The Sumerians / by C. Leonard Woolley.

First published in 1928 ; second impression, March, 1929 ; third impression, May, 1929.

Includes index.

I. The Beginnings : The Land of Sumer and Akad -- The Peoples of the Land -- The Semites -- The Sumerians -- The Period of painted pottery -- An aboriginal settlement -- The growth of the village and the city-state -- II. The Early History of Sumer : The King-list -- The Flood -- Sumer and Akkad -- The dynasties of kish and Erech -- The palace of Kish -- The Royal Graves at Ur -- The Temple at al-'Ubaid' -- The First Dynasty of Ur -- Early Sumerian art -- The extension of early Sumerian culture -- The Sumerian Army -- III. The Period of Civil Wars : The rise of Lagash : Eannatum ; Uru-kagina -- The conquests of Lugal-zaggisi -- Sargon of Akkad -- The growing power of the Semites -- The Dynasty of Agade -- The Guti invasion -- Sumer under the Guti : Urbau ; Gudea -- IV. Sumerian Society : Civil law -- The Code of Hammurabi and the older codes -- Castes -- Slavery -- Marriage and divorce -- Children and adoption -- Religious prostitution -- Schools and education -- Agriculture -- Foreign trade and credit -- Religious beliefs -- The future life -- The legends of the Flood and the Creation -- A religion of Fear -- Sacrifies and charms -- Sooth-saying ; omens and astrology -- Religion and the State -- V. The Third Dynasty of Ur : Ur-Nammu ; public works and monuments -- Dungi ; the organisation of the Empire -- The Capital of the Empire in the great days ; The Ziggurat ; The temple of Nannar ; E-nun makh ; Dublal-makh ; temple factories ; Gigpar-ku ; private houses ; graves ; sculpture -- Reign of Bur-Sin -- Ibi-sin -- The collapse of the Third Dynasty -- VI. Isın and Larsa -- The rise of Isin -- The survival of Sumerian prestige --Larsa under the Elamite Dynasty -- The rise of Babylon -- Literary activity under the Larsa kings -- Hammurabi -- The end of the Sumerians -- VII. The Claim of Sumer.