The Sumerians

The Sumerians

Author: Samuel Noah Kramer

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-09-17

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0226452328

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“A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). 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. “An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.” —Library Journal


Understanding Collapse

Understanding Collapse

Author: Guy D. Middleton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-06-26

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 110715149X

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In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted.


The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction

The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Amanda H. Podany

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0195377990

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This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy.


The Early Dynasties of Sumer and Akkad

The Early Dynasties of Sumer and Akkad

Author: C. J. Gadd

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2017-08-18

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781375422765

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A history of Sumer and Akkad

A history of Sumer and Akkad

Author: Leonard W. King

Publisher: Рипол Классик

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 5876640344

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A history of Sumer and Akkad. An account of the early races of Babylonia from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Babylonian monarchy.


The Sumerians

The Sumerians

Author: Leonard Woolley

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780393002928

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Describes the civilization of the Sumerians, who inhabited the land which today is Iraq, in the beginning of the fourth millennium B.C.