Portal:Ancient Near East
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This index lists books and texts related to the ancient Near East, generally defined as Mesopotamia, Persia, Anatolia, the Levant, as well as ancient Egypt (see Portal:Ancient Egypt), from the dawn of writing ca. 3500 BC to the Greek conquest of Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
Works
Sumerian language works
- Eridu Genesis
Enmerkar legends:
- Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana
Lugalbanda legends:
- Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
- Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird
Gilgamesh epic cycle:
- Gilgamesh and Huwawa
- Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven
- Gilgamesh and Aga
- Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld
- Death of Gilgamesh
Elamite language works
Akkadian language works
- Code of Hammurabi
- Enuma Elish
- Atra-Hasis
- Amarna letters
- Epic of Gilgamesh (compiled by Sin-liqe-unninni)
- Cyrus cylinder
- Behistun Inscription
Hittite language works
Old Kingdom
- Myth of Illuyanka
- Hittite military oath
- Hittite laws
- Anitta text
- Succession Proclamation of Ḫattušili I
- Palace Chronicles
- Telipinu Proclamation
- Treaty Between Zidanta II and Pilliya of Kizzuwatna
- Sins of Madduwatta
New Kingdom
- Song of Kumarbi
- Kikkuli's horse training guide
- Deeds of Suppiluliuma I
- Annals of Mursili II
- Apology of Hattusili III
- Annals of Hattusili III
- Early Life of Hattusili III
- Decree for the Sons of Mittanna-muwa
- Two Conquests of Alasiya
- Sins of Seha River Land
- Amarna letters
- Manapa-Tarhunda letter
- Milawata letter
- Tawagalawa letter
- Letter between Hatti and Ahhiyawa
Ugaritic language works
- Baal cycle
- Legend of Danel (or Aqhat)
- Legend of Keret
Avestan language works
Hebrew language works
- Category:Bible
Aramaic language works
- Category:Bible