From an Antique Land by Carl S. Ehrlich, Gary Beckman, Benjam... - 9780742543348

From an Antique LandAn Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature\nAuthor(s): Carl S. Ehrlich, Gary Beckman, Benjamin R. Foster, Susan Tower Hollis, Ingo Kottsieper, Wayne T. Pitard, Gonzalo Rubio\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9780742543348, 978-0742543348\nSynopsis\nMany of the world's first written records have been found in the area of the Ancient Near East, in what is today known as the Middle East. While many people are familiar with the ancient Israelite literature recorded in the Hebrew Bible, most Near Eastern literature remains a mystery. From an Antique Land lifts the veil from these fascinating writings, explaining the ancient stories in the context of their cultures.\nFrom the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great, expert scholars examine literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Each .