There is an Atlas of Ancient Mesopotamia in the Atlas of Civilization series, of the usual high quality, but we don't have the author's name to put it neatly below. Read it first.
Boucher, Francois
Twenty Thousand Years of Fashion; the History of Costume and Personal Adornment *** Harry N. Abrams, 1966; 440 pg, index, glossary Good in this period and area, for the several cultures. T1
Budge, Sir A. E. Wallis
Amulets and Superstitions *** Oxford University Press, London, 1930; now from Dover Massive, decently illustrated, covering amulets, symbols, and objects from all over the Mideast, Near East, and Africa, from Sumeria to modern Arabs. T3
Buehr, Walter
Warrior's Weapons *** Crowell, NY, 1963; illustrated by author Good on early and non-ferrous metallurgy, including the development of sickle-swords and early longswords with pointing rather than tight-fist grip. Simply, pleasantly written. T1
Carpenter, Rhys, Edith Hamilton, William Hayes, et al
Everyday Life in Ancient Times; Highlights of the Beginnings of Western Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome *** National Geographic Society, NY, 1964; 368 pg, index Better than usual for this period and area, covering the influence of favorite wives and queen mothers in Assyria, among other points. T1
Hale, William Harlan, and the editors of Horizon Magazine
The Horizon Cookbook and Illustrated History of Eating and Drinking Through the Ages **** American Heritage Publishing, Inc., 1968 Part One has the description of customs and habits, foods available, and some interesting art. Part Two has the tastiest recipes, done for the modern kitchen. Especially hits this period in Part One. T1
Heath, Ernest Gerald
The Grey Goose Wing *** New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, CN, 1971 Excellent history of the bow, including discussion of the probable structure of Assyrian bows based on artwork. T2
Hogg, Ian V.
The History of Fortification *** St. Martin's Press, NY, 1981 Clear, interesting and accurate overview from 7000 BC through the 1970's, well illustrated with photos and diagrams; bibliography and glossary. T1
Ingraham, Holly
People's Names: A Cross-cultural Reference Guide to the Proper Use of Over 40,000 Personal and Familial Names in Over 100 Cultures *****! McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, NC; 1997; 613 pgs, index, select annotated bibliography The Historical half of this book actually has full chapters on Assyrian and Babylonian naming practices (very similar), Hebrew, Phoenician, and others, male and female, not just the king-lists. T1
Macqueen, J. G.
The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor **** Thames & Hudson; 176 pg Details the Hittites and their possible interactions with the eastern Aegean, notably the Mykenaeans and the Trojans. T2
Majno, Guido, MD
The Healing Hand: Man and Wound in the Ancient World *****! Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1975 Heavy research and testing, too, to see how well period practices actually worked. Fascinating reading. Among others, covers classic medicine of the Ancient Near East and Egypt. T1
McEvedy, Colin
The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History *** Penguin Books, 1967; 96 pg, index A handy, small book, showing who rules what when, in the stretch from Persia to the Atlantic, from prehistory to about 300 CE. T1
Roux, Georges
Ancient Iraq *****! George Allen and Unwin, Ltd, London, 1964; Penguin Books, NY, 1966; new revised edition, 1995 You may still find the first version wandering around the second hand shops. Don't pass it up. It is a superb, clear introduction to the Mesopotamian region and cultures, from the prehistoric to the Roman period. But look for the new version at the library to check any chronology changes. T1
Salmonson, Jessica Amanda
The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors from Antiquity to the Modern Era *****! Paragon House, NY, 1991; 290 pg, no index, bibliography Legends of various Goddesses are most of what we have here; a few queens and warleaders in Mesopotamia or Israel, though. T2
Stone, Merlin
When God Was a Woman **** British title: The Paradise Papers 1976; 265 pgs, index, bibliography, date chart While discussing the development of patriarchalism and patrilineal social control of women, by reconstructing the Goddess worship that went before and continued alongside these later religions, Stone gives a unique insight into life and thought of the people to whom the world had a female Creator, Lady of All, Queen of the Universe.
Tallqvist, Knut Leonard
Assyrian Personal Names *** University of Chicago, 1966 Huge mass of information; Ingraham might include a third of these, though all the female ones. Sorted alphabetically, pattern names given one by one, many non-Assyrians for which to watch out. Uses Greek and Hebrew letters as well as the capitalization and numbering conventions of rendering cuneiform, etc. into Latin letters. T3
Time-Life Books, the editors of
TimeFrame 3000-1500 BC: The Age of God-Kings *** Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Very pictorial, good text. The air-brushed reconstructions are sometimes too in love with vast plain surfaces rather than trying to give us maximum pictorial information, and the maps, while they cover the ground, are strictly minimal. T1 TimeFrame 1500-600 BC: Barbarian Tides Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Another wide-ranging introduction to all the world at the time, including the Americas. Same complaints. T1 TimeFrame 600-400 BC: A Soaring Spirit *** Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Strictly Old World; guess the New World was on vacation. Does go nicely into Buddhism and Confucism. T1
TimeFrame 3000-1500 BC: The Age of God-Kings *** Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Very pictorial, good text. The air-brushed reconstructions are sometimes too in love with vast plain surfaces rather than trying to give us maximum pictorial information, and the maps, while they cover the ground, are strictly minimal. T1
TimeFrame 1500-600 BC: Barbarian Tides Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Another wide-ranging introduction to all the world at the time, including the Americas. Same complaints. T1
TimeFrame 600-400 BC: A Soaring Spirit *** Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987 Strictly Old World; guess the New World was on vacation. Does go nicely into Buddhism and Confucism. T1
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU_REGINDX_MESO.HTML
Part of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute (that's what they called Near-Eastern studies in the 19th C.), this linksite will put you right in their regional index for Mesopotamia, which is a start on hunting.
http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/julia/AncientWorld.html
Superb linksite, which it would be silly to try and duplicate here. Especially fine for including Asian, American, and African sections, not just Europe and the Near East.
http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM
A very attractive site for a course based on Majno's book above. Good comments on ancient medicine from a less scientistic viewpoint, and references to sources. T1
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/topperindex.html
A thorough-going linksite maintained by the University of California at Riverside, H-GIG sorts by area, by era (ancient<yours>, Medieval, early Modern, Modern, and 20th C), or by topic (military, women, etc.). It's a good place to start a hunt for books and essays online.