An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

A 1920 scholarly edition presenting an Old Babylonian version of the Gilgamesh Epic, based on recently discovered cuneiform tablets. Morris Jastrow and Albert T. Clay provide transliterations, translations, and commentary on two tablets, comparing them with the later Assyrian version.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Myths, legends, and ancient epics›Arabian Nights and the Middle East›Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Myths, legends, and ancient epics›Arabian Nights and the Middle East