They didn't.
The Phoenicians were from the Levant, not Mesopotamia. They passed on their alphabet.
they did not
they did not
The Phoenicians
The Phoenicians
Mainly Egypt and Mesopotamia.
by land
Tyre was a trading colony established by the Phoenicians. Ur was a city in Mesopotamia founded by the Sumerians.
As their religion developed, it absorbed gods and goddesses from Egypt and Mesopotamia.
The Phoenicians inhabited the coastal region of modern-day Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, which is located in the eastern part of Mesopotamia. They established numerous city-states along the Mediterranean coast, the most famous of which was the city of Tyre.
For most of their early history the Phoenicians were independent. Then they came under the Seleucid Empire, a Greek state and then the Romans.
Assyrians, Phoenicians, Babylonians, and Sumerians were distinct ancient civilizations in the Near East. The Assyrians were known for their powerful military and extensive empire, centered in northern Mesopotamia. The Phoenicians, from the coastal region of modern Lebanon, were renowned for their maritime trade and the development of the alphabet. The Babylonians, based in southern Mesopotamia, are famous for their contributions to law and literature, including the Code of Hammurabi, while the Sumerians, one of the earliest civilizations, are credited with pioneering writing, urbanization, and various technological advancements in southern Mesopotamia.