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The Sumerians
Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)
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by Samuel Noah Kramer
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University Of Chicago Press
Written in English
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372 pages
A depiction of the Sumerian civilization in ancient Mesopotamia based on excavated literary tablets. Describes all that was understood about the civilization at the time of its writing. Tells of how the Sumerians were found from archaeological studies and then goes into interpretation of their history, society, religion, literature, education, character, and legacy among later cultures.
This edition published in February 15, 1971 by University Of Chicago Press
Written in English
— 372 pages
A depiction of the Sumerian civilization in ancient Mesopotamia based on excavated literary tablets. Describes all that was understood about the civilization at the time of its writing. Tells of how the Sumerians were found from archaeological studies and then goes into interpretation of their history, society, religion, literature, education, character, and legacy among later cultures.
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The Sumerians — First published in 1963
Subjects
Sume riens, Sumerians, Soemerie rs, Soemeriërs, Sumériens, Ancient civilizations, MesopotamiaPlaces
Sumer, MesopotamiaTimes
c.4500 to c.1700 B.C.E.Work Description
A depiction of the Sumerian civilization in ancient Mesopotamia based on excavated literary tablets. Describes all that was understood about the civilization at the time of its writing. Tells of how the Sumerians were found from archaeological studies and then goes into interpretation of their history, society, religion, literature, education, character, and legacy among later cultures.
First Sentence
"Sumer, the land which came to be known in classical times as Babylonia, consists of the lower half of Mesopotamia, roughly identical with modern Iraq from north of Baghdad to the Persian Gulf."
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