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The Epic of Gilgamish / A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform — Stephen Langdon

The Epic of Gilgamish / A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform

Stephen Langdon

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 36 pages

This is a scholarly essay and edition by Stephen Langdon presenting an Old-Babylonian cuneiform tablet of the Gilgamesh epic. It introduces the South Babylonian version, the tablet's discovery at Larsa, and Gilgamesh's place in Sumerian king lists. It is valuable for readers interested in early Mesopotamian literature and epigraphy.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Epic of Gilgamish
  2. Introduction
  3. Transliteration
  4. Translation
  5. Index to Parts 2 and 3
  6. Description of Tablets
  7. Autograph Plates
  8. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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