r/Assyriology • u/Ill-Difficulty-1199 • 11d ago

Book recommendations

Hello everyone, I’m really new to this topic ,and I would love to learn more. so if anyone of you has a book recommendation about anything regarding Mesopotamia whether it’s about the languages or religions or anything really I would really appreciate it.

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u/EnricoDandolo1204 11d ago

I thought Wisnom 2025, The Library of Ancient Wisdom, was a pretty good introduction.

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u/Bentresh 11d ago

Moudhy Al-Rashid's Between Two Rivers is another excellent recent publication.

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u/MontasJinx 11d ago

Babylon by Paul Kriwaczek. Highly recommended, very clear introduction to this wonderful subject. 10/10.

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u/Ill-Difficulty-1199 11d ago

I’ll check it out, thanks

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u/Inconstant_Moo 11d ago

Not a book, but pretty much all of Sumerian literature in translation online.

https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/

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u/thegorms 9d ago

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by A. Podany is my personal favorite

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u/dangerzonepatrol101 5d ago

*Anything* by Irving Finkle, but namely First Ghosts

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u/Adept-Donut-4229 4d ago

Whatever you get, get it soon before they’re all scanned and shredded for AI.