Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica
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- Ancient Near Eastern studies
- Hebrew studies
- Israeli studies
- Semitic languages (including Aramaic, Syriac, Ethiopian Semitic but excluding Arabic)
- Yiddish studies
- Coptic
- Byzantine studies
Selection of key journals
- Hebrew studies
- Israel studies
- Journal of cuneiform studies
- Journal of Jewish studies
- Journal of Semitic studies
- Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society
- Leshonenu
- Moznayim
- Orientalia
- Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie
Bibliographies & Indexes/ Key reference material - Handbuch der Keilschriftliteratur / Rykle Borger (Berlin: de Gruyter, 1967-1975)
- An index to English periodical literature on the Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern studies / compiled and edited by William G. Hupper. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press , 1987-1999).
- Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie (Berlin: de Gruyter, 1928-)
- Orientalistische Literaturzeitung
- Bibliotheca orientalia
- Bibliography of Jewish bibliographies / Shlomo Shunami (Jerusalem: University Press, 1936, 1965, 1975).
- A history and guide to Judaic bibliography / Shimeon Brisman (Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press; New York: Ktav, 1977).
- A history and guide to Judaic encyclopedias and lexicons / Shimeon Brisman (Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1987).
- Index of articles on Jewish studies (RAMBI) (Jerusalem: 1966- )
- The Jewish encyclopedia (New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1925) 12 v.
- Encyclopaedia Judaica (Jerusalem: 1971) 17 v. Annuals, 1973-1992. (+ CD-rom ed.)
- The recent study of Hebrew: a survey of the literature with selected bibliography / Nahum M. Waldman (Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1989)
- Leksikon ha-sifrut ha-‘Ivrit ba-dorot ha-aharonot / G. Kressel. (Merhavyah: Sifriyat Poalim, 1965-67). 2 v.
- Leksikon fun der nayer yiddisher literature (New York: Congress for Jewish Culture, 1956-1981) 8 v.
- The historical dictionary of the Hebrew language (microfiche)
- The Dead Sea scrolls on microfiche
Contact information
P.S. Salinger
Tel: 020 7898 4154
E-mail: ps4@soas.ac.uk
Special Collections (in the Library & Archives)
A.N. Stencl collection - the book collection includes over 2,000 items of 19th –20th century Yiddish books and journals, some relatively rare; the archive consists of Stencl’s correspondence with many noted Yiddish writers, cuttings from Yiddish newspapers, photographs, manuscripts of other Yiddish works, and a collection of Stencl’s own manuscripts and proof-sheets of articles. There is a detailed catalogue of the archive (see Archives and manuscripts).
Lists entry: Stencl, Abraham Nahum (PP MS 44).
Related Departments & Centres in SOAS
- Near and Middle East Department
- London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
- London Centre for the Ancient Near East
- Centre for Jewish Studies
