The Corpus


  • Sumerian literature

    • Sumerian mythical epics
    • Sumerian temple hymns
    • Sumerian hymns to gods
    • Sumerian Old Babylonian city laments


  • Sumerian and Akkadian Royal literature


  • Akkadian literature

    • Akkadian Old Babylonian myths in SEAL.
    • Akkadian Old Babylonian hymns to temples in SEAL
    • Akkadian Old Babylonian hymns to gods in SEAL.


The previous cuneiform sources are available on the following websites:
✓ ETCSL (Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature): http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk.
✓ SEAL (Sources of Early Akkadian Literature): http://www.seal.uni-leipzig.de.