Topics and Locations
Our library is organized in a unique book-sorting system, devised by Gabi Beki (the first head librarian), following the work done by Michael Avi Yona at the Jerusalem library.
This system is different from other libraries, as it is based on geographical-topical sorting. Each geographic region is represented by a modern country or countries. Within each area, there is dividing between different subjects such as history, archaeology, religion, and more. Those topics appear in the same order within each region. Those topics are represented by the four digits number of the call number.
Following are the general topics distributions, for further subdivisions you can find our booklet on the documents page.
1000 - the Near East
1060 - Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian and Archaemenid Cuneiforms
1110 - Protosinaitic, Ancient Hebrew, Sumerian, Aramean and Arabic
1130 - Archaeology
1140 - Art and Architecture
1200 - Israel and Jorden
1280-1300 - Regional Surveys
1330 - Jerusalem
1350 - Excavation Reports
1370 - Art, Architecture
1380 - Pottery
1400 - The Bible
1450 - The People of Israel and History of the Land of Israel
1500 - Sinai
1550 - Excavation Reports
1600 - Egypt
1650 - Grammar, Epigraphy and Paleography
1720 - Chronology
1730 - Archaeology
1735 - Excavations Reports
1740 - Architecture, Artifacts and Art
1760 - Architecture
1780 - Religion
1800 - Syria & Lebanon
1840 - Historical Sources
1920 - Chronology
1930 - Archaeology
1935 - Excavations Reports
1940 - Architecture, Artifacts And Art
1980 - Religion
2000 - Turkey
2045 - Literature
2050 - Grammar, Epigraphy and Paleography
2120 - Chronology
2130 - Archaeology
2135 - Excavations Reports
2140 - Architecture, Artifacts and Art
2180 - Religion
2200 - Iraq
2240 - Historical Sources
2320 - Chronology
2330 - Archaeology
2335 - Excavations Reports
2340 - Architecture, Artifacts and Art
2380 - Religion
2400 - Iran
2600 - Transcaucasia
2700 - Afghanistan
2800 - India
2900 - Arabia
3100 - East Asia
3200 - Africa
3300 - Cyprus
3330 - Archaeology
3335 - Excavations Reports
3340 - Art
3345 - Pottery
3380 - Religion
3500 - Crete and The Aegean Islands
3530 - Archaeology
3535 - Excavations Reports
3540 - Art
3545 - Pottery
3560 - Architecture
3700 - Europe
3800 - Greece and Greek Rule
3840 - Historical Sources
3845 - Literature
3920 - Chronology
3930 - Archaeology
3935 - Excavations Reports
3940 - Architecture, Artifacts, And Art
3980 - Religion
4000 - Italy, Rome and Roman Rule in The Near East
4040 - Historical Sources
4130 - Archaeology
4135 - Excavations Reports
4140 - Architecture, Artifacts and Art
4170 - Daily Life (Agriculture, Economy and Trade)
4180 - Religion
4200 - Australia and Oceana
4300 - America
5000 - Humankind
5010 - Human Evolution
5015 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
5020 - Society and Culture
5030 - Daily Life and Customs
5040 - Economy and Trade
5050 - Subsistence and Agriculture
5060 - Burial
5070 - Warfare
5080 - Seafaring
5090 - Cult and Religion
5100 - Art and Art History
5200 - Material Culture
5210 - Pottery
5220 - Stone Tools
5230 - Glass
5240 - Metallurgy
5300 - Numismatics
5400 - World History
5500 - Archaeological Sciences
5550 - Archaeozoology
5600 - Archaeobotany
5650 - Geoarchaeology, Geology and Geography
5690 - Climate and Paleoclimate
5800 - Archaeomagnetism
5860- Dating Methods
5870- Ancient Technology Research
6000 - General Archaeology
6010 - Archaeological Theory
6020 - Field and Research Methods
6030 - Documentation and Publication
6040 - Antiquity Law, Professional Ethics
6060 - Conservation, Restoration
6200 - General Reference Books
6310 - The Bible, Archaeology, Talmud and Israel Studies Encyclopedias
6340 - Jubilee Books
6350 - Atlases and Maps