The Epic of Gilgamesh
An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)
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Author
Contributions
- N. K. Sandars (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
1960-12-30 - Penguin Classics
Language
English
Word Count
32,000 words, Guess
Page Count
128 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveepicofgilgamesh00anon
- ISBN-10014044100X
- ISBN-139780140441000
- Goodreads138372
- LibraryThing6136605
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL7355093M
Classifications
- LCCPJ3771.G5 E5
Description
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.
First Sentence
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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- The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)
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