Ancient Near East Studies

Professional Associations
(See especially the links to many other associations via ASOR and SBL)

• American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present.
• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) supports the critical investigation of the Bible and resources for those interested in the religions, history, literature, and culture of the ancient near eastern world.

Tutorials

• Resource Guide for History 102 Intro. to the Ancient World

Indexes, Databases, Bibliographies, Full Text Libraries

• ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet. The Internet Guide to Ancient Near East Resources from the University of Chicago. Produced by the Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
• Religious and Theological Abstracts: objective summaries of articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of Religion and Theology.

Links for the ancient Near East in General

• ArchNet Resources for Near Eastern Archaeology
  Internet resources related to archaeological sub-regions of the Near East.
• Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World.
• NINO: Netherlands Institute for the Near East
• Okeanos an interdisciplinary resource for the study of the Ancient, Biblical, Classical, and Late Antique Near East” by Prof. Scott B. Noegel, University of Washington.
• Oriental Institute a museum and research organization devoted to the study of the ancient Near East, University of Chicago.

Links for Egypt

• Egypt: Theban Mapping Projectincludes the Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis at Thebes. The Theban Mapping Project (TMP, now based at the American University in Cairo) has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes.
• Egyptology Resources from the Newton Institute in the University of Cambridge. The first web page set up specifically for the benefit of those interested in Egyptology, whether laymen or professionals.
• Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology a component of the Department of Art of The University of Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee. It is dedicated to the study of the art and culture of ancient Egypt through teaching, research, exhibition, and community education.
• Mysteries of Egypthosted by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Links for Hittites

• Hittite Home Page the central web site devoted to Hittite studies.

Links for Syria-Palestine and Israel

• Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
• West Semitic Research Project: ancient images and commentary relating to the Bible and the ancient Near East (University of Southern California)