"A translation of the Gilgamesh epic that is coherent as English narrative poetry while staying as close as feasibl
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English Pages xxxii, 91 pages ; 22 cm Year 2019;2018
Table of contents :
Tablet I: The Creation of Enkidu --
Tablet II: Gilgamesh Befriends Enkidu --
Tablet III: Preparations for the Journey --
Tablet IV: Journey to the Cedar Forest --
Tablet V: The Fight with Humbaba --
Tablet VI: The Bull of Heaven --
Tablet VII: The Death of Enkidu --
Tablet VIII: Enkidu's Funeral --
Tablet IX: The Quest for Immortality --
Tablet X: Shiduri's Tavern --
Tablet XI: Utnapishtim and the Flood --
Appendix: Lacunae --
Glossary of Deities, Persons, and Places.