The epic of Gilgamesh :
The epic of Gilgamesh : the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian /
translated and with an introduction by Andrew George.
- London : Penguin, 2003.
- 320 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
- Penguin classics .
This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Translated from the Akkadian.
9780140449198 (pbk.) : £7.99
Epic poetry, Akkadian--Translations into English.
Epic poetry, Sumerian--Translations into English.
Literature.
PJ3771.G5 / E5 2003
899.951
This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Translated from the Akkadian.
9780140449198 (pbk.) : £7.99
Epic poetry, Akkadian--Translations into English.
Epic poetry, Sumerian--Translations into English.
Literature.
PJ3771.G5 / E5 2003
899.951