as independent units with responsibilities only to the Sharabdu, under the observation of the Government and the Igimekalam. At the insistence of the Sharabdu, the regulations denoting who may serve within the Igimunu were written so as to ensure not only the best soldiers, but also the most devout followers of the cult they swear to protect, with the final stipulation that the gender specific nature of the Sharabdu specific to the individual cults be honoured. To this end the Igimunu regiments are the only gender-segregated military units within the Sumerian Armed Forces. On the first day of Akitu, 1st Nissanu 6141 the first units of the Igimunu Utuk and Igimunu Inannak were officially created.

History:
As one of the first two Igimunu regiments created, the Igimunu Inannak has a very long and prominent history. Considered from its inception as the most prestigious unit within the nation due solely to its role as protector of the temple of Inanna, goddess of love, sex, and war, the Igimunu Inannak was often deployed in parades, victory celebrations, and formal matters, but initially never combat. Although all of the members of the division were seasoned combat veterans for the majority of its existence, the division itself was rarely deployed in combat and did not earn nearly the reputation of the some of the other Igimunu regiments.

Between 8144 and 8239 the Igimunu Inannak saw light and scattered action in Uzugu but very little recognition came of it compared to the action on the eastern borders. The division began to pick up recognition as a symbol of Sumerian Feminism around 10148 as a former officer of its ranks became the first woman Dictator in over two thousand years. But it would not be until Nunegudibir Uzugu that the division would begin to earn prominence within the public eye outside of its traditional ceremonial role. Throughout the war the Igimunu Inannak division fought with hour against Galateaic units in what is remembered as the longest and bloodiest war in Sumerian history. The division would be immortalized when, on 23rd Addaru 10290, six Galateaic divisions encircled the city of Bajunu where the Igimunu Inannak were stationed alongside two Erimkalam divisions. The city itself had just three weeks before begun construction of a new temple, initially to be dedicated to Nisaba, the goddess of grain. The Galateaic forces had managed to break through the battle lines north west of the city and made rapid advancement to encircle the city. Because of it’s location along a newly established rail route and the importation of construction material prior to that the Galateaic commanders wanted to capture the city and use it as a stepping stone deeper into Sumer. As the regular line struggled to keep more Galateaic forces from rushing through the gap, the two Erimkalam divisions and the Igimunu Inannak division were ordered to hold the city at all costs until reinforcements arrived. From the 20th to the 23rd of the Addaru month as many civilians as possible were quickly evacuated down the rail line and all nearby munitions and weapons brought in. The siege lasted three weeks outside the city gates as the two Erimkalam divisions engaged in heavy, almost non-stop fighting with the besieging army, until the Erimkalam units were virtually destroyed. On the morning of the 17th of Nissanu month Galateaic troops entered the outskirts of Bajunu, now mostly rubble, and engaged the Igimunu Inannak division for the first time. The besieging force of 72,000 soldiers outnumbered 3,356 members of the division by more then twenty to one, and reinforcements were far out of reach. Intense urban fighting went on almost non-stop until the relief force of nine Igimekalam divisions arrived to crush the remaining Galateaic units. During the 42 day siege where the full brunt of the Galateaic divisions was upon the Igimunu Inannak division, Galateaic forces managed to capture up to 80% of the city, but the infrastructure and their ability to utilise what they had captured were constantly wrecked by attacks using both conventional, guerrilla, and chemical attacks within the city itself. Although it was indeed close, the Igimunu Inannak was never fully routed from the city, with only 103 remaining of the original 3,356 when the fighting ended on the 3rd of Simanu 10291. Heralded as the battle of Bajunu, the persistent thorn in the side of forces otherwise poised to strike deep into Sumerian territory stopped an almost definite collapse of the Sumerian war effort. The Igimunu Inannak division was granted top honours within the armed forces, and is to date the only unit to have the Decoration of Enkidu awarded to all personnel serving within it at any given time. All 3,253 names of those who fell holding the city are engraved on two marble walls that flank the approach to the completed temple, dedicated now to Inanna in honour of the Igimunu Inannak.

Today the Igimunu Inannak is considered one of the hardest to get into, and most elite armoured regiments within the Sumerian Armed Forces. The names of everyone who has served in the division since it’s inception 4,250 years ago are inscribed, including their fate within the unit, along the marble inner walls of the Temple of Inanna in Uruk today. Nearly two million names, many tracing generations of young women who followed in mother to daughter footsteps in the division record the history of the most prestigious, most elite, and most decorated unit in Sumerian history.

Definitions/Dictionary:
Uzugu – Europe.
Igimunu – Temple Guard.
Igimekalam – Republican Guard.
Sharabdu – Temple priests or priestesses.
Akitu – Sumerian new year.
Martukur – Egypt.
Nunegudibir Uzugu – The Great European War (1801-1933).
Erimkalam – The Regular Sumerian army.

OOC:
Mind if I mite your template a little bit?

OOC: Go for it.

OOC- Very nice! Would you mind if I borrowed elements of it as well? Credit would be given of course.

OOC: I don't care if people use the format.
I add to this as I feel like writing by the way.

Is that your own conlag on your flag?

OOC: Might be better calling it a reconlang. That's the actual symbols for the actual Sumerian words used, in the modernised syntax.

That's pretty cool!

Branches of the Sumerian Armed Forces:

The Sumerian Armed Forces are divided into five plus one seperate branches which each approaches a seperate job within the nation as a whole to ensure both security and stability of the land and foreign interests alike.

The five principal branches of the Sumerian Armed Forces, along with their function, are:

Megaleshbarkingdu - ("Office of the Dictator") The small administrative branch of the armed forces which is tasked with the executive role of government, and the security of that branch. The Megaleshbarkingdu acts as one of three balances of power in the government alongside the Popular and Civil senates, and likewise maintains it's own personal security forces in small numbers.

Erimkalam - ("Sumerian Army") The primary defensive force of the Sumerian Nation. The Erimkalam is tasked with both land and air defence of the nation, and as such maintains forces capable of rapid operation within the nation in close cooperation with eachother.

Chamagudkalam - ("Sumerian Navy") The primary foreign deterrent force of the Sumerian Armed Forces. The Chamagudkalam is tasked with the protection of Sumerian coastal areas and ocean interests. The Chamagudkalam is maintained as the primary sheild against foreign aggression and is thusly designed to incorporate a multitude of functional arms.

Igimekalam - ("Republican Guard") The primary power projection force of the Sumerian Armed Forces is the Igimekalam. The Igimekalam is designed around the need for a force capable of fighting foreign wars in the name of Sumerian interests. It cooperates closely with the other branches in the defence of the Sumerian nation durring normal times, but when needed are designed to be deployed rapidly in great strength to project Sumerian power wherever needed.

Ubarakalamus - ("Territorial Guard") The Ubarakalamus takes on the tasks of internal security and services for the nation, providing police, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services as well as park ranger and safety organizational tasks. The Ubarakalamus, additionally to providing the nation's civil services, also provides a ready base of reserve forces to the Erimkalam in the event of war.

A sixth branch, commonly included in Sumerian Armed Forces operations and orders, but not technically a part of the Sumerian Armed Forces, is below:

Igimunu - ("Temple Guard") The Igimunu is technically a grouping of special administrative combat units which are highly regulated, disciplined and trained. Their function is the preservation and establishment of specific clut bases within the nation, and as such they are designed to ensure that Sumerian culture and life prevails regardless of the situation. Their numbers are drawn entirely from temple members, priests and priestesses, and are considered equal quality to Republican Guard units.

Ranks of the Sumerian Armed Forces

The Sumerian Armed Forces uses the same rank format universally accross all branches to allow quick and easy cooperation between units of differing specialisations. The twenty-five rank levels used each cooresponds to a specific pay grade, order group, and command status. The four order groups are Sangursang, Kitagalunga, Galunga, and Engalunga. Each one carries with it specific responsabilities and tasks which are expected of the ranks within it, and each one requires specific criteria to enter, or advance into. Pay grades are linear to command status, and thus with a raise in command status also comes a riase in pay grade, and vice versa. The following is a list of ranks within the Sumerian Armed Forces and their approxemate english translations.

Engalunga / Upper Officer:
- O14: Ridingir / Field Marshal
- O13: Dingir / Marshal
- O12: Ribalil / General
- O11: Palil / Admiral
- O10: Lugal / Lugal
- O9: Lushar / Brigadier

Galunga / Lower Officer:
- O8: Shar / Colonel
- O7: Ribaba / Major
- O6: Aba / Captian
- O5: Ribensi / Master Lieutenant
- O4: Ensi / Lieutenant
- O3: Kitensi / Lower Lieutenant
- O2: Enugula / Cheif Warrent Officer
- O1: Ugula / Warrent Officer

Kitagalunga / Upper Warrior:
- E11: Enriberim / Cheif Master Sergeant
- E10: Riberim / Master Sergeant
- E9: Erim / Sergeant
- E8: Kiterim / Lower Sergeant
- E7: Rikingal / Master Corporal
- E6: Kingal / Corporal
- E5: Kitakingal / Lance Corporal

Sangursang / Lower Warrior:
- E4: Enaga / Specialist Private
- E3: Ribaga / Upper Private
- E2: Kitaga / Lower Private
- E1: Ur / Soldier

Further, each rank itself is placed within one of three specified categories that applies within the structure of specific units. The ranks are divided by role into Administrative, Combat, and Training groups, each one having specific roles that they are applied, and each having specific restrictions. Below is a table showing the division of such ranks into their roles.

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As can be seen, the Training group consists of three ranks, each consisting of the lowest rank of each of the three lower Command Groups. The Training group is designed to allow for ranking elements of training recruits and cadets to enlisted, officer, and non-commissioned officer roles without providing them specific authority over lower ranks until they are ready. Thusly, none of the training ranks holds any real authority outside of training units or while under the command and guidance of a superior Combat group officer who has authorised their status of command of established units in military exercises. The Combat group consists of all those authorised to undertake normal military operations in a combat element. This includes infantry, air defence, and vehicle crews in the lower ranks, and the officers commanding such units in the higher ranks. Only officers holding ranks within the Combat group are authorised to command units in action or to participate in such actions. The final group is the Administrative group, which covers a select few of specific areas. Those holding ranks divided into the Administrative group are those responsable for elements of the armed force such as supply, maintenence, and food. These jobs are held to troops who do not have authority in action or combat situations, but do have authority over their field as needed. The exception to this are the four highest ranks, Admiral to Field Marshal, which are commonly administrative in nature but can be applied to a combat role. These exceptional ranks are all Combat experianced officers before being promoted and thus considered able to provide such command ability.

Organization of the Sumerian Armed Forces

Sumerian Armed Forces units are typically organised according to capability, with several role specific units avalible. Three types of units are avalible within the structure of the Sumerian Armed Forces, Tactical, Operational, and Administrative. Tactical units are small scale dependant units which may be applied to any role within the armed forces. Operational units are specific and self contained units within the Armed Forces which are the primary manuver formations. Finally Administrative units are authorative units which cover specific groupings of operational units through it's inclusion of specialised Tactical units. Below is a table expressing these three unit types and their physical breakdown of rank and size.

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- Administrative:
A1: Field: Total Administers Legions
A2: Army "Ugnim": Administers Brigades
A3: Corps "Erim": Administers Battalions
A4: Division "Sarkeshda": Administers Regiments

- Operational:
O1: Legion "Lukeshda": 3-5 Brigades (Lugal)
O2: Brigade "Gikeshda": 3-5 Battalions (Lushar)
O3: Battalion "Tikeshda": 3-5 Regiment (Shar)
O4: Regiment "Kakeshda": 2-3 Companies (Ribaba)

- Tactical:
T1: Company: 3-5 Platoons (Aba)
T2: Platoon: 3 Sections (Ensi)
T3: Section: 3 Squads (Enriberim)
T4: Squad: 2-4 Teams (Erim)
T5: Team: 2-4 Soldiers (Kingal)

As can be seen, the Regiment, Battalion, Brigade and Legion are the primary combat formations of the Sumerian Armed Forces, each building upon the previous as needed. These units are in turn comprised of smaller and smaller units of the Tactical level. Administrative units cover specific administrative duties of the armed forces, for instance organising, supplying, and training the units of it's specific district or group. The units are thusly divided to provide the building blocks of the army (Tactical), the actual force of the army (Operational) and the backbone which allows the army to operate (Administrative).

Tensions, 10,052-10,179

In 10,052 international trade disputes between the Galataeic and Meluhha kingdoms boiled over into skirmishes with Sumerian forces stationed on the northern and eastern borders. The disputes arose regarding the transport of goods and spices from Meluhha through Samarus, as Sumer was still within the Second Isolation, and thus now allowing trade to go through her borders legally. Skirmishes and economic need on the part of the Galataeic Kingdom forced the Dictorial Republic from her isolation in 10,073 to join the three other empires involved in diplomatic talks to rebuild this issue. Envoys were exchanged between the nations and a temporary agreement was achieved to allow Meluhhuian goods to transverse through Sumer to Galataeic suppliers while the issue was resolved regarding Samarus. In 10,093 Imperial control of Samarus broke down and the Samarus Imperial Family fled to their Galataeic cousins in the east. The long ongoing negotiations regarding trade were paused as Samarus broke into civil war between Imperial forces backed by the Imperial Family and the Galataeic Kingdom, and the Nationalist forces backed by the Meluhhuian Aristocracy. During this time the Dictorial Republic returned to a semi-isolation state, still allowing trade between the two states engaged in a proxy war within Samarus, but not becoming involved in the matter.

By 10,132 the Imperialist forces has crushed the Nationalist Samarus forces in the civil war and, spurred by the involvement of the Meluhhuian Aristocracy in the conflict, began a systematic extermination of all people within Samarus of non-white descent. The extermination campaigns first started in secret, isolated to rural villages in the central region of the Empire, but soon it gained speed and popularity in the general Samarus population who supported the Imperialist movement now. In 10,138 the Samarus Imperial Family reestablished full control of the state and reformed the Imperial Army from the forces which supported it in the civil war. The forces now committing a full on genocide were sanctioned as a legal arm of the state. At this point the Meluhhuian Aristocracy cut all ties with the Samarus Imperial Family and threatened to cut trade to the Galataeic Kingdom if it did not intervene in Samarus and stop the genocide. The Galataeic King refused to reproach his cousin's decision and sent money and troops to the Samarus to aid the Empire, forcing the Meluhhuians to cease trade though Sumer to the Galataeican kingdom. The two nations began diplomatic posturing and threatening to force the other side to give in.

In 10,171, after decades of separation between the Galataeic Kingdom and the Meluhhuian Aristocracy regarding the now almost complete Samarus Genocide, the conflict boiled over into Sumerian lands. Raiding parties of the Samarus forces began to enter Sumerian territory and expand their genocidal intentions. After news of the complete destruction of the northern city of Kakus, and the systematic execution of the cities entire inhabitants reached the public eye in Uruk, the Dictorial Republic responded. Three months after the rape of Kakus, Sumerian forces of the Erimkalam pushed over the northern border into Samarus, creating and securing a fifty kilometer buffer zone which effectively stopped the incursions. Several years of talks between the Samarus Imperial Family and the Dictorial Republic came to a stalemate as the Galataeic Kingdom accused the Samarus Empire of blood treachery and began to boycott the process. Galataeic opposition was fueled in part by the refusal of both Sumerian and Meluhhuian governments to lift the ban on trade and transport of goods to Galataeica. In 10,179 the Galataeican Kingdom formally declared war on the Dictorial Republic of Sumer, pushing forces across the border in a major offensive.



The Great European War, 10,179-10,311

The initial Galataeic push into Sumer in 10,179 was met with furious resistance by Erimkalam forces close to the border. The Erimkalam was not entirely unprepared for the move, as relations with the Galataeic Kingdom had long been breaking down, however the initial surprise and shock of the attack pushed them back further then they had prepared. The war began and slowly continued as skirmishes between the two forces, unable to recover forces to repeat the major attack which began the war. The battle lines slowly switched, with Sumerian forces slowly gaining ground, eventually pushing the Galataeic line past the previous border line as Igimekalam forces began to join the fight. In 10,202 Sumerian forces launched an offensive around the primary Skirmish areas and up the Kaspian coastline, forcing the Galataeic army to retreat to the city Budapest. There Galataeic forces dug in for the first time, digging the first of what would become the infamous trenches of the war. This line held for three years before Galataeic forces pushed back and forced the line over the border. A Decade of fierce and nearly static fighting brought the line back to the previous border line, now with both sides deeply entrenched opposing each other. By 10,221 both sides had begun using chemical weapons on each other, gas and artillery completely devastating the region of the front for over a hundred kilometers on either side. The conflict now remained relatively static, neither side able to break the other's defenses. As fresh troops continued to trickle into the lines from either side, and neither side was taking serious casualties from the artillery and gas after their initial shock, the conflict began to die down internationally. The invention of repeating, and then automatic weapons, of aircraft and motorized vehicles brought new dimensions to the skirmishing but changed little in the wasteland battlefield that was dictated by the kilometers of defensive trench lines both sides used.

In 10,279, a century after the conflict had broken out, the Igimekalam started off a new offensive with the aim to bring the conflict to a swift end and force the Galataeic Kingdom to crumble. The Igimekalam employed a new armoured and armed tracked vehicle to assist in breaking through the strong Galataeic defenses, and these new armoured forces, with support of infantry, broke through the line in several locations, quickly pushing for the nearest major cities. The offensive however, broke down quickly as Sumerian planners had neglected the logistical needs of the new machines and the strength of the Galataeic rear lines. Galataeic forces thus used this weakening of the Sumerian line to force a push through and into Sumerian territory. For the first time in a century the Galataeic forces were pushing through Sumerian territory. Resistance was light and scattered as the weakened Erimkalam was unable to completely stop the Galataeic advance, now using their own produced tanks copied from captured Sumerian examples of the first offensive. Limited success was had on the part of the Sumerian forces to hold off the Galataeic advance. The advance itself was stalled from pushing inland from the Mediterranean coast, with major actions at Bajunu and other cities holding forces in a deadlock.

Between 10,290 and 10,293 two major battles too place that turned the tide of the war back against the Galataeicans. First, the siege of the city of Bajunu did not bode well for them as a single Igimunu division managed to hold off repeated attempts to secure the city until a reorganized and resupplied Sumerian force could reach the city and eventually crush the Galataeic push in the area. Second was the battle of the Cedar Canyon in 10,293 which took place between the twin peaks of Cedar mountain. In this later engagement newly organized full tank based units attacked and defeated a dug in and numerically superior Galataeic force within the canyon, forcing them back. With the tide now turned Sumerian forces began the long and arduous fight back to the initial border line, crossing it in 10,308. In 10,310 Sumerian forces reached the Galataeic capital of Hateshopt. Early in 10,311 the Galataeic Imperial Family was quickly tried and executed for war crimes, completely crushing the now impotent Galataeic war machine and ending the war. Sumerian forces pulled back then to the initial border lines, building new fortification lines as the Galataeic Empire fell into complete chaos and disarray. The utter exhaustion and expense of both resources and people the war had caused brought the Dictorial Republic into the Third Isolation, forcing a withdrawal from foreign affairs and the fortification of the nation's other land borders on the Asian continent.

Arwia Dumumiayak Dumuatabnik Kishak Leshbarkingdu Kalamak Ninuru
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Born: 12 Abu 10,257 Kish
Died: 24 Sabatu 10,318 Kish
Mother: Aya Dumumitabnik Dumuazakitik Kishak Damengar
Grandmother: Tabni Dumumizakitik Dumuamatak Kishak Damengar
Husband: Enusat Dumumiappanak Dumuakurik Kishak Engar (d. 10,288)
Children: Ettu, Shub, Arahunaa (All d. 10,288)

Introduction:

Arwia Dumumiayak Dumuatabnik Kishak Leshbarkingdu Kalamak Ninuru, Arwia Tabni for short, is one of the most iconic leaders of Sumer of the past thousand years. She appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the later half of the Great Europa War and led the nation in the rebuilding efforts after that devastating war. Her name is, to this day, synonymous with power and nationality. She remains the only person to have been legally appointed royal status since the dissolution of the monarchies and the creation of the Republic in 6135. She continues to be a popular icon and heroin for the people of Sumer, having gained near mythical status with her influence.

Early Life:

Arwia Tabni was born north of the city of Kish in the house of her parents in the late spring of 10,257. Her parents were farmers with little education, money, or status. She grew up on a farm, raising animals, with her six brothers and sisters, her grandparents, and uncle and his family of wife and five kids, all sharing one house. As a young girl Arwia's education lasted only until she was fourteen, where she had to begin helping her family run the farm full time. At the age of nineteen Arwia married Ensuat Kuri, the son of a family friend and farmer who had married her older sister Ia the year before, and they together lived on her family's farm working there. She gave birth to two daughters, Ettu (b. 10,277) and Shub (b. 10,281) and one son, Arahunaa (b. 10,279), and raised them as a housewife with her sisters and sister in law. Arwia and her husband Enusat lived a poor but happy life raising livestock to sell to the war effort going on.

War Comes:

In 10,288 a massive push by Galataeic forces through the northern lines down into mainland Sumer as part of their preparations to siege key cities and scare the Sumerian people into giving up the war, brought war to the gates of Kish as 22,000 Galataeic soldiers of the 93rd Army came within reach of the city. Although they did not touch the city's gates, they ravaged the countryside before being forced to retreat. Arwia's family farm was one of the unfortunate areas to be plundered by enemy soldiers and her and her family were round up by a group of such soldiers one morning before dawn. Arwia, then 31 years old and eighteen weeks pregnant with her fourth child, was forced to endure horrors which would haunt her for the rest of her life and drive her to finish the war which cost millions of lives. Beginning that morning and lasting several days, Arwia was forced to watch as Galataeic soldiers killed her father, brothers, son, and husband, and then repeatedly raped and beat her, her daughters, sisters, and nieces. The ordeal lasted almost a week until, forced to retreat to supply lines, the soldiers killed all the women but Arwia, leaving her covered in the blood of her family and left for dead. She was discovered two days later by the 77th Erimkalam Infantry Legion advancing through the area in pursuit of the enemy and brought to Kish.

Arwia Tabni spent eight months recovering from her ordeal physically, but would never get over what happened to her mentally. Having watched what had happened to her family, and having miscarried due to the abuse she suffered, she would remain an emotional wreck until her death. She was cared for by priestesses from the Kish temple of Inanna through her recovery and grew close with those who supported her. A year after her ordeal Arwia Tabni pledged herself to Inanna's priesthood and applied to join the Temple Guard. She was quickly accepted and assigned to the 3rd Regiment for training. As her thirst for blood, and the vengeance of her family, fueled her, Arwia's first taste of combat came in 10,290, when she was sent, along with her entire Division, to defend the city of Bajunu. The brutal siege that followed became her baptism of fire, and when the dust of the siege cleared, she was one of only 103 remaining members of her entire Division. This, along with her age and life experience, awarded her a promotion to Aba, and command of the 3rd Regiment as it rebuilt. She was awarded numerous honors for her participation of the battle, including Hero of the People, Decoration of Enkidu, and the Golden Sun. Arwia Tabni would spend the next decade fighting decisive battles and slowly climbing the ranks of Inanna's Temple Guard until, in 10,309, she was promoted to the rank of Ridingir of the Guard, and given command of the 1st Expeditionary Army and given the chance she was waiting for. In 10,310 her Army surrounded the Galataeic capital of Hateshopt, poised to end the war which had been raging for over a hundred and thirty years. While planning the assault on the city proper she received a messenger from the Galataeic garrison of the city wishing to discuss the terms of their surrender. Her response is best documented by the memoirs of Ubar Rippa, an artilleryman serving near her headquarters on the morning of the exchange.

And here at the gates of this disgusting country we stand, a mass of men and tanks and guns unlike ever before seen. Almost twenty-five million we stand, united to crush this vile scum from our sight. Then, almost as if the city itself were cowering in fear, the ground trembled ever so slightly. I looked up from my work only to see an automobile fast approaching from the front line. It pulled up to the HQ tent and two men got out, infantry, dirty from the front lines, they got out and manhandled another man from the back. A Galatae, those who wished to challenge us, he was brought to the area before the Ridingir's tent and she was informed of his presence. "What brings you to my presence?" She asked the man as he knelt before her, his head bowed. He brought news of his commander wishing to discuss the terms of their surrender, and a feeling of elation swept through my body, we were finally at the end if they were to surrender. "And from whom does your commander hail?" she asked him, not sounding the least bit interested in his offer of surrender. It was his answer that struck us as odd, when he declared himself a messenger of the 93rd Army, who were defending the city at this time. She seemed to study him a moment, in obvious disgust at his answer, before she answered, and her voice boomed loud so that all could hear. This is what she said in reply.

"Like rats you scurry to our lands, take what is ours, destroy that which you can not have. Like rats you infest and disease, you bring disgust to everything you touch. And yet you kneel here before me begging to surrender so that your lives may be spared. For the crimes you have committed, the lives lost, you can not escape your judgment, you can not wish away your punishment through giving up. Rats who dare to stand before us can not flee when it goes bad, you will stand and die now like you deserve, soldiers, men, women, children, the elderly, no one is to be spared. Your city will burn, your people will be slaughtered, and no one shall inhabit this land again until the end of time, this is the fate you have brought upon yourselves as a nation. For your fate is worse then death itself, for your fate is me, and I shall lay waste to all that I see before me."

And then, with no further comments, she turned to her tent and returned to her planning. The messenger was returned to his city, and everyone who had been present knew how this war would end. Hateshopt would lay in ruins.

True to her declaration Arwia Tabni laid siege to the city, slaughtering every living thing within its walls without mercy. The destruction of the city so through and so ruthless that to this day nothing but grass inhabits the city. As the city burned the Galataeic Empire collapsed, and slowly the remaining parts of their Imperial Army were rounded up and destroyed, until in 10,311, the war was declared officially over. With the end of the conflict, Arwia, now in her fifties, returned with her unit to Inanna's main temple in Uruk to spend the rest of her life in peace time.

Guiding a Nation:

Life was peaceful at first for Arwia Tabni, as she assumed control of Inanna's Temple Guard through peacetime and began assisting in the reconstruction efforts of a nation ravaged by a hundred and thirty-two years of war. At the end of 10,311 however, Bashaa Ea-nasir, then Dictator of Sumer, died after only serving eight years. Within weeks the Civil Senate brought about a shocking declaration as they deliberated and decided upon the next Dictator. Arwia Tabni was chosen to become the next Dictator of Sumer, and proclaimed so on the first day of 10,312, at the start of the Atiku festivities. As part of the same announcement, both the Popular and Civil Senates announced, unanimously, their declaration to grant royal status upon Arwia Tabni, Heroine of Sumer. As the last surviving member of her family, no children to pass her legacy on to, Arwia accepted responsibility and the honor to her family and assumed her role as the 365th Dictator of Sumer. She immediately started vigorous programs of reconstruction and modernization. Throughout industrialization was undertaken under her rule, bringing Sumer well beyond its capabilities before the conflict. Under her social programs, nationalized health care, education, and other important facets of life were brought into being and encouraged. To many she is the mother of the modern Sumerian state.

Her term lasted a mere six years until the summer of 10,318 when she fell gravely ill. The last several months of her rule she spent living in a reed hut on the grounds where her family farm had been. On the morning of 24 Sabatu 10,318, she was found dead by her aid in her bed. She had died in her sleep peacefully, a luxury her aid would later comment as "deserved to such a strong woman". She was buried in a tomb erected on the place her home once stood, with the names of her family inscribed on it, with full national honors.

Legacy:

In death Arwia Tabni has become almost deified in her mythic status. In 10,336 a member of the Popular Senate, speaking to the Civil Senate, declared that "Ninuru Arwia Tabni walks beside Inanna as her guardian and servant eternally" proposing that she had not journeyed to Irkalla like all dead, but been accepted into the realm of the gods for her great deeds. Today this idea has transformed her into almost a minor goddess, a servant of Inanna, and she has gained small temples in some cities. Her tomb is, today, still a major site of pilgrimage to all Sumerians, providing beacon of what has shaped Sumer to the nation it is today. Arwia Tabni's name resonates throughout ever facet of Sumerian life, from education and popular culture, to the government and military. She is rarely referred to by name, instead simply as "Ninuru Engara", the great farmer lady.