The journal publishes papers and reviews from the field of Ancient Eastern Philology (Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Hurrian, Elamite et al.), and religious, legal, economic and social history, together with Middle Eastern archaeology and art history. The main geographical areas covered are Mesopotamia, Northern Syria, Anatolia, Ancient Armenia and Elam; some attention is also paid to more remote fringe areas. The period covered encompasses the fourth to first millenia B. C. All articles are peer-reviewed.
The "Zeitschrift fu¨r A¨gyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde", the oldest Egyptological journal, covers the whole field of Egyptology including Demotic, Coptic and Meroitic studies. The contributions examine the language, history, religion, art, and material culture of the ancient Nile valley. In addition, they deal with the history of Egyptology and with Egypt's influence on contemporary and later cultures. .