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This article is from the Hittite/Hurrian Mythology FAQ, by Christopher B. Siren cbsiren@hopper.unh.edu with numerous contributions by others.

11 Source material (Hittite/Hurrian Mythology)

Goetze, Albrecht "Hittite Myths, Epics, and Legends",
_Ancient_Near_East_Texts_Relating_to_the_Old_Testament_, ed. James
Pritchard, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1955. This has been
my primary source for the texts of the Hittite myths and prayers.
Gurney, O. R. _The_Hittites_, Penguin Books, New York, 1990. Gurney's
work is a solid overview of Hittite history, culture, religion, and
mythology.
Hoffner, Harry A. _Hittite_Myths_, Scholars Press, Atlanta, Georgia,
1990. Intended to be a more idiomatic translation, Hoffner's work
also includes some material more recent than Goetz. I am replacing
that material from Goetz with which this conflicts.
Hooke, S. H. _Middle_Eastern_Mythology_ , Penguin Books, New York,1963.
Hooke takes a comparative and summary approach to Sumerian, Babylonian,
Canaanite, Hittite, and Hebrew mythological material.
Laroche, Emmanuel articles within _Mythologies_Volume_One_, Bonnefoy,
Yves (compiler), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1991.
This handful of topically focused articles provides depth in some
areas of Hittite and Hurrian religion but lacks an overall picture as
Bonnefoy's work was designed for an encyclopedic format.

 

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