Southern region of Mesopotamia

I believe the answer is:

sumer

(Other definitions for sumer that I've seen before include "Ancient region" , "old region of Mesopotamia" , "site of ancient civilization" , "old civilisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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