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Explanation of the famous quotes in The Epic of Gilgamesh, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
Apr 30, 2007 · Translated by Stephen Langdon, University of Pennsylvania. Smithsonian magazine. April 30, 2007. Gilgamish arose interpreting dreams, addressing his mother. "My mother! during my night. I,...
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is a legendary Sumerian account, preserved in early post-Sumerian copies, composed in the Neo-Sumerian period (ca. 21st century BC). It is one of a series of accounts describing the conflicts between Enmerkar , king of Unug-Kulaba , and the unnamed king of Aratta .
Dec 10, 2020 · A critical translation of the Cangjie myths, which appear in several sources, is desperately wanting in English but has been aptly summarized by Gong Yushu. Yushu has also treated Enmerkar at book-length, a work sadly untranslated into English.
- Shawn Ramsey
- 2021
Despite his proclaimed divine descent from the poems, Enmerkar was not deified as his successors Lugalbanda and Gilgamesh. These two last kings were already listed in the god lists of Shuruppak and received offerings during the Ur III period (2112-2004 BC).
Jun 16, 2022 · The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ/) is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts.
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Jul 3, 2014 · Enmerkar is the priest-king (en) of Uruk, and as such, the ritual husband of the Great Goddess Inanna, upon whose favor the city´s prosperity depends. But the city of Aratta, in the snow-capped mountains that border Mesopotamia is also under the protection of the Goddess, and ruled by an en devoted to Her as well.
