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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous; Andrew R. George (Translator) is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation (Penguin Classics) about?

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world’s oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh’s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind’s eternal struggle with the fear of death.The Babylonian version has been known for over a century, but linguists are still deciphering new fragments in Akkadian and Sumerian.

Who reads The Epic of Gilgamesh: A New Translation (Penguin Classics)?

Author

Anonymous; Andrew R. George (Translator)

Publisher

Penguin Books; Penguin Classics

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140447217

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry

Rating

3.64 / 5 (103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14