Because inanimate objects were characters too in their stories it is likely that the ancient Sumerians were animistic (in other words they believed everything is alive). Because when trees and rocks and mountains become characters usually that civilization on one level or another believes that everything is alive and can communicate with them.
I have also always shared this belief myself. For example, if I want to get on a jet plane I often will ask the plane if it is going to crash. If it says it is going to crash I don't get on the plane whether I have a ticket or not to fly on it.
So, the ability to communicate with inanimate objects can and will save your lives as you move through life. I have found that things like Trees and Rocks and earth (also things made of metal) can tell you what is going to happen in the future to them. This is one of the abilities I have noticed of inanimate objects. Cars and ships can do this sort of thing too if you are interested by the way. Also, trees can also tell you what is going to happen to them too. Because we move around a lot as human beings we can either have this ability or not depending upon the needs of survival of the person ongoing.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerian_literature
Literary genres and topics
Types of literature were not clearly defined, and all Sumerian literature incorporated poetic aspects. Sumerian poems demonstrate basic elements of poetry, including lines, imagery, and metaphor. Humans, gods, talking animals, and inanimate objects were all incorporated as characters. Suspense and humor were both incorporated into Sumerian stories. These stories were primarily shared orally, though they were also recorded by scribes. Some works were associated with specific musical instruments or contexts and may have been performed in specific settings. Sumerian literature did not use titles, instead being referred to by the work's first line.[5]
Based on the categorization work of Miguel Civil, Modern assyriologists have divided the extant corpus of sumerian literature into broad categories[6] including "Literary Catalogs", "Narratives and Mythological Compositions", "Historical Compositions and Praise Poetry", "Letters, Letter Prayers and Laws", "Hymns and Songs", "Heterogenous Compositions" (including Wisdom literature), and "Proverbs".
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