The epic of Gilgamesh : the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian
2003
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In recent times clay fragments of cuneiform Akkadian script have been recovered in modern Iraq. Many relate to the Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of a man who travelled into space long ago. This new translation is based upon these recent findings.
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The epic of Gilgamesh : the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian / translated and with an introduction by Andrew George.
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London : Penguin, 2003.
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320 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
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This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1999.Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the Akkadian.
ISBN:
9780140449198 (pbk)
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EnglishAkkadian
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BRN:
1700771
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