You are hereHomeBible ReviewAugust 1993The Oldest Cookbooks in the World For a glossary of culinary equivalents in Sumerian, Akkadian and English, see H. Limet, “The Cuisine of Ancient Sumer,” Biblical Archaeologist 50/3 (1987), pp. 132–147, esp. pp. 144–147. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.