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History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History /

by Samuel Noah Kramer

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Which civilization had the first system of law? The first formal educational system? The first tax cut? The first love song? The answers were found in excavations of ancient Sumer, a society so developed, resourceful, and enterprising that it, in a sense, created history. The book presents a cross section of the Sumerian firsts in all the major fields of human endeavor, including government and politics, education and literature, philosophy and ethics, law and justice, agriculture and medicine, even love and family.

History Begins at Sumer is the classic account of the achievements of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq during the third millennium B.C. They were the developers of the cuneiform system of writing, perhaps their greatest contribution to civilization, which allowed laws and literature to be recorded for the first time.

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"Kramer ranked among the world's foremost Sumerologists. . . . The book will interest both the scholar and the general educated reader."--"Religious Studies Bulletin"
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srood, October 16, 2008 (view all comments by srood)
this book is one of the very useful books that explain the real value of mesopotamian civilization,especially sumerian legacy..but Kramers books,are usually concerned with the literature,myth, and the religion of the sumerians..and thank you for permitting me to write a short comment about this book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812212761
Subtitle:
Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History /
Author:
Kramer, Samuel Noah
Author:
Tanaka, Hiroshi
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Location:
Philadelphia :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Management
Subject:
Industrial Management
Subject:
Archaeology
Subject:
Negotiating
Subject:
Sumerians
Subject:
Sumeraans
Subject:
Industrial management -- Japan.
Subject:
Sporting goods industry.
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Rev
Series Volume:
12
Publication Date:
December 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
269
Dimensions:
9.04x6.05x1.22 in. 1.47 lbs.
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