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Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization by Charles River Editors

Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Michelle Humphries (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 5.2 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Michelle Humphries, released September 6, 2023, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.2 hrs
Narrated by
Michelle Humphries
Released
September 6, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9798868744969

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How long is the Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization audiobook?

Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

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Who narrates Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization?

Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia’s First Civilization is narrated by Michelle Humphries.