A Dictionary Of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology

The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources fromMesopotamia SyroPalestine and Anatolia from around 2800 to 300 BC. Itcontains entries on god... » 

The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources fromMesopotamia SyroPalestine and Anatolia from around 2800 to 300 BC. Itcontains entries on gods and goddesses giving evidence of their worship intemples describing their character as documented by the texts and definingtheir roles within the body of mythological narratives synoptic entries onmyths giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of theirtransmission through the ages and entries explaining the use of specialistterminology for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types ofmythological figures. «