The epic of Gilgamesh : the Babylonian epic poem and other texts in Akkadian and Sumerian / translated and with an introduction by Andrew George.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Akkadian Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, 2003.Description: 320 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780140449198 (pbk.) :
- 899.951 21
- PJ3771.G5 E5 2003
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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General | The Harden Library, King's Hospital | Main | 899.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | R16426X0499 |
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.
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