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9th Century

• Akkadian Sources of the Ninth Century - by M.J. Geller, Understanding the History of Israel (Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 143; the British Academy, 2007) 229–241
• Neo-Assyrian and Israelite History in the Ninth Century: The Role of Shalmaneser III - by K. Lawson Younger, Jr., Understanding the History of Israel (Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 143; the British Academy, 2007) 243–277

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• The ancient near eastern imperial context of the Israelite kingdoms - by Lyle Eslinger, University of Calgary
• Life and Literature of the Late Period - chapter 23 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968); treats Neo-Babylonian and Persian (Achaemenid) history and religion
• Mesopotamia - a collection of online learning modules by Richard Hooker at Washington State University
• The Birth of Kingship: From Democracy to Monarchy in Sumer - Archaeology Odyssey (Jan./Feb. 2001)