Resources

Ancient Near Eastern Studies Library and Seminar Room

The Ancient Near Eastern Studies Library/Seminar Room is located in Barrows 12. It provides a wide range of reference works, text editions and primary sources for the study of the Ancient Near East, including Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Archaeology, and Art History. The room is provided with AirBears wireless access as well as with wired Internet connections; a computer for general use is available. More information here

Pahlavi Archive at the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

The 'Pahlavi Archive' is the world's largest collection of original Middle Persian administrative documents, with over 250 documents from the late Sasanian and early Islamic periods in addition to several hundred clay sealings. The archive was acquired by the Bancroft Library in the early 2000s and is currently in the process of being catalogued and organized.