The Epic of Gilgamesh

N. K. Sandars

first published 1960 Penguin USA, Inc., 2010 ebook

Penguin classics -- L100

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the last century, the cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees in many details with the...

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This book in English

N. K. Sandars 1 printing we hold · 1977 · Penguin
Andrew George 1 printing we hold · 2000 · Penguin Books

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Epic of Gilgamesh edition · 2014 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 54 pages · 9781500984038
The Epic of Gilgamesh ebook · 2010 · Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101159996
Epic of Gilgamesh edition · 2003 · Pearson Education, Limited · 9780130474179
The epic of Gilgamesh edition · 2000 · Penguin Books · 228 pages
The epic of Gilgamesh edition · 1977 · Penguin · 128 pages

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