I once took a mythology class that used the following as a text book:
IN THE BEGINNING: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and
Greece;
by O'Brien and Major, 1982.
Scholars Press
101 Salem St.
P.O. Box 2268
Chico, CA 95927
I don't know if this book is still in print, but I've found used book
stores to be a good source of various and interesting books.
Dave.
PS Where's the "molbio" in this group? Did anyone catch the interesting
article in last week's Science concerning the pioneers of molecular
origins research?