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The epic of Gilgamesh / an English version, with an introduction by N. K. Sandars.

Contributor(s):

Sandars, N. K. (Nancy K.) [translator, author of introduction]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin classicsPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1971.Edition: Revised ed., incorporating new materialDescription: 127 pages : map ; 18 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

014044100X

Uniform titles:

Gilgamesh English

Subject(s):

Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian -- Translations into English

DDC classification:

892.1

Summary: "Miraculously preserved on clay tablets which were deciphered in the last century, The Epic of Gilgamesh is at least 1,500 years older than Homer. This volume contains a straightforward English version of the adventures of the great King of Uruk in his fruitless search for immortality and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wold man from the hills. Also included in the epic is another legend of the Flood which agrees in many details with the Biblical story of Noah." -- Publisher's description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	892.1 GIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010878

Total holds: 0

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"Miraculously preserved on clay tablets which were deciphered in the last century, The Epic of Gilgamesh is at least 1,500 years older than Homer. This volume contains a straightforward English version of the adventures of the great King of Uruk in his fruitless search for immortality and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wold man from the hills. Also included in the epic is another legend of the Flood which agrees in many details with the Biblical story of Noah." -- Publisher's description.