Kramer ranked among the world's foremost Sumerologists. . . . The book will interest both the scholar and the general educated reader.--Religious Studies Bullet

“A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). The Sumeria

What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians riled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? This book answers these questions and more. Learn what Sumerians

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. The

A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sume