The Beverage of the Ages: The Role and Function of Beer in Sumerian Society

Authors

Jared Kelly, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

Alcoholic beverages has had an extensive impact on the earliest human societies. This article aims to discuss the importance and the role that beer played in ancient Sumer. It also examines the geography of beer and how it spread to Babylon, Assyria, and Egypt following its genesis in Sumer.

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1

Last Page

19

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Recommended Citation

Kelly, Jared (2019) "The Beverage of the Ages: The Role and Function of Beer in Sumerian Society," Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2019.090201
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol9/iss2/1