“Journal of the Society of Oriental Research, Volumes 1-2”explores the idea that a sense of moral evil must go with a feeling of free will. He concludes that while Sumerian society, like every other society, is conditioned by social traditions, personal initiatives led to progressive strides in ancient civilization socially. In the case of the Sumerians, they emphasized the established nature of the family that made the father the leader of the family unit and social customs absolute. However, reforms and personal initiatives in family law and society at large did have a place in civilization,
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