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History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,032 ratings — published 1956
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 120,627 ratings — published -2000
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,003 ratings — published 1963
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The Kesh Temple Hymn The Kesh Temple Hymn (ebook)
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avg rating 2.99 — 74 ratings — published -2600
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The Instructions of Shuruppak The Instructions of Shuruppak (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.52 — 130 ratings — published -2600
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Sumerian Mythology Sumerian Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 669 ratings — published 1944
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Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,774 ratings — published 1983
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Inanna (Sumerians, #1) Inanna (Sumerians, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as sumer)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,446 ratings — published 2023
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The Harps that Once...: Sumerian Poetry in Translation The Harps that Once...: Sumerian Poetry in Translation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 105 ratings — published 1987
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A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 920 ratings — published 2003
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics) The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)
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avg rating 3.80 — 398 ratings — published
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The Ancient Near East, Volume 1: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures The Ancient Near East, Volume 1: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 209 ratings — published 1958
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Sumer and the Sumerians Sumer and the Sumerians (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 107 ratings — published 1991
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 299,588 ratings — published 1992
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Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 396 ratings — published -2270
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Sumerians: A History From Beginning to End Sumerians: A History From Beginning to End (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.79 — 830 ratings — published 2016
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The Literature of Ancient Sumer The Literature of Ancient Sumer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 75 ratings — published 2004
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It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2) It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2)
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avg rating 3.74 — 737,220 ratings — published 2010
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Enmerkar and The Lord of Aratta Enmerkar and The Lord of Aratta (ebook)
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avg rating 3.51 — 57 ratings — published -2100
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Lament for Ur Lament for Ur (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.50 — 34 ratings — published -2000
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The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3) The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #3)
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avg rating 4.21 — 487 ratings — published 1995
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Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1) Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 930 ratings — published 1992
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Himnos Sumerios (Spanish Edition) Himnos Sumerios (Spanish Edition)
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avg rating 3.62 — 8 ratings — published 2000
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The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 243 ratings — published 1976
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Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 484 ratings — published 2001
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Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 3,349 ratings — published 2010
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Die Sumerer Die Sumerer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.24 — 42 ratings — published 1976
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The Sumerians The Sumerians (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 176 ratings — published 1928
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The Mary-el Tarot by Marie White (28-Apr-2012) Paperback The Mary-el Tarot by Marie White (28-Apr-2012) Paperback
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avg rating 4.79 — 28 ratings — published
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Living in Ancient Mesopotamia (Living in the Ancient World) Living in Ancient Mesopotamia (Living in the Ancient World)
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avg rating 4.00 — 14 ratings — published 2007
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Uruk: A Novel of the First City Uruk: A Novel of the First City (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.44 — 34 ratings — published
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The Empire of the Dead (The Godsblood Trilogy #1) The Empire of the Dead (The Godsblood Trilogy #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 534 ratings — published
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Gilgamesh the King (Gilgamesh, #1) Gilgamesh the King (Gilgamesh, #1)
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avg rating 3.73 — 1,043 ratings — published 1984
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Like Mayflies in a Stream Like Mayflies in a Stream (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 67 ratings — published 2006
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Ninshubar (Sumerians, #3) Ninshubar (Sumerians, #3)
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avg rating 4.36 — 399 ratings — published 2025
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Gilgamesh (Sumerians, #2) Gilgamesh (Sumerians, #2)
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avg rating 4.31 — 793 ratings — published 2024
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The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts (2 Volumes) The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts (2 Volumes)
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avg rating 4.06 — 36 ratings — published
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Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 17 ratings — published
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Gilgamesh Gilgamesh (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 100 ratings — published
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Dark Priestess Dark Priestess (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.44 — 36 ratings — published 1977
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The Valley of the Gods (The Godsblood Trilogy #3) The Valley of the Gods (The Godsblood Trilogy #3)
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avg rating 4.08 — 186 ratings — published
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Gilgamesh: A Graphic Novel Gilgamesh: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.49 — 101 ratings — published 2011
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Trial of Kings (The Godsblood Trilogy #2) Trial of Kings (The Godsblood Trilogy #2)
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avg rating 4.19 — 279 ratings — published
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The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.01 — 499 ratings — published
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Cuneiform Cuneiform (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 386 ratings — published 2015
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The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 957 ratings — published 2014
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Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 78 ratings — published 1954
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Conflict of Empires (Eskkar Saga, #3) Conflict of Empires (Eskkar Saga, #3)
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avg rating 4.28 — 641 ratings — published 2010
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The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 71 ratings — published 1954
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Soroosh Shahrivar
“She was known as the girl with the Sumerian blue eyes.”
Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

Harriet Crawford
“One of the most pleasant recollections of those busy days was a Babylonian dinner given by Present Morton to the friends of the expedition. The cards at our plates were written in the language of Nebuchadnezzar; the bread was of the shape of Babylonian bricks; the great tray of ice-cream was the colour of the desert sand over which sweet icy camels bore burdens of other sweet ices; and there was a huge cake, like the Tower of Babel; about it wandered miniature Arabs with miniature picks, and concealed within its several stages was an art treasure for each of the guests. Then and there, as the Director of the Expedition, I opened the excavations, and from the ruins of the huge cake I rescued and distributed its buried treasures - antiquities fresh from Tiffany's. Finally the host proposed a toast to the expedition, but it happened by some chance that no glass was at my plate. Imagine my consternation when the guests were raising their glasses and were expressing wishes for my success, and I could not respond! Did it portend failure? Was it destined that success be denied me?”
Harriet Crawford, Sumer and the Sumerians

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