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The Sumerians : Their history, culture, and character

Kramer, Samuel Noah1971
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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 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.
Author:
Imprint:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1971.
Collation:
372 pages.
ISBN:
9780226452388 (pbk)
Dewey class:
935.501
Language:
English
BRN:
1481604
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