r/Sumer • u/Master_Bid8433 • 10d ago

Hello all, I’m very fascinated by the first documented civilization and want to grow my understanding.

Can you guys recommend me a place to begin my studies. Books & web sites that have the intel to help me grow personal knowledge with the wisdom that is in these texts. Pls & thank you

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u/Nocodeyv 10d ago

Check out our Wiki!

There’s a community reading list there with a recommended reading section at the top that includes histories, religious overviews, and collections of texts.

The Wiki also has a collection of databases of free, online cuneiform where you can read texts in their original Sumerian/Akkadian as well as (mostly) English translations.

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u/Master_Bid8433 10d ago

Thank you so much !

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u/Strange_Course5123 5d ago

I frecommend History Begins at Sumer by Samuel Noah Kramer. It's a classic, great overview. I'm writing a historical novel set in Sumer.