Myths from Mesopotamia
creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others
Revised ed.
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Author
Publication
2008 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
84,750 words, Guess
Page Count
339 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemythsfrommesopot00dall
- ISBN-100199538360
- ISBN-139780199538362
- OCLC Control Number298595420
- Better World Books9780199538362
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25561122M
Classifications
- DDC299.21
- LCCBL1620 .M98 2008
- LCCBL1620
Description
The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.
Series Statement
- Oxford world's classics
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