Sumerian Views of Death
Title: Sumerian Views of Death
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 1243 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sumerian Views of Death
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
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cultures were based in. Egyptians, being relatively protected from attacks, had lives that looked toward the future and planned extensively for death and burial, while Sumerians were constantly under attack and had to live life as if this was their last day on earth. (Bulliet, R.; Crossley, P.; Headrick, D.; Hirsch, S.; Johnson, L.; Northrup, D., 1997, p.32, 45) Their burials were relatively uncomplicated and the passage onto the afterlife depended on the deeds completed during life.