Part 1 & 2, each part is six cassettes and Course Guidebook. Lectures are: PART 1- 1 Studying Ancient Near Eastern Myth, 2 The Emergence of Civilization in the Near East, 3 Hittites and Canaanites, 4 Archaeology, Science, and Ideology, 5 Principles of Writing Systems, 6 Literary and Religious Aspects of Myth, 7 Ancient Near Eastern Myths and the Bible, 8 The Ancient Gods - Egypt and Mesopotamia, 9 The Ancient Gods - Syria/Canaan, 10 The Creation Myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia, 11 Epics of the Gods - Syria/Canaan, 12 The Epic of Gilgamesh part 1, PART 2 13 The Epic of Gilgamesh part 2, Myths of Death and Destruction part 1, Myths of Death and Destruction part 2, 16 The Individual and Society - Legal Texts, 17 The Individual and Society - Myth and Legend, 18 Love Lust and Poetry, 19 Marriage Divorce and Other Arrangements, 20 Kingship and the Gods, 21 Royal Historians Poets and Artists - Mesopotamia, 22 A Royal Couple - Myth and Reality, 23 Royal Historians Poets and Artists - Egypt, 24 Wisdom Literature; Conclusions.
