Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer

Full title: Sumerian Mythology
A Study of Spiritual and Literary Achievement in the 3rd Millennium B.C.

This book perhaps is the most comprehensive and well-organized study on Sumerian religion I have read so far. The author himself has done studies over the years of this previously unknown peoples. He also contributed in the identification, decipherment, translation and analysis of fragments of ancient literary works.

The book first introduces the author's intended projectst. Then the book proceeds to list the researches that have been done so far about the Sumerians. This volume is mostly concerns mythology and is divided into different categories. The author provides summaries and analyses of the origin myths, the organization of the universe according to the Sumerians, the creation of man, the myths of Kur and others.

The author's writing style is reader-friendly. Students and even casual readers will find this book helpful and entertaining.

The reader has to remember however that this work is one of the few early works about the Sumerian religion. Further reading about updates will be helpful. That aside, I think this is a perfect book for those who are still not familiar with Sumerian mythology.

Rating: 10 out of 10