The Sumerians

The Sumerians PDF Author: Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226452388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Book Description
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 a compendium of what is known about them. The author 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.