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The land was inhabited by a non-Semitic people called the Sumerians.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the late Stone Age to 2000 B.C., a non-Semitic people, the Sumerians, dominated the Euphrates Valley, the great "cradle of civilization."

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But Koestler's enthusiasm for the idea of a non-Semitic Jewry threatens to drown his own carefully drawn qualifications.

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The title had been given him by the Semites, though the sanctuary in which he was worshipped was of Sumerian or non-Semitic foundation.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The probably non-Semitic name Agade occurs in a number of inscriptions2 and is now well attested as having been the name of an important ancient capital.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg