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Unit 2 Online Resources
Consult the following Internet
web pages for insightful background and text orientations, socio/historical
context statements, critical commentary, and author biographies:
Mesopotamia
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia-Gilgamesh
An outline of the ancient epic of an historical
king of Uruk, 2700 B.C.
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Kamer's
Translation of a Gilgamesh Prologue
The opening of the ancient Babylonian
epic.
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Gilgamesh
Study Guide
Professor Diane Thompson's comprehensive
resource website on the "Gilgamesh" epic.
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The
Epic of Gilgamesh Index
A recording of the characters and the
texts from each tablet.
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Mashu:
Middle Eastern Mythology
An introduction to the twin peaks referenced
in the "Gilgamesh" epic.
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The
Flood Tablet from the "Gilgamesh"
A photograph of the tablet bearing the
story of the flood of the "Gilgamesh" epic.
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