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Newly Discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh [Reverse]
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Newly Discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh [Reverse]

This is the reverse of the newly discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The cuneiform text (on the obverse) has been transliterated by Professor Farouk Al-Rawi and an article will be published by him soon. The cuneiform inscription...
Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh

This is the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The cuneiform text on this tablet is startlingly similar to the Biblical story of Noah and his ark in the Book of Genesis. When George Smith, an assistant in the British Museum first read...
Mesopotamian Epic of Creation Tablet
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Mesopotamian Epic of Creation Tablet

Mesopotamian clay tablet with the episodes of the epic of creation. It narrates how the god Anshar summons the gods together for a banquet. They celebrate Marduk's appointment as champion; Marduk defeated Tiamat in the primeval chaos. From...
Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh

A newly discovered partially broken tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh: "the episode of the journey of Gilgamesh and Enkidu." According to Professor Farouk Al-Rawi (of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London), this...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Deluge Tablet of the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh written in Akkadian (1300 - 1000 BCE)
Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh

This is the reverse side of the newly discovered tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Old-Babylonian Period, 2003-1595 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Eternal Life of Gilgamesh
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Eternal Life of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is among the most popular works of literature in the present day and has influenced countless numbers of readers but, for the greater part of its history, it was lost. The Assyrian Empire fell to a coalition of Babylonians...
Epic of Dietrich von Bern, Sintram, and the Dragon
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Epic of Dietrich von Bern, Sintram, and the Dragon

Sculpture from the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Rosheim, France, 12th century.
Mahabharata: the Ancient Indian Epic
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Mahabharata: the Ancient Indian Epic

The Mahabharata is an Ancient Indian Epic and is the longest epic poem in the world. It was believed to have been composed as early as the 4th c. BCE or even earlier by the sage Vyasa (who is also a character in the story). As a whole, the...
Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh

The newly discovered, partially broken, tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh: "the episode of the journey of Gilgamesh and Enkidu." The tablet dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2003-1595 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. The Sulaymaniyah...
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