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    Gilgamesh: The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King
    Gilgamesh: The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King
    Gilgamesh: The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King
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    Gilgamesh: The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King

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    The name of Gilgamesh is one that resounds all over the world and has been well-known for thousands of years. Of all the most illustrious figures of history and human heritage, Gilgamesh also happens to be one of the most mysterious. This is because, in a way, there are two sides to Gilgamesh and two ways in which we approach his story. As far as official history is concerned, Gilgamesh was most likely an ancient Sumerian king who ruled the city-state of Uruk at some point between 2800 and 2500 BCE. In literature, folklore, and ancient traditions of Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh has become the subject of many legends and one of the most important heroes in Mesopotamian mythology.
    Gilgamesh's legendary life was a story of great triumphs, falls, loss, soul-searching, and a quest for meaning. It is a story that involves a great character arc since Gilgamesh's physical journey is matched only by the distance he had traveled toward growing as a ruler and as a man.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCreek Ridge Publishing
    Release dateJul 11, 2020
    ISBN9781393646655
    Gilgamesh: The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King
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      Gilgamesh - History Titans

      Gilgamesh

      The History and Mythology of the Sumerian King

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter I: The Historical Gilgamesh and Context

      Man or Myth?

      Chapter II: The Beginning of the Epic

      The Mighty King of Uruk

      Gilgamesh's Match

      Chapter III: A Heroic Companion

      The Birth of Friendship

      The Journey

      Chapter IV: Triumph

      The Slaying of Humbaba

      The Aftermath and the Bull of Heaven

      Chapter V: Loss

      Enkidu's Fall

      Chapter VI: The Weight of Mortality

      The Quest for Immortality

      The End of the Road

      Chapter VII: Additional Information

      Origins, History, and Discovery

      The Epic's Themes

      Conclusion

      Introduction

      The name of Gilgamesh is one that resounds all over the world and has been well-known for thousands of years. Of all the most illustrious figures of history and human heritage, Gilgamesh also happens to be one of the most mysterious. This is because, in a way, there are two sides to Gilgamesh and two ways in which we approach his story. As far as official history is concerned, Gilgamesh was most likely an ancient Sumerian king who ruled the city-state of Uruk at some point between 2800 and 2500 BCE. In literature, folklore, and ancient traditions of Mesopotamia, though, Gilgamesh is much more than that.

      Since the time when he most likely ruled Uruk, Gilgamesh has become the subject of many legends and one of the most important heroes in Mesopotamian mythology. Because of the legendary attributes and exploits ascribed to Gilgamesh by Mesopotamian mythology, it's also safe to say that Gilgamesh was posthumously deified.

      Much of what we know about the legendary Gilgamesh comes from the famed Epic of Gilgamesh, which is essentially a composition of multiple poems about Gilgamesh, some preserved better than others, put together roughly between 1600 and 1155 BCE. Sin-leqi-unninni, the scribe who put these poems together, composed this comprehensive and consolidated narrative using writings that preceded his time by many centuries. As such, the writings that make up the epic are significantly older, and

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