The epic of Gilgamesh /
translated by N.K. Sandars.
- London : Penguin, 2006.
- vii, 71 pages ; 19 cm.
- Penguin epics ; 1. Penguin classics. .
- Penguin classics. Penguin epics ; 1. .
The coming of Enkidu -- The forest journey -- Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the death of Enkidu -- The search for everlasting life -- The story of the flood -- The return -- The death of Gilgamesh.
A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends. Travelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba. But when Enkidu is killed, his death haunts and breaks the mighty Gilgamesh. Terrified of mortality, he resolves to find the secret of eternal life.
0141026286 9780141026282 (pbk.) : $11.00
Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian--Translations into English.
F / .S213 2006
The coming of Enkidu -- The forest journey -- Ishtar and Gilgamesh, and the death of Enkidu -- The search for everlasting life -- The story of the flood -- The return -- The death of Gilgamesh.
A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends. Travelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba. But when Enkidu is killed, his death haunts and breaks the mighty Gilgamesh. Terrified of mortality, he resolves to find the secret of eternal life.
0141026286 9780141026282 (pbk.) : $11.00
Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian--Translations into English.
F / .S213 2006