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Book or monograph Riches Hidden in Secret PlacesTzvi Abusch, ed., Riches Hidden in Secret Places: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen Thorkild Jacobsen. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 1575060612. pp.xxvii + 333.
Book or monograph Peter R. Ackroyd, Israel Under Babylon and Persia. London: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Book or monograph Black: Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient MesopotamiaJeremy Black, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. London: British Museum Press, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0714117056. pp.192.
Book or monograph Religion in Ancient MesopotamiaJean Bottéro, Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia, Teresa Lavender Fagan (Translator). University of Chicago Press, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0226067173. pp.264.
Book or monograph Chadwick: First Civilizations: Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient EgyptRobert Alan Chadwick, First Civilizations: Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. London: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 1904768784. pp.256.
Book or monograph Mesopotamia and theMark W. Chavalas & K. Lawson Younger, Jr., eds. Mesopotamia and the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 080102420X. pp.320. "All the essays in this volume... are profitable and welcome for the positive attitude they take to Ancient Near Eastern writings, including the Bible." - Alan R. Millard.
Book or monograph Mesopotamia and Iran in the Parthian and Sasanian PeriodJohn Curtis, editor. Mesopotamia and Iran in the Parthian and Sasanian Period. London: British Museum Press, 1999. Pbk. ISBN: 0714111465. pp.100.
Book or monograph Myths from MesopotamiaStephanie Dalley (translator), Myths From Mesopotamia: The Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh and Others, new edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0192835890. pp.360.
Book or monograph Legacy of MesopotamiaStephanie Dalley, editor. Legacy of Mesopotamia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 0198149468. pp.225.
On-line Resource Discovering the world of Mesopotamia
Book or monograph House Most High: The Temples of Ancient MesopotamiaA.R. George, ed., House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464803. pp.209.
Book or monograph Heimpel: Letters to the King of MariWolfgang Heimpel, Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation, With Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary. Mesopotamian Civilizations, 12. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2003. Hbk. ISBN: 1575060809. pp.657.
Book or monograph Richard S. Hess, I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0931464889.
Book or monograph Horowitz: Mesopotamian Cosmic GeographyWayne Horowitz, Mesopotamian Cosmic Geography. Mesopotamian Civilizations, 8. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464994. pp.410.
Book or monograph Jaconson: History of Mesopotamian ReligionThorkild Jacobsen, History of Mesopotamian Religion. Yale University Press, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0300022913. pp.282.
Book or monograph Seton Lloyd, Foundations in the Dust. The Story of Mesopotamian Exploration. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1955.
Book or monograph Kovacs: The Epic of Gilgamesh  M.G. Kovacs, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stanford University Press, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0804717117. pp.160.
Book or monograph Leick: Mesopotamia: The Invention of the CityGwendolyn Leick, Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City. Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0713991984. pp.384.
Book or monograph McCall: Mesopotamian MythsHenrietta McCall, Mesopotamian Myths. London: British Museum Press, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 0714120634. pp.90.
Book or monograph Abraham Malamat, Mari and the Early Israelite Experience. Schweich Lectures of the British Academy 1984. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN: 0197261175. pp.174.
Book or monograph Malamat: Mari and the BibleAbraham Malamat, Mari and the Bible. Studies in the Culture and History of the Ancient Near East. Leiden: Brill, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 9004108637. pp.248.
Book or monograph Nemet-Nejat: Daily Life in Ancient MesopotamiaKaren Rhea Nemet-Nejat, Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Greenwood Press, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 0313294976. pp.368.
Book or monograph Oppenheim: Ancient MesopotamiaA. Leo Oppenheim, Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilisation, 2nd edn. University of Chicago, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0226631869. pp.445. A must-read for everyone interested in the Near Eastern Background of the Bible.
Book or monograph Postgate: Early MesopotamiaNicholas Postgate, Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History. Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0415110327. pp.392.
Book or monograph D.T. Potts, Mesopotamia: the Material FoundationsContinuum International Publishing Group - Athlone Press, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 0485930013. pp.340.
Book or monograph Russell: The Final Sack of NinevehJohn Malcolm Russell, The Final Sack of Nineveh: The Discovery, Documentation, and Destruction of King Sennacherib's Throne Room at Nineveh. Iraq. Yale, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 0300074182. pp.192.
Book or monograph Oates: BabylonJoan Oates, Babylon. London: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0500273847. pp.175.
On-line Resource T. Eric Peet [1882-1934], A Comparative Study of the Literatures of Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia: Egypt’s Contribution to the Literature of the Ancient World. The Schweich Lectures 1929. London: Oxford University Press, 1931. Hbk. 136. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Pollock: Ancient MesopotamiaSusan Pollock, Ancient Mesopotamia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pbk. ISBN: 0521575680. pp.272.
Book or monograph D.T. Potts, Mesopotamia: The Material Foundations. Athlone Publications in Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Continuum International Publishing Group - Athlone, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 0485930013. pp.340.
Book or monograph Reade: MesopotamiaJulian Reade, Mesopotamia. Introductory Guides. London: British Museum Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0714121819. pp.96.
Book or monograph Richardson: Hammurabi's Laws: Text, Translation and GlossaryM.E.J. Richardson, Hammurabi's Laws: Text, Translation and Glossary. Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 184127139X.
Book or monograph Saggs: BabyloniansH.W.F. Saggs, Babylonians. London: British Museum Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0714121827. pp.200.
Book or monograph H.W.F. Saggs, The Greatness That Was Babylon: A Sketch of the Ancient Civilisation of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley, Revised. St Martin's Press, 1991. Hbk.
On-line Resource John H. Walton, "The Mesopotamian Background of the Tower of Babel Account and Its Implications," Bulletin for Biblical Research 5 (1995): 155-176.View in PDF format pdf
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