Egyptian literature
Boris Turayev's magnum opus, "History of Ancient East" (1911, 2 volumes), quite unprecedented in its scope, brought him recognition throughout Europe. It was the first comprehensive study that analyzed the whole history and culture of the Ancient Middle East (that was determined by Turayev as a territory from Central Asia and Iran in the East to Carthage in the West). He also wrote books about Egyptian literature and mythology ("God Thoth", 1898; "Egyptian Literature", 1920).