Sumerian commodities

Agriculture
Sumerian agriculture yielded barley, chickpeas, lentils, wheat, dates, onions, garlic, lettuce, leeks and mustard.

Beer production
Cereals were plentiful and were the key ingredient in early Sumerian brew making. The Sumerians brewed multiple kinds of beer consisting of wheat, barley, and mixed grain beers.

Domesticated resources
Domestic sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, oxen, donkeys (equids); wool production allowed for making rugs, and clothing.

Precious elements
Sumerians had access to and made use of alabaster (calcite), ivory, iron, gold, silver, carnelian, and lapis lazuli.

Technology
Sumerian technology included: the wheel, cuneiform script, arithmetic and geometry, irrigation systems, Sumerian boats, lunisolar calendar, bronze, leather, saws, chisels, hammers, braces, bits, nails, pins, rings, hoes, axes, knives, lancepoints, arrowheads, swords, glue, daggers, waterskins, bags, harnesses, armor, quivers, war chariots, scabbards, boots, sandals, harpoons and beer.