Women in the Ancient Near East

<p><em>Women in the Ancient Near East</em> provides a collection of primary sources that further our understanding of women from Mesopotamian and Near Eastern civilizations from the earliest historical and literary texts in the third millennium BC to the end of Mesopotamian political autonomy in the sixth century BC. This book is a valuable resource for historians of the Near East and for those studying women in the ancient world. It moves beyond simply identifying women in the Near East to attempting to place them in historical and literary context following the latest research. A number of literary genres are represented including myths and epics proverbs medical texts law collections letters treaties as well as building dedicatory and funerary inscriptions.</p>