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As always, I look to my Assyriology peeps for help with this question because I perpetually forget the best intro books 
Can @digi_hammurabi @DrMonicaPalmero @sarabmohr @pearcele @Apkallatu @JonTaylor_BM @cwjones89 please help? https://twitter.com/srdjanluzajic/status/1266317111783120897
Can @digi_hammurabi @DrMonicaPalmero @sarabmohr @pearcele @Apkallatu @JonTaylor_BM @cwjones89 please help? https://twitter.com/srdjanluzajic/status/1266317111783120897
âMesopotamia: The Invention of the Cityâ by Gwendolyn Leick provided a readable, beautifully organised overview of various cities and their histories in ancient Mesopotamia https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Mesopotamia.html?id=HUFdfwRpDykC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y
Three books in the âA Very Short Introductionâ series are a great start for anyone interested in ancient Mesopotamia but not keen on reading textbooks.
The Ancient Near East by @ahpod
Babylonia by Trevor Bryce
Ancient Assyria by Karen Radner
The Ancient Near East by @ahpod
Babylonia by Trevor Bryce
Ancient Assyria by Karen Radner
âCivilizations of Ancient Iraqâ by BR Foster and KP Foster is another readable intro to the history of ancient Mesopotamia, for those interested but not sure where to start https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Civilizations_of_Ancient_Iraq.html?id=0FGEMW1NQmwC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y
For children (and adults) who may not want to read all ~3,000 lines of the original Epic of Gilgamesh, Ludmila Zeman has made a beautifully illustrated version of the story in âGilgamesh the Kingâ and its sequels
