On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
Gods in the Desert by Call Number: BL1060 .H635 2010
Gilgamesh by Call Number: PJ3771.G5 E5 2006
Religions of the Ancient near East by Call Number: BL1060 .S64 2011
Arab Folklore by Call Number: GR268.A73 R49 2007
Egyptian Mythology by Call Number: BL2441.3 .P56 2004
Streaming Video
- The Epic of Gilgamesh: Invitation to World LiteratureThe first known human story is that of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Images of artifacts from ancient Iraq mix with beautiful illustrations, dance, and costume to tell of the relations between gods and mortals, the search for friendship, love, and immortality. Featured cast members include Assyriologist Ben Foster, comic book illustrator Jim Starlin, and poet and playwright Yusef Komunyakaa.
Websites
- Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and GoddessesA project funded by a Teaching Development Grant from the UK Higher Education Academy's Subject Centre for History, Classics, and Archaeology
Online From CCBC Libraries
The World's Oldest Literature by
Literature begins at Sumer, we may say. Given that this ancient crossroads of tin and copper produced not only bronze and the entire Bronze Age, but also by neccesity, the first system of record-keeping and the technique of writing. Scribal schools served to propogate the new technique and their curriculum grew to create, preserve and transmit all manner of creative poetry. In a lifetime of research, the author has studied multiple aspects of this most ancient literary oeuvre, including such questions as chronology and bilingualism, as well as contributing fundamental insights into specific genres such as proverbs, letter-prayers and lamentations. In addition, he has drawn conclusions for the comparative or contextual approach to biblical literature. His studies, widely scattered in diverse publications for nearly fifty years, are here assembled in convenient one-volume format, made more user-friendly by extensive cross-references and indices.
Publication Date: 2009
Databases
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles and ebooks about humanities topics like arts, history, language, law, literature, philosophy, and politics.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Journals, books, images, and primary sources about many subjects.
- World History This link opens in a new window
Articles, essays, and primary sources on the history of the world.
