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The Sumerians : their history, culture, and character / Samuel Noah Kramer.
LIBRA DS72 .K73
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kramer, Samuel Noah, 1897-1990.
- Series:
- Phoenix books ; P422.
- Phoenix books ; P422
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sumerians.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 355 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [1963]
- Summary:
- 1. Archeology and Decipherment2. History: Heroes, Kings, and Ensi's3. Society: The Sumerian City4. Religion: Theology, Rite, and Myth5. Literature: The Sumerian Belles-Lettres6. Education: The Sumerian School7. Character: Drives, Motives, and Values8. The Legacy of SumerAppendixesA. The Origin and Development of the Cuneiform System of WritingB. The Sumerian LanguageC. Votive InscriptionsD. Sample Date-FormulasE. Sumerian King ListF. LettersG. Ditilla's (court decisions)H. Lipit-Ishtar Law CodeI. Farmers' AlmanacSelected BibliographyIndex
- Contents:
- Archeology and decipherment
- History: Heroes, kings, and ensi's
- Society: The Sumerian city
- Religion: Theology, rite, and myth
- Literature: The Sumerian belles-lettres
- Education: The Sumerian school
- Character: Drives, motives, and values
- The legacy of Sumer
- Appendixes: The origin and development of the cuneiform system of writing; The Sumerian language; Votive inscriptions; Sample date-formulas; Sumerian king list; Letters; Ditilla's (court decisions); Lipit-Ishtar law code; Farmer's almanac.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Storage copy is from the Library of Prof. Svi Rin and Shifra Rin.
- CAJS copy is author's autographed presentation copy to Abraham Neuman.
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy is "Fifth Impression 1972".
- Potok Collection copy has underlines and marginal marks.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kramer, Samuel Noah, 1897-1990. Sumerians.
- ISBN:
- 0226452379
- 9780226452371
- 0226452387
- 9780226452388
- OCLC:
- 399046
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