History and the Classics: Primary Sources: Before 600 CE

Documents in law, history and diplomacy for the 18th through 21st centuries.

An online repository of pre-modern Chinese texts. Many are translated into English, but some are untranslated.

Very large browsable database of Neo-sumerian texts, seals, and tablets, every entry has a scanned image. Many are not translated.

Fully digitized manuscripts held by the British Library going back to 0 CE.

Large collection of digitized papyri from ancient Egypt. Most items in the collection are cataloged by subject and translated. Some are not.

Online archive of classical Greco-Roman works (some chinese and near-eastern works as well)

A large collection of full-text primary sources from the ancient world, organized by region. Has sources from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, and Rome.

Internet Archive of electronic texts on religion, mythology, and folklore. Texts are presented in English translation and, where possible, in the original language.

Includes primary and secondary sources on the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, including Philosophy.

An online text-searchable database of Babylonian, Assyrian, and Akkadian Literature from 2400-1100 BCE.

A large collection of translations of sources written before 600 CE, sometimes with more than one translation of the same source.

Significant primary materials that represent the culture of countries around the world. Sponsored by UNESCO and the Library of Congress.