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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Unknown · Ancient Near East · c. 2100 BCE
Translated by R. Campbell Thompson (1928)
13 chapters
The oldest surviving great work of literature, recounting King Gilgamesh's quest for glory and immortality, his bond with Enkidu, and his confrontation with the limits of human existence.
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Contents
- 1Preface
- 2Tablet I: Of the Tyranny of Gilgamish, and the Creation of Enkidu
- 3Tablet II: Of the Meeting of Gilgamish and Enkidu
- 4Tablet III: The Expedition to the Forest of Cedars against Humbaba
- 5Tablet IV: The Arrival at the Gate of the Forest
- 6Tablet V: Of the Fight with Humbaba
- 7Tablet VI: Of the Goddess Ishtar, Who Fell in Love with the Hero
- 8Tablet VII: The Death of Enkidu
- 9Tablet VIII: Of the Mourning of Gilgamish
- 10Tablet IX: Gilgamish in Terror of Death Seeks Eternal Life
- 11Tablet X: How Gilgamish Reached Uta-Napishtim
- 12Tablet XI: The Flood
- 13Tablet XII: Gilgamish, in Despair, Enquires of the Dead
