Covers gods, myths, and terminology for mythologies, "drawn from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia between 2800 and 300 BC."

The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries o

An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.

From the tragic young Adonis to Zašhapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures a

A single-authored two-volume work which makes no claims to comprehensiveness, but selectively treats periods and areas usually studied in universities (treatmen