More and more history books on the market say it was the Sumerians who invented the 24-hour clock. T

More and more history books on the market say it was the Sumerians who invented the 24-hour clock. I know the subject has been done to death on Straight Dope, but recent publications have all come out in favor of Sumeria. Unfortunately they don’t offer any evidence. I always thought it was the Egyptians.

I look forward to your feedback on, especially on more recent arguments for Sumeria or Egypt.
davidmich

What “recent publications”?

More? What are you comparing this to? How many have you checked? What kind of history books are you referring to? Textbooks? Popular history? Academic specialty books? What cites or references do they have? What time period do they claim this happened in?