Introduction to the texts of the ancient East

Author's name: Firas Al-Sawah Publisher: Al-Takween for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2019 Literary classification: Literary historical texts About the book: This book aims to introduce the most important literary texts of the ancient Eastern cultures, from myths, epics, wisdom, proverbs, hymns, and prayers, among others. The author has added to it a number of studies that shed light on this literature and help in understanding and appreciating it. Some of these texts are presented in their full text, and others through excerpts that express their spirit and the intentions of their authors, especially when the pottery inscriptions are not entirely clear for reading due to fractures and distortions. Although the author has included explanations and analyses with his texts, he kept them to the minimum necessary so as not to bore the unseasoned reader, while also hoping to provide researchers in other fields of the humanities with evidence that enriches them and spares them from referring to the main global references he relied upon.