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 ...
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Edition: Reprint. 1997 13th Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. Previous Owners Embossed Library Seal. Price Paid Notation. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 372 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1963-12
ISBN-13:9780226452371ISBN:0226452379
Description: Very Good Minus. No jacket. Ex-libris with usual labels, stamps and pastedowns. Boards laminated with acrylic. Corners bumped and frayed beneath. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 372 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Ancient civilization/Sumeria. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press 2004
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
Description: Soft cover. Good. Spine still straight, uncreased. Inside unmarked. Some page rippling on ffep otherwise copy VG to near fine. "ISBN: "0226452387. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1963-12
ISBN-13:9780226452371ISBN:0226452379
Description: Very Good. Great condition (considerable wear/chipping on dust jacket, ten 1/2" vertical tears on dust jacket, leathering on page edges, price corner clipped). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1/1/1963
Description: Very Good. B002J7TNP0 Excellent condition, hardback 1963, name on inside cover, clean pgs, great cover, no dust jacket, readit, VG. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN: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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
Description: New. 0226452387. New, still in publisher's original shrinkwrap. Ancient History. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; Phoenix Books; 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.8 Inches; 372 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1971-02-15
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780226452388ISBN:0226452387
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. 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 ... read more
"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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