Near East - Women
Women in the Bible, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia, some of whom worked as midwives, temple workers, minstrels, and, during the Hittite and Persian periods, rulers.
Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia
A lesson on ancient women. Texts provide answers to questions. Public veiling of elite women began in the Assyrian era.
A lesson on ancient women. Texts provide answers to questions. Public veiling of elite women began in the Assyrian era.