The Epic of Gilgamesh
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man's search for immortality.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Benjamin R. FosterAn English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the king of Uruk, in an edition that includes an introduction that places the story in its historical and cultural context.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation, Analogues, Criticism
By GilgameshThe Epic of Gilgamesh is the world's oldest epic masterpiece.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Prose Rendition Based Upon the Original Akkadian, Babylonian, Hittite and Sumerian Tablets
By John HarrisThere are many matters that are not believable to us—monsters, deities, and places that we do not think exist, nor ever existed. Yet we can perceive in Gilgamesh a person like ourselves. This is the story of a man, not a god.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction
Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Reginald Campbell ThompsonThe Epic of Gilgamesh is among the earliest surviving works of literature, with the earliest versions dating from around the Third Dynasty of Ur in early Sumeria (2150-2000 BC).
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By R. Campbell ThompsonThe Epic is most notable as being the obvious source of the biblical story of Noah and the flood. Taken up into Judaism, and then into Christianity, the book of Genesis copies almost every detail of the flood from the earlier Sumerian work.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Danny P. Jackson-- 15 original woodcut illustrations -- 18 photographs of ancient artifacts This edition aims to reanimate the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu for modern readers.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian ; Translated and with an...
The epic was originally the work of an anonymous Babylonian poet who lived more than 3,700 years ago. This is the tale of one man's struggle against death. The hero...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Poetic Version
By Robert W. WatsonThe Epic of Gilgamesh is the earliest work of literature discovered to date. Despite its age, the story is quite up to date.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An Old Babylonian Version
By Albert T. Clay, Morris JastrowThe Epic of Gilgamesh - An Old Babylonian Version - With Yale Tablet Illustrations. Complete Translated Edition. The Gilgamesh Epic is the most notable literary product of Babylonia as yet discovered in the mounds of Mesopotamia.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian Andsumerian
The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian Andsumerian
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An Old Babylonian Version
By Albert T. Clay, Morris JastrowThis Babylonian version is one of the oldest known, if not the oldest. Later renditions are more common and seem to embellish the story, so this work is important for serious researchers.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Anonymous AnonymousIt tells the story Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and Enkidu, a wild man created by the gods to stop him oppressing the people of Uruk. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The ancient Sumerian poem The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest written stories in existence, translated with an introduction by Andrew George in Penguin Classics.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Stephen LangdonThe oldest surviving literary work in the world, The Epic of Gilgamesh details the journey of Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu as they search for the secret to immortality . . .