20 Other books of interest (Sumerian Mythology)
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This article is from the Sumerian Mythology FAQ, by Christopher Siren cbsiren@cisunix.unh.edu with numerous contributions by others.
20 Other books of interest (Sumerian Mythology)
Algaze, Guillermo, "The Uruk Expansion", Current Anthropology, Dec.
1989. This article helped with the introduction material.
Hooke, S. H. _Middle Eastern Mythology_, Penguin Books, New York,
1963.
This work covers Sumerian, Babylonian, Canaanite/Ugaritic, Hittite,
and Hebrew mythologic material in brief and with comparisons.
Fagan, B. M., _People of the Earth_, Glenview Il, Scott Forsman,
1989. This archaeology text book helped provide some of the
introductory material.
Jacobsen, Thorkild, _The Treasures of Darkness_, Yale University Press,
New Haven, 1976. A good alternative to Kramer, Jacobsen explores
Mesopotamian religious development from early Sumerian times through
the Babylonian Enuma Elish. Most of the book winds up being on
the Sumerians.
Kramer, Samuel Noah, _History Begins at Sumer_, University of
Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1981. This text runs through a bunch
of "firsts" that Kramer attributes to the Sumerians. I only looked at
it briefly, but it seemed to contain about the same information as
was in _The Sumerians_ only in a "Wow neat!" format instead of
something more coherent.
Pritchard J. B., _Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament_,
Princeton, 1955. I understand that there is a later edition of this
work. It seems to be the authoritative source for all complete texts
of the Sumerians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Hittites, and perhaps
other groups as well. It's pricy but many libraries have a copy.
Stephenson, Neal, _Snowcrash_, Bantam Books, New York, 1992. Cyberpunk
meets "Inanna, Enki, and the "me"".
Wooley, C. Leonard, _Excavations at Ur_, 1954. This is one of the
earlier works on the subject, and as such is not as complete as
the others although it is of historical interest.
See also the Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ.
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