Recs if you like Inanna (Sumerians, #1)...
Set in Ancient West Asia and North Africa
Mostly fiction inspired by Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Canaanite (and Roman Levant), Hittite, Persian etc…
I see a lot of Greek myth retellings or books inspired by them, but not that much from SWANA.
The period spans from 8th millennium BCE to 7th century BCE. This is very much unique to Sumerian culture. But there aren’t a lot of Sumerian inspired works out there. And since, we’re bound by the constraints of what’s available, I’ve been lax with the criteria.
(Different genres)
Inanna • Aphrodite • Ishtar • Venus
A curated list of books about the goddesses Inanna, Ishtar, Venus, and Aphrodite.
Mesopotamian Mythology and Literature
Credits to @tardy_grade on Reddit for the idea and some of the books
Sumerian Mythology
Fantastical/historical myths and retellings
Fae & Flame Society: Myth Retellings
For the Fae and Flame Society book club, often our spring book bingo includes a square for 'Myth Retellings.' Here is a list of books as such!
Hands That Reach Through History
A collection of Greek, Sumerian, and Roman myth retellings and historical fiction. There are the perennial favorites and perhaps a few that deserve some time in the limelight.
