What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► UNSOLVED: One specific book > 1975-79, 120-200 pages, scholarly book about Babylonian-Sumerian mythology, poss. Dover

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message 1: by Astraea (last edited Mar 23, 2016 11:26PM) (new)

Astraea (astraeagroup) | 33 comments When I read it: I believe 1978 or '79. Probably '78.
Reading level: College age or above
About: Description of Babylonian, Assyrian and/or Sumerian mythology.
Paperback, it had one of those Dover Books-like bindings and may even have actually been a Dover book but if so they no longer publish it, I checked.
The cover was bright blue and on the left-hand side was the title, and on the right-hand side facing the title was a line drawing of one of the deities (poss. Marduk, or Enlil) facing the title.
This sounds very much like S.H. Hooke's Middle Eastern Mythology, but I could not find an edition of that book with the cover I remember. The closest I came was this, but my copy was in English, not Russian. So I guess my question is: was an edition of this book in English ever published with that cover?
I had just started to read it. I lent it to a friend and never got it back.
Bluejay


message 2: by Natasha (new)

Natasha | 250 comments The 1963 Penguin edition looks similar to the Russian cover you linked to in coloring and style, but has the title on the right and drawing on the left. Middle Eastern Mythology by S.H. Hooke


message 3: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44924 comments Mod
Astraea, was Natasha's suggestion your book or are you still looking?


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