Understanding Gilgamesh : his world and his story

The Epic of Gilgamesh tells a story of ancient times, a story of one man who embarks on a futile journey in search of life everlasting. However, somehow this ancient text captures modem - even post-modem - imagination. Why should a modem, highly technological society bother itself with a text that h...

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Authors: De Villiers, C. G. S. 1894-1978 (Author) ; Prinsloo, G. T. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2005
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2005, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 165-181
Further subjects:B Sumerian city
B Gilgamesh
B Life everlasting
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