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The Epic of Gilgamesh
By Andrew George, Andrew George (Translated by), Andrew George (Introduction by), N.K. Sandars

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110,652 Ratings by Goodreads
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Format
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
UK, 30 January 2003

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind's eternal struggle with the fear of death.


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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh's adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind's eternal struggle with the fear of death.

Product Details
EAN
9780140449198
ISBN
0140449191
Other Information
map, glossary
Dimensions
20 x 12.9 x 1.9 centimeters (0.18 kg)

Promotional Information

A reissue of Andrew George's bestselling translation, now revised and expanded with the addition of newly discovered material.

About the Author

Andrew George is Professor of Babylonian at SOAS (the School of Oriential and African Studies), part of the University of London. His research has taken him many times to Iraq to visit Babylon and other ancient sites, and to museums in Baghdad, Europe and North America to read the original clay tablets on which the scribes of ancient Iraq wrote.

Reviews

A masterly verse translation
*The Times*

Andrew George has skillfully bridged the chasm between a scholarly re-edition and a popular work
*London Review of Books*

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