Sumerian sacred and literary corpus: temple hymns, city laments, royal praise poems, Inanna myths, Enki and Ninurta narratives, disputations, wisdom, and scribal tradition.
Royal Inscriptions — Royal building and dedication inscriptions from Sumer's city-state rulers, beginning with Gudea of Lagaš's account of rebuilding Ninĝirsu's temple. (12)
Glossary — A shelf-specific glossary starter for the Sumerian shelf.
Introduction to Sumerian Literature — A doorway into the Sumerian shelf: the Sumerian-language literary, liturgical, mythic, royal, and scribal corpus preserved through cuneiform transmission.
Reader's Guide to Sumerian Literature — A tablet-conscious reading map through Sumerian literature: witnesses, composites, schools, temples, kings, gods, laments, debate, bilingual survival, and later Akkadian transformation.