The Epic of Gilgamesh
eBook - ePub

The Epic of Gilgamesh

  1. 119 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Epic of Gilgamesh

About this book

An ancient Mesopotamian epic poem of adventure and the search for eternal life.

The 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 . . .

Dating back to the third millennium BC, this epic poem influenced religion as well as the tradition of heroic sagas like the Homeric epics. Some even regard Gilgamesh as the prototype for Hercules.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. TABLET I
  4. TABLET II
  5. TABLET III
  6. TABLET IV
  7. TABLET V
  8. TABLET VI
  9. TABLET VII
  10. TABLET VIII
  11. TABLET IX
  12. TABLET X
  13. TABLET XI: THE STORY OF THE FLOOD
  14. Copyright