One of the best things about writing an RPG set in the Ancient Near East is that there’s always new resources being published…
One of the worst things about writing an RPG set in the Ancient Near East is that there’s always new resources being published…
A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East by Douglas R. Frayne and Johanna H. Stuckey was published this month by Eisenbrauns. It’s a much better resource than something like Black and Green’s Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, which most non-academics default to in this area.
The inclusion of Elamite and Hurrian deities is especially helpful to yours truly.
Šukāmu Press 