Works of reference on (for example) the languages will not be the focus here.
Dictionary of the Ancient Near East by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the near East. 5 vols. by 
The Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students. 4 vols. by 
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. 4 vols. by 
Brill's New Pauly. 22 vols. by 
Cambridge Ancient History. 2nd ed.
Brill's New Pauly Historical Atlas of the Ancient World by 
Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East by 
Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients (TAVO) by 
A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman near East by 
A Companion to the Ancient near East. 2nd ed. by 
A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient near East by 
The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture by 
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia by 
A Companion to Assyria by The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture by The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture by 
Princeton Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. Rev. & expanded ed. by 
[Princeton] Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. 3 vols. by 
Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt by 
All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World. 2 vols. by 
Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs. 1 vol. to date. by 
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by 
The Book of the Pharaohs by 
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed. by 
A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by 
Coptic Encyclopedia. Ed. Atiya. 8 vols.
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed. by 
Atlas de l'Égypte ancienne by 
Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed. by 
Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt by 
Atlas of Ancient Egypt by 
The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion by 
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran by A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient near East by 
Historical Dictionary of the Hittites. 2nd ed. by 
Encyclopaedia Iranica by 
Historical Dictionary of Iran by 
A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire by The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran by 
Dictionnaire de la civilisation mésopotamienne by 
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie. 15 vols. in 34. by 
Kleines Lexikon der Ägyptologie. 4th ed. by 
Dictionnaire de l'Egypte ancienne by 
L'Antico Egitto : [un'enciclopedia aggiornata e completa per conoscere e capire la civiltà egizia : faraoni, divinità, riti, società e vita quotidiana, arte, archeologia, letteratura, cultura, egittologia, località storiche e siti archeologici, personaggi by 
Lexikon der Ägyptologie. 7 vols. by 
Reallexikon der Ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte by 
