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    Item specifics

    Condition
    Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
    Release Year
    1971
    Book Title
    The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character
    ISBN
    9780226452388
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    University of Chicago Press
    ISBN-10
    0226452387
    ISBN-13
    9780226452388
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    77892

    Product Key Features

    Number of Pages
    372 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Name
    Sumerians : Their History, Culture, and Character
    Publication Year
    1971
    Subject
    Ancient / General, Antiquities & Archaeology, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula
    Features
    Reprint
    Type
    Textbook
    Subject Area
    Religion, History
    Author
    Samuel Noah Kramer
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.1 in
    Item Weight
    22.1 Oz
    Item Length
    0.9 in
    Item Width
    0.6 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Scholarly & Professional
    LCCN
    63-011398
    Reviews
    There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation., An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.
    TitleLeading
    The
    Illustrated
    Yes
    Dewey Decimal
    913.35
    Edition Description
    Reprint
    Table Of Content
    1. Archeology and Decipherment 2. History: Heroes, Kings, and Ensi's 3. Society: The Sumerian City 4. Religion: Theology, Rite, and Myth 5. Literature: The Sumerian Belles-Lettres 6. Education: The Sumerian School 7. Character: Drives, Motives, and Values 8. The Legacy of Sumer Appendixes A. The Origin and Development of the Cuneiform System of Writing B. The Sumerian Language C. Votive Inscriptions D. Sample Date-Formulas E. Sumerian King List F. Letters G. Ditilla's (court decisions) H. Lipit-Ishtar Law Code I. Farmers' Almanac Selected Bibliography Index
    Synopsis
    A classic, groundbreaking account of the earliest known human civilization 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. In this classic work, Samuel Noah 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., 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 a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation."- American Journal of Archaeology "An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity."- Library Journal
    LC Classification Number
    DS72

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