University Library

Ancient Near Eastern Studies

In close consultation with the IANES Institute, the UB acquires literature on the sciences dealing with the ancient Near East, i.e.:

  • Ancient Oriental Philology (Sumerology, Akkadian...).
  • Near Eastern Archaeology

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Literature by subject

can be found in the University Library in the "lili" section

  • in the "altor" section in the Ammerbau reference holdings (non-circulating reference works)
  • in the "orient" section in the Circulation Desk textbook collection (circulating textbooks and basic literature)

The former individual libraries of the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, the Egyptological Institute and the Institute of Classical Archaeology have been combined in the Departmental Library Schloss Nord.