Note: Some texts are buried
deep in e-archives. If title link does not work, click source.
Anatolia (Asia Minor)
Joshua J. Mark's detailed
illustrated history of the Hittites & their culture (Ancient
History Encyclopedia).
Cautious reconstruction of Hittite religion,
its rituals & deities (Wikipedia).
Elegantly illustrated page in
Ancient
& Lost Civilizations on the
culture, laws & religion of the Mediterranean world's first empire
builders.
Buruk Sansal's e-guidebook
to ancient Anatolian religion & mythology.
Billie Jean Collins explores the
Hittites' use of young dogs in sacrifices (U of Chicago's Oriental
Institute).
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Egypt
Jacques Kinnear's elegant interactive book offers a
clickable timeline
of Egyptian history,
intro to language
& hieroglyphic script, a comprehensive bibliography &
links
to other internet resources on Egyptology.
Jenny Hill's lucid introduction
includes tutorials on hieroglyphs, illustrated catalogues of ancient
gods,
monuments,
& texts, &
well-researched essays on
Egyptian history
from paleolithic times through the Greco-Roman period.
Pages from the Minneapolis Institute of the
Arts on-line curriculum illustrate the myths of Osiris,
Thoth
& Isis.
Top-quality virtual collection of thousands of
well-documented images from 10 European museums. First 24 hours of
searches free; unlimited searches for "Friends of the Museum."
Paul Halsall's well-organized collection of
links to academic quality e-resources on ancient Egypt (Fordham U).
Lavishly illustrated descriptive tours of
all the the tombs & mastabas at Luxor, Giza, Saqqara, Tell-Armana, Aswan,
Siwa, & Nubia.
Arthur McGee posts a plain text version of
Budge's translation of the key text of the cult of Osiris.
Chicago's Oriental Institute posts Tom Van
Eynde's panoramic images of important sites, including: the Colossi
of Memnon, the temples at
Karnak
&
Luxor,
the
Ramesseum,
the temple of
Isis
at Philae, & valleys of the
Kings
&
Queens.
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27 January 2023
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