The Sumerians

1. Archeology and Decipherment2. History: Heroes, Kings, and Ensi's3. Society: The Sumerian City4. Religion: Theology, Rite, and Myth5. Literature: The Sumerian Belles-Lettres6. Education: The Sumerian School7. Character: Drives, Motives, and Values8. The Legacy of SumerAppendixesA. The Origin and Development of the Cuneiform System of WritingB. The Sumerian LanguageC. Votive InscriptionsD. Sample Date-FormulasE. Sumerian King ListF. LettersG. Ditilla's (court decisions)H. Lipit-Ishtar Law CodeI. Farmers' AlmanacSelected BibliographyIndex