Beyond the bibliogrdphy in Pope’s Anchor Bible translation of the Song of Songs, see, for Egypt: John B. White, A Study of the Language of Love in the Song of Songs and Ancient Near Eastern Literature Society for Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 38 (Scholars Press: Chico, California, 1978); Michael V. Fox, “The Cairo Love Songs,” Journal of the American Oriental Society 100 (1980), pp. 101–109, and “‘Love’ in Love Songs,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 67 (1981), pp. 181–182; and Virginia Davis, “Remarks on Michael V. Fox’s ‘The Cairo Love Songs,” Journal of the American Oriental Society 100 (1980). pp. 111–114. For Mesopotamia, see Jerome Black, “Babylonian Ballads: A New Genre,” Journal of the American Oriental Society 103 (1983). pp. 25–34.