Class index → XV Ancient Orient

XV Ancient Orient

Babylonia, Assyria, Chaldeae ...
1. General works
2. Geography
3. Archaeology, Arts
4. History
5. Science
6. Religion, Philosophy
7. Language, Literature
8. Custom and folklore
9. Business Documents & Economy
10. Law
11. Politics
12. Assyriological Studies in the Bible & Graeco-Roman Classics
13. Neighbouring Peoples & Languages
14. Ancient Orient in general

1. General works

A. Bibliographies & Catalogues; Museum; Cyclopaedias
B. General descriptions
C. Collected works, Essays & Miscellaneous works

2. Geography

A. Geography & Travels in general
B. Local topographies & Travels
  a. Babylonia (Sumer & Akkad)
  b. Assyria

3. Archaeology, Arts

A. General works, Archaeological researches
B. Reports of Excavations
  a. Babylonia
  c. Assyria
C. Art
  a. General works
  b. Sculpture, Pottery, etc.
  c. Architecture
  d. Seal Cylinders
D. Inscriptions
E. Miscellaneous

4. History

A. General works
B. Babylonian history
C. Assyrian history
D. Texts, their transcriptions & translations
  a. Sumero-Akkadian
  b. Babylonian
  c. Assyrian
  d. Achemenian and later
E. Historical letters
  a. Armenian letters
  b. Official letters
F. Chronology

5. Science

A. General works
B. Mathematics, Astronomy & Astrology
C. Calendar
D. Metrology
E. Medical science
F. Zoology and Botany, &c.
G. Miscellaneous

6. Religion, Philosophy

A. General works
B. Religious texts & studies
  a. General works
  b. Hymns, Liturgies & Psalms
  c. Incantations & Rituals
  d. Pantheon, Temples & Priests
  e. Miscellaneous
C. Mythology (Myths & Epics)
  a. General works
  b. Creation, Paradise & Gilgamesh
  c. Other Myths, Epics & Legends
D. Omens
E. Philosophy

7. Language, Literature

A. General, Comparative & Decipherment
B. Dictionaries & Grammars
  a. Sumerian
  b. Akkadian (Babylonian & Assyrian)
C. Texts & Lexicographical studies
  a. Sumerian
  b. Akkadian (Babylonian & Assyrian)
D. Cuneiform Script
E. Sumerians & Sumerian Problem
F. Literature

8. Custom and folklore

9. Business Documents & Economy

A. General works
B. Business documents & contract tablets
  a. Sumerian
  b. Babylonian
  c. Assyrian
C. Economy

10. Law

A. General & Comparative
B. Sumerian laws
C. Codex Hammurabi
D. Assyrian law
E. Neo-Babylonian law

11. Politics

12. Assyriological Studies in the Bible & Graeco-Roman Classics

13. Neighbouring Peoples & Languages

A. Amorites & Aramaeans in Babylono-Assyrian inscriptions
B. Urartaeans (Chaldians)
C. Kassites
D. Mitannians
E. Elamites & Persian
F. Cappadocia (Assyrian Colony)
G. Hittites
  a. General description
  b. Archaeology & Art
   b1. Archaeological researches & reports of Excavations
   b2. Arts& Art industry
   b3. Inscriptions
  c. History
  d. Science
  e. Religion & Mythology
  f. Philology
   f1. Cuneiform Texts & Studies
   f1.1 General & Comparative studies; decipherment
   f1.2 Dictionaries & Grammar
   f2. So-called Hittite Hieroglyph
  g. law
  h. Miscellaneous

14. Ancient Orient in general