The required textbooks for this course include the following:

• Beckman, Gary. Hittite Diplomatic Texts. Second edition. Atanta: Society of Biblical Literature and Scholars Press. 1999. ISBN-10: 0788505513 | ISBN-13: 978-0788505515. Paperback.

• Bryce, Trevor. The Kingdom of the Hittites. New Edition. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, 2006. ISBN: 0192804588 | ISBN-13: 978-0192804587. Paperback.

• Murnane, William J. The Road to Kadesh: An Historical Interpretation of the Battle Reliefs of King Sety I at Karnak. 2^nd ed., rev. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations 42. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 1990. Pp. xvi + 157, 3 maps. (Digital copy is freely available for download on the Web) (Click to open and download)

• Shaw, Ian, ed. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. New edition. New York, Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. ISBN: 0192804588 | ISBN-13: 978-0192804587. Paperback.

It is especially important that students acquire the revised editions of the books as indicated. First editions exist of the books by Beckman, Bryce, and Murnane, but they are not satisfactory for this class. Their contents have been revised, sometimes very significantly, with corrections and substantial additions due to new discoveries. Their page numbers also differ from one edition to another. Do not assume that an early edition is the same as a later one. They are not the same; they are not equal, and reading assignments are formulated for the revised or new editions only.