ÉPUISÉ - Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary, 1992, 192 p. -

Ancient Mesopotamia was a highly complex culture whose achievements included the invention of writing and the development of sophisticated urban societies.This amply illustrated books offers a readable reference guide to Mesopotamian religion, mythology and magic between about 3,000 BC and the advent of the Christian era. Gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, myths, religious symbolism, ritual and the spiritual world are all discussed in alphabetical entries ranging from short accounts to extended essays.