It's a question I share, so I'm happy to see answers popping up. As for my personal experience, I've read parts of "Philosophy before the Greeks. The Pursuit o

It's a question I share, so I'm happy to see answers popping up. As for my personal experience, I've read parts of "Philosophy before the Greeks. The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia" and "A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000 - 323 B.C" by Marc van de Mieroop and have quite enjoyed both. They both seem to have favourable reviews.