Gilgamesh 2

Books about Gilgamesh II

The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians around 2500

"The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic is the oldest long poem in the world, with a history going back four thousand years. It tells the fascinating and moving story of Gilgamesh's heroic deeds and lonely quest for immortality. This book collects for the first time all the known sources in the original

Books about Gilgamesch-Epos und Erra-Lied

Special Features- Aims to show how The Gilgamesh Epic developed from its earliest to its latest form- Systematic, step-by-step tracking of the stylistic, thematic, structural, and theological changes in The Gilgamesh Epic- Relation of changes to factors (geographical, political, religious, literary) that may have prompted them- Attempts to identify the

In seiner bahnbrechenden preisgekrönten Kritik des Wachstumsmodells untersucht Benjamin Ziemer die wichtigsten empirischen Modelle für Redaktion im Alten Testament und dessen Umwelt und weist damit nach, dass die Annahme, biblische Texte seien ohne Textverlust in Stufen »gewachsen«, wissenschaftlich nicht haltbar ist. With his groundbreaking award-winnig study Kritik des Wachstumsmodells, Benjamin

The pioneering work presented in this book introduces the earliest known literary and mythology work in the world, the Epic of Gilgamesh, in its actual language: early Classical Arabic. It provides a more accurate translation and understanding of the important story of the flood, one of the key stories of

The world's oldest extended story, the Epic of Gilgamesh tells the adventures of the king of the ancient city, Uruk. Born more divine than human, Gilgamesh must accept his fate: he will die. To ease his isolation, the gods send him a companion, Enkidu, and together the two heroes undertake

The evolution of the Gilgamesh epic" (1982) / Jeffrey H. Tigay -- From "Gilgamesh in literature and art: the second and first millennia" (1987) / Wilfred G. Lambert -- From "Gilgamesh: sex, love and the ascent of knowledge" (1987) / Benjamin Foster -- "Images of women in the Gilgamesh epic"

An all-new translation of the most important ancient Near East Documents that share parallel themes and issues with Biblical stories. Includes introduction, extensive Biblical cross- referencing, maps and historical charts.