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The Epic of Gilgamesh Paperback - 1960
by Anonymous; Sandars, N. K. [Translator]
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- Title The Epic of Gilgamesh
- Author Anonymous; Sandars, N. K. [Translator]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 1960-12-30
- Features Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 014044100X-4-18842928
- ISBN 9780140441000 / 014044100X
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.3 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 0.76 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Library of Congress subjects Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 78318052
- Dewey Decimal Code 892.1
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Summary
‘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 poem that dates back to the third millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh’s grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man’s search for immortality. N. K. Sandars’s lucid, accessible translation is prefaced by a detailed introduction that examines the narrative and historical context of the work. In addition, there is a glossary of names and a map of the Ancient Orient.
@UrukRockCity All the ladies want to get it on now that I’ve slain the demon. But I must decline. I’m a clean man these days.
I just can’t win with women. Before, nailing all the ladies was bad. Now I refuse to seduce, and the Gods send a giant bull to kill me?
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