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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh — the ancient Sumerian poem of friendship, mortality, and the search for meaning — translated anew through the Seventy-One method. A collaborative council translation that brings this foundational text into clear, urgent English.
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The Pennsylvania TabletThe Yale TabletTablet I — The Coming of EnkiduTablet II — The Taming of EnkiduTablet II — The Meeting of Gilgamesh and EnkiduTablet III — The Forest JourneyTablet IV — The Cedar ForestTablet V — The Battle with HumbabaTablet VI — Ishtar and the Bull of HeavenTablets VII & VIII — The Death of EnkiduTablet IX — The Wanderings of GilgameshTablet X — The Waters of DeathTablet XI — The FloodTablet XII — The Netherworld