Sumerians Their History, Culture, and Character

Name: Sumerians Their History, Culture, and Character
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ISBN: 9780226452388

ISBN-10: 0226452387

ISBN-13: 9780226452388

Edition: 1971 (Reprint)

Authors: Samuel Noah Kramer

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The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. "There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1971
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 2/15/1971
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 372
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.91" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




Archeology and Decipherment



History: Heroes, Kings, and Ensi's



Society: The Sumerian City



Religion: Theology, Rite, and Myth



Literature: The Sumerian Belles-Lettres



Education: The Sumerian School



Character: Drives, Motives, and Values



The Legacy of Sumer


Appendixes



The Origin and Development of the Cuneiform System of Writing



The Sumerian Language



Votive Inscriptions



Sample Date-Formulas



Sumerian King List



Letters



Ditilla's (court decisions)



Lipit-Ishtar Law Code



Farmers' Almanac


Selected Bibliography


Index