The Interpretation of Dreams in 1901 as part of Lowenfeld and Kurella's "Grenzfragen des Nerven und Seelenlebens". It was re-published in 1911 in slightly larger form as a book. "On Dreams" is also included in the 1953 edition and the second part of Freud's work on dreams, Volume Five, "The Interpretation of Dreams II and On Dreams". It follows chapter seven in "The Interpretation of Dreams" and in this edition, is fifty-three pages in length. There are thirteen chapters in total and Freud directs the reader to "The Interpretation of Dreams" for further reading throughout "On Dreams," in particular, in the final chapter. Immediately
Dream interpretation waking beliefs and desires. The ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia have left evidence of dream interpretation dating back to at least 3100 BC. Throughout Mesopotamian history, dreams were always held to be extremely important for divination and Mesopotamian kings paid close attention to them. Gudea, the king of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash (reigned 2144–2124 BC), rebuilt the temple of Ningirsu as the result of a dream in which he was told to do so. The standard Akkadian "Epic of Gilgamesh" contains numerous accounts of the prophetic power of dreams. First, Gilgamesh himself has two dreams foretelling the arrival of Enkidu.