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Did the ancient Sumerians know about our “solar system?”

A response to: “…the ancient Sumerians knew about our “solar system” long ago. Look at the image of the “sun” being circled by ten planets in the upper left of this ancient Sumerian cylinder seal: The Sumerians were clearly intelligent people with a value system, a set of laws, diversification of labor, a monetary system, marriage and divorce, and many of the attributes of a sophisticated culture. I think it likely that, as this image shows, they perceived the earth to be one of many spherical globes circling the sun, since everything in…

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