Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: The Native Fauna -- 1. The Native Fauna of the Ancient Near East -- Part II: Animals in Art -- 2. Animals in Anatolian Art -- 3. Animals in Egyptian Art and Hieroglyphs -- 4. Animals in Mesopotamian Art -- 5. Animals in the Art of Ancient Iran -- 6. Animals in Syro-Palestinian Art -- Part III: Animals in Literature -- 7. Animals in Hittite Literature -- 8. Animals in Egyptian Literature -- 9. Animals in Mesopotamian Literature -- 10. Animals in the Literatures of Syria-Palestine -- Part IV: Animals in Religion -- 11. Animals in the Religions of Ancient Anatolia -- 12. Animals in Egyptian Religion -- 13. Animals in Ancient Mesopotamian Religion -- 14. Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Mesopotamian Religion -- 15. Animals in the Religions of Syria-Palestine -- Part V: Studies in the Cultural Use of Animals -- 16. Hunting, Animal Husbandry and Diet in Ancient Egypt -- 17. An Archaeozoological Perspective on the Cultural Use of Mammals in the Levant -- Appendix: Bibliography of Near Eastern Zoology -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.