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Gilgamesh : a new verse translation / Simon Armitage.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Akkadian
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gilgamesh (Legendary character)--Poetry.
- Gilgamesh.
- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian--Translations into English.
- Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (l, 161 pages.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2026]
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the Akkadian.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A note on the translation
- Tablet I: Gilgamesh the king, Enkidu the man
- Tablet II: Enemies become comrades
- Tablet III: May the gods protect
- Tablet IV: A journey to war
- Tablet V: Death and destruction
- Tablet VI: A fatal rejection
- Tablet VII: A death foretold
- Tablet VIII: A grief laid bare
- Tablet IX: The lost soul
- Tablet X: To the edge of the world
- Tablet XI: The hardest lesson to learn
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- "... for his thorough and no-nonsense translations of the cuneiform scripts I am indebted to Jacob L. Dahl, professor of Assyriology and fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, who provided me with the literals to work from. Jacob also answered hundreds, perhaps thousands, of my questions..." --page xliv.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781631496691 (electronic bk.)
- 1631496697 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40033255569
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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