Volumes in Writings from the Ancient World provide teachers, literary critics, historians, general readers, and students direct access to key ancient Near Eastern writings that date from the beginning of the Sumerian civilization to the age of Alexander the Great. Volumes typically offer historical and literary background to the writings, the original text and English translation, explanatory or textual notes, and a bibliography.
The SBL Press WAW editorial board is led by General Editor Theodore J. Lewis (John Hopkins University), and includes the following members:

Daniel Fleming, New York University
Theo P. J. van den Hout, University of Chicago
Alice Mouton, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Kim Ryholt, University of Copenhagen
Emily Teeter, The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
K. Lawson Younger Jr., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School