Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer's 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition.

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Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer's 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition.

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Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

by Alhena Gadotti
Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle

by Alhena Gadotti

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Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer's 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition.


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ISBN-13: 9781614518549
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 08/08/2014
Series: Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie , #10
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 446
File size: 11 MB
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Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Alhena Gadotti, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.

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