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Sumerians: Their History, Culture and Character

by Samuel N Kramer

About this title: 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 ... read more

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Edition: Reprint. 1997 13th Printing Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1971 ISBN-13: 9780226452388 ISBN: 0226452387

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1963

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1963-12 ISBN-13: 9780226452371 ISBN: 0226452379

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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character

by Kramer, Samuel

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Edition: Illustrated. Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1971 ISBN-13: 9780226452388 ISBN: 0226452387

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1963-12 ISBN-13: 9780226452371 ISBN: 0226452379

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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character

by Kramer, Samuel Noah

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Edition: First Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, (Chicago) Date Published: (1963)

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press 2004 ISBN-13: 9780226452388 ISBN: 0226452387

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Chicago Date Published: 1964

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1963-12 ISBN-13: 9780226452371 ISBN: 0226452379

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Date Published: 1/1/1963

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Date Published: 1971-02-15 ISBN-13: 9780226452388 ISBN: 0226452387

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by Kramer, Samuel Noah

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago Date Published: 1963 ISBN-13: 9780226452388 ISBN: 0226452387

Description: Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 8vo. Soft cover. 355 p. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, and charts. Kramer outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology, along with the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. Fine. read more

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Jun 4, 2009
By Cera, The United States

"I'm glad I read this, and I really did learn a lot about the Sumerians -- or at least what we knew about the Sumerians in the 60s. But I was annoyed by the author, who seemed awfully full of himself, always smugly announcing that he was about to include a translation which had never been published before, or that this was the first time one of his ideas had been shared with the public. I couldn't escape the feeling that research which he hadn't published might have been research he _couldn't_ get published in a peer-reviewed journal, which did not increase my confidence in the book! Nor did I appreciate his habit of summarising a Sumerian text in incredible detail, and then including the actual text after the summary -- one or the other would surely have been enough? But in spite of all of that, I now know things I didn't know before, so it wasn't a waste of time. I plan to read a more recent book on Sumerian civilisation to see how things have changed in 40+ years."

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Jul 25, 2007
By Don, Pleasant Grove, UT

"A history of one of the earliest civilizations. Filled with religious and archeological information. Perhaps now dated."

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