#  Collections 

 



 ![cuneiform tablets.](/sites/g/files/omnuum3086/files/semitic/files/research.small_.jpg)

 

## **Online Collections Database**

By housing ancient Near Eastern exhibitions, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East explores the rich history of cultures connected by the family of Semitic languages.

The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East is home to Harvard University's collections of Near Eastern archaeological artifacts. These artifacts comprise over 40,000 items, including pottery, cylinder seals, sculpture, coins and cuneiform tablets. Many are from museum-sponsored excavations in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Cyprus, and Tunisia. The Museum remains dedicated to the use of these collections for the teaching, research, and publication of Near Eastern archaeology, history, and culture.

[**Search the Online Collections**](https://hmane.emuseum.com/collections)

## **Online Resources**

- [The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East on Google Arts & Culture](https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east)
- [Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)](http://cdli.ucla.edu/collections/harvard/harvard.html)
- [Historical Photographs of the Middle East (including Bonfils Photographs) (PDF)](/file_url/596)
- [Harvard Expedition to Samaria, 1908–1910](http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/expeditions/reisner.html)