New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2022. This volume illuminates the rich and complex world of feelings encompassed within the literary and material remains of the ancient Near East. Leading scholars examine how emotions were conceived, experienced, and expressed by the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the kingdom of Ugarit, from the Late Uruk through to the Neo-Babylonian Period (ca. 3300 - 539 BCE).