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The Sumerians
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Elaine Landau |
Examines Sumer, the earliest advanced society to emerge from Mesopotamia, including its contributions in written language, farming, art, and science. |
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The Sumerians
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Leila Merrell Foster |
Looks at arts and sciences of ancient Sumeria, its religious customs, and the effect it left on the Western world, describing how archaeologists discovered this lost civilization. |
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Science in ancient Mesopotamia
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Carol Moss |
Describes the enormous accomplishments of the Sumerians and Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia in every scientific area, a heritage which affects our own everyday lives. |
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The Sumerians
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Pamela Odijk |
Describes the civilization of the Sumerians, who inhabited the land which today is Iraq, in the beginning of the fourth millennium B.C. |
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Hubert invents the wheel
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Claire Montgomery |
A creative fifteen-year-old boy in ancient Sumeria invents the wheel, resulting in many adventures, both humorous and threatening. |
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The Sumerians; inventors and builders
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Elisabeth Hubbard Lansing |
Discusses what ancient written works and archaeological excavations have revealed about the ancient Sumerian civilization. |
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A song for Gilgamesh
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Elizabeth Jamison Hodges |
A poet and potter of an ancient Sumerian city decides to learn writing to record his poetry, a decision that totally changes his life. |
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The Sumerians
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Samuel Noah Kramer |
A depiction of the Sumerian civilization in ancient Mesopotamia based on excavated literary tablets. Describes all that was understood about the civilization at the time of its writing. Tells of how … |
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