The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character

"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 commu...