Author : Harriet E. W. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521533386
This work reviews the social and technological developments in Mesopotamia from 3800 to 2000 BC.
Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0226452328
“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
Author : Paul Collins
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,72 MB
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 178914423X
The Sumerians are widely believed to have created the world’s earliest civilization on the fertile floodplains of southern Iraq from about 3500 to 2000 BCE. They have been credited with the invention of nothing less than cities, writing, and the wheel, and therefore hold an ancient mirror to our own urban, literate world. But is this picture correct? Paul Collins reveals how the idea of a Sumerian people was assembled from the archaeological and textual evidence uncovered in Iraq and Syria over the last one hundred fifty years. Reconstructed through the biases of those who unearthed them, the Sumerians were never simply lost and found, but reinvented a number of times, both in antiquity and in the more recent past.
Author : Harriet Crawford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 37,63 MB
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1136219110
The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This broad treatment will also make the volume of interest to students looking for comparative data in allied subjects such as ancient literature and early religions. Providing an authoritative, comprehensive and up to date overview of the Sumerian period written by some of the best qualified scholars in the field, The Sumerian World will satisfy students, researchers, academics, and the knowledgeable layperson wishing to understand the world of southern Mesopotamia in the third millennium.
Author : Leonard Woolley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393002928
Describes the civilization of the Sumerians, who inhabited the land which today is Iraq, in the beginning of the fourth millennium B.C.
Author : SAMUEL NOAH KRAMER
Publisher :
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 23,80 MB
Release : 1963
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Author : Jane Shuter
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781432913311
What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians riled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? This book answers these questions and more. Learn what Sumerians wore, what they ate, how they traveled from place to place, and find out how we know about them today.
Author : Henry Freeman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1534611347
A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history. Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact. Inside you will read about... ✓ How We Know What We Know About Sumerians ✓ The Bronze Age – Sumer And Its Contemporaries ✓ How Did The Sumerians Become Civilized? ✓ How Long Were They Around ✓ Primer Of Impact Of Sumerian Ancient Civilization On Our World ✓ What Did They Look Like? ✓ What Shaped Their Worldview? And much more! Our journey relies on excavated and historical evidence to explore their productive fascinations with order and man’s place in the universe. Their application of impressive knowledge helps us unfold their mysterious civilization.
Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781720228035
The Sumerians The Sumerians settled in the area known as Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, around five thousand years ago. They produced many fundamental changes to the way in which human societies developed
Author : Jeremy A. Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199296330
Sumerian is the oldest written language of ancient Iraq, first written down some 5,000 years ago. Its literature, encompassing narrative myths, lyrical hymns, proverbs and love poetry, provides a stimulating insight into the world's first urban civilization. This is a comprehensive collection.
