An edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh (1960)

The epic of Gilgamesh

the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian

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An edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh (1960)

The epic of Gilgamesh

the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.6 (7 ratings) ·
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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the last century, the cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees in many details with the biblical story of Noah.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
228

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Subjects

Fiction, Poetry, Translations into English, Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian, Sumerian Epic poetry

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-228).
Previously published: New York : Barnes & Noble, 1999.

Published in
[New York]
Genre
Translations into English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
892/.1
Library of Congress
PJ3771.G5 E5 1999b

The Physical Object

Pagination
lv, 228 p. :
Number of pages
228

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3962818M
ISBN 10
0140447210
LCCN
2001266969
LibraryThing
6136605
Goodreads
1760436

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL264442W

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THE Epic of Gilgamesh, the renowned king of Uruk in Mesopotamia, comes from an age which had been wholly forgotten, until in the last century archaeologists began uncovering the buried cities of the Middle East.
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July 30, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot associate edition with work OL264442W
August 3, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
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April 14, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Scriblio MARC record