Archaeology - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Artifacts and monuments from the Ancient Near East.

Introductions - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Introductions to the history of the Near East, Sumerian, Babylonian, and Hittite history.

Language, Writing, and Literature - ANE
Resources for deciphering, translating, and writing the ancient languages, learning to read, and the literature itself, including the Epic of Gilgamesh translated into English.

Law - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Legal documents and decisions from Egypt and the Ancient Near East.

Maps, Myths, and Timelines - ANE
Locate the events and people in terms of time and places and research the influential god and goddess in the area from Egypt on the southwest to the western borders of India and Pakistan on the east.

Monarchs - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Monarchs of Assyria, Babylonia and the Persian Empire, including Ashurbanipal, Cyrus, Darius, Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon II, Senaccherib, and Xerxes.

People and Cultural Groups - ANE
Medes, Seleucids, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Anatolians, and other peoples of the Ancient Near East.

Prostitution - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Temple prostitution was one component of goddess worship.

Resources - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
History of the Near East, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Hittites.

Science - Ancient Near (and Middle) East
Resources on Near Eastern technology, science, math, including the the Babylonian base 60 system and the calendar.

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