'I am Gilgamesh who seized and killed the Bull of Heaven, I killed the watchman of the cedar forest, I overthrew Humbaba who lived in the forest' Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic p
The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated with an introduction
โ Scribed by George, Andrew
- Book ID
- 106854821
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 5 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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**A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace** *Gilgamesh* is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh's deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of im
### Product Description Translated with an Introduction by Andrew George. ### About the Author Andrew George is Reader in Assyriology at SOAS (the School of Oriential and African Studies) in London, and is also an Honorary Lecturer at the University's Institute of Archaeology. His research has t
### Product Description Translated with an Introduction by Andrew George. ### About the Author Andrew George is Reader in Assyriology at SOAS (the School of Oriential and African Studies) in London, and is also an Honorary Lecturer at the University's Institute of Archaeology. His research has t
The Epic of Gilgamesh is roughly 4000 years old, making it one of the earliest known works of written literature. It comes from Mesopotamia (aka ancient Iraq), and features the Sumerian legends of the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh, who was actually thought to be a real ruler in the 27th century B