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The Epic of Gilgamesh by N. K. Sandars · Booklabria

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

PoetryEpic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Name: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Author: N. K. Sandars

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First published: 1960
Language: English
Editions: 9

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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.

Subjects: Poetry
Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian
Sumerian Epic poetry

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