Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1970. Second Edition. Octavo with orange cloth boards and orange endpapers in white and orange pictorial jacket; 188p; illustrations; maps; glossary; bibliography; index; 23.5cm Very good; dampstain to upper edge of boards; clean and tight otherwise in very good jacket; very good (-) jacket with sunning and dampstaining and several chips to spine and upper edge; now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

"This fascinating volume presents a collection of myths and legends from four chief cultures of the ancient Near East. [...] Unlike the writings of ancient Israel, Greece, and Rome, these tales did not become known until recently, when archaeologistys discovered ancient scripts on tombs, stelae, papyri, pyramids and clay tablets and finally learned to decipher them." Stories and themes that still resonate after 4,000 years! Photographs, diagrams of pantheons and research resources bring these tales to life and provide paths for deeper exploration.