In the World of Sumer: An Autobiography - Softcover
Samuel Noah Kramer is the leading authority on the interpretation and reading of civilization's oldest literature. His life and life's work are so thoroughly intertwined that his autobiography is also the story of the recovery of the language and literature of the Sumerians. From young Talmudist to the patriarch of Sumerology, Kramer recountshis long and distinguished career. Writing for the non-specialist, he paints a panoramic view of Sumerian literature and provides thumbnail sketches of the individuals with whom he collaborated.
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Book Description:
A panoramic view of Sumerian literature
About the Author:
Samuel Noah Kramer is curator emeritus of the Babylonian tablet collection at the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania; and Clark Research Professor emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School. He has been visiting professor at The Dropsie University, Philadelphia; Indiana University, the University of Copenhagen, the Sorbonne, and Hebrew University. His numerous publications range from the most technical to the popular. Among them are Sumerische literarische Texte aus Nippur, Sumerian Literary Texts in the Ashmolean Museum, History Begins at Sumer, and The Sumerians.
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- PublisherWayne State University Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0814321216
- ISBN 13 9780814321218
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages253
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