TY - BOOK AU - Frankfort,Henri AU - Groenewegen-Frankfort,Henriette Antonia AU - Wilson,John A. AU - Jacobsen,Thorkild TI - Before philosophy: The intellectual adventure of ancient man; An essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East PY - 1949///] CY - Harmondsworth, Middlesex, PB - Penguin Books KW - Religious thought KW - To 600 KW - Philosophy, Ancient KW - Middle East KW - Civilization KW - To 622 N1 - An Oriental Institute essay; Originally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man; Introduction: Myth and reality, by H. and H.A. Frankfort ; Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life. By J.A. Wilson ; Mesopotamia: The cosmos of the state. The function of the state. The good life. By T. Jacobsen ; Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth, by H. and H.A. Frankfort ER -