Ebook {Epub PDF} The Sumerians: Their History Culture and Character by Samuel Noah Kramer

The second chapter deals with the history of Sumer from the prehistoric days of the fifth millennium to the early second millennium B.C., when the Sumerians ceased to exist as a political entity. It presents the fullest and most detailed treatment of Sumer s political history available to date.  · Samuel Noah Kramer. University of Chicago Press, - History - pages. 2 Reviews. The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted /5(2). Samuel Noah Kramer. 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.

The bltadwin.ru history, culture, and character. Samuel Noah Kramer. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, xiv + pp. Illus. $ The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books) by Kramer, Samuel Noah. 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.

The second chapter deals with the history of Sumer from the prehistoric days of the fifth millennium to the early second millennium B.C., when the Sumerians ceased to exist as a political entity. It presents the fullest and most detailed treatment of Sumer s political history available to date. The Sumerians: their history, culture, and character. 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. Sumerians and their language, and does so in a way which, it is hoped, the interested layman can follow with understanding and insight. The second chapter deals with the history of Sumer from the prehistoric days of the fifth millennium to the early second millennium B.C., when the Sumerians ceased to exist as a political entity.