Ancient Near East: Bibliographies

Egyptian - Devine Triad of Amun, Ptah and a Goddess Figure, Probably Hathor

Taken from Wikicommons

Idrimi of Alalakh

Taken from Wikicommons

• Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Law Bibliography

• Asher-Greve, J. M. and M. F. Wogec. "Women and Gender in Ancient Near Eastern Cultures: Bibliography 1885 to 2001 AD." NIN 3.1 (2002): 33-114.

The Divinity Library has also set aside primary resources in "Ancient Near East" conceived as duplicating a scholar's personal library. These books are located in Room 224 on the 2nd floor of the Divinity Library.

Languages occupy a central place in ANE studies. When taking a language course, you might want to consult additional resources for clarification and comparison.

• Bibliography of Semitic Linguistics (website with links to individual bibliographies for several ANE languages)

Akkadian:

• Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) (free downloadable PDFs for most volumes)

Aramaic:

• Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (online dictionary along with lexical links to provided texts)
   
• Arshama Project (website with PDF lessons teaching Achaemenid-period Aramaic)

Ugaritic:

• Bibliography of Ugaritic Grammar (website with link to pdf, doc, and rtf)

Reviews can help you determine if a book has information related to your research. Because reviews often place a work in the context of previous research, they can provide additional bibliography. The ATLA database (subscription access only) and the Oriental Institute Research Archives include reviews. Below are three web sites.

• The Bryn Mawr Classical Review
  Mainly classics, some ANE

• Review of Biblical Literature
  Mainly biblical studies, some ANE

• Journal of the Hebrew Scriptures Reviews
  Biblical studies and ANE; less searchable than Review of Biblical Literature; currently only through 2018