[PDF] How The Sumerians Became Rich eBook

Author : John Alan Halloran
Publisher : Logogram Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Sumerian language
ISBN : 9780978642907

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With 6,400 entries, this is the most complete available lexicon of ancient Sumerian vocabulary. It replaces version 3 of the author's Sumerian Lexicon, which has served an audience of over 380,000 visitors at the web site www.sumerian.org since 1999. This published version adds over 2,600 new entries, and corrects or expands many of the previous entries. Also, following the express wish of a majority of online lexicon users, it has merged together and sorted the logogram words and the compound words into purely alphabetical order. This book will be an indispensable reference for anyone trying to translate Sumerian texts. Also, due to the historical position of ancient Sumer as the world's first urban civilisation, cultural and linguistic archaeologists will discover a wealth of information for research.

Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0226452328

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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. "There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation."—American Journal of Archaeology "An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity."—Library Journal

Author : S.Chand Experts
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,85 MB
Release :
Category : Reference
ISBN : 8121934591

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Children's Encyclopedia (Interest range 10+years) is available in one volume. A wonderful cross -curriculum book providing thousands of facts about the world around us and people who live in it. This is 'A new range of Encyclopedia' from a popular focus o

Author : Charles Halton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 110705205X

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This anthology translates and discusses texts authored by women of ancient Mesopotamia.

Author : Nick Hunter
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2015-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1484625838

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This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in ancient Sumer. Using primary sources and information from archeological discoveries, it uncovers some fascinating insights and explodes some myths. Supported by timelines, maps, and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-traveling journey when reading this book.

Author : Henry Freeman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1534611347

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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 : Naida Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,25 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781403406095

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This book shows how people lived in ancient Sumeria, a land now known as Iraq, by describing their social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life, as well as their contributions to later civilizations.

Author : Gary Arthur Thomson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 34,44 MB
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1462059856

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Sumerians were the ?rst people to write. Using a sharp three-cornered stylus, they wrote on claysmall wedge-shapes called cuneiform. With writing, Sumerians turned the corner from prehistory to history! After at least two million years of humans telling stories, the Sumerians introduced literacy. Most civilizations passed down their heritage through orally recited traditionsstories were passed from one generation to another by word of mouth. The Sumerians were the ?rst to write down their oral traditions. To make the historical record easier, the Sumerians invented calendars with exact dates of events and contracts often corroborated by astronomy. Since Sumerian farmers invented irrigation and created a surplus, other Sumerians could choose to specialize in law, education, architecture, engineering, marketing, and politicsall of which were accompanied by written records. Using the writings of the Sumerians and modern archaeology, this book will trace the story of the Sumerians, the worlds ?rst writers.