Samuel Noah Kramer
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Samuel Noah Kramer was a pioneering 20th-century Assyriologist renowned for his translations and interpretations of Sumerian texts that greatly advanced the study of ancient Mesopotamia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyriologist
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Sumerologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Assyriology ⓘ |
| awardReceived | honorary degrees from various universities ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-09-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Zhashkiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| contributedTo |
decipherment and understanding of Sumerian literary texts
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study of Sumerian legal and economic documents ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-11-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning
NERFINISHED
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Ancient Mesopotamian studies
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Assyriology ⓘ Sumerology ⓘ |
| genre |
popular history of the ancient Near East
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scholarly non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern understanding of Sumerian civilization
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subsequent generations of Assyriologists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpretations of Sumerian literature
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popularizing Sumerian civilization ⓘ translations of Sumerian texts ⓘ work on Sumerian law and society ⓘ work on Sumerian mythology ⓘ work on Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
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English ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Noah Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From the Tablets of Sumer
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History Begins at Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian Mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
curator of the Tablet Collections at the University of Pennsylvania Museum
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professor of Assyriology ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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