Online Resources
Ancient Near East
Ancient Near Eastern Terracottas (Online Collection)
Catalogue of the Museum's collection of Near Eastern terracottas by the late Dr Roger Moorey, Keeper of the Department of Antiquities from 1983-2002.
Iraq - Navel of the World (Online Resource)
Presentation based on a cross-department temporary exhibition on the archaeology and history of Iraq held in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford from April 2003 to March 2004. Both exhibition and website were designed by Luke Treadwell (Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum) and Eleanor Robson (University of Cambridge).
The Sumerian King-List (Weld-Blundell Prism) (FAQ)
Information about one of the treasures of the Ashmolean Museum, the Sumerian King-List written in cuneiform, which also makes reference to a great flood.