Gilgamesh, Kelly Mass
Gilgamesh, Kelly Mass
List: $2.99 | Sale: $2.10
Club: $1.49

Gilgamesh
The Mesopotamian Hero of an Epic Poem Written in Akkadian

Author: Kelly Mass

Narrator: Doug Greene

Unabridged: 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Efalon Acies

Published: 03/26/2022


Synopsis

Perhaps you have heard about Gilgamesh, or perhaps you know what he was but would like to know more about him.Gilgamesh was an age-old Mesopotamian hero and the lead character of the Impressive of Gilgamesh, a legendary poem written in Akkadian throughout the late 2nd millennium BC. He could have been a posthumously deified historic emperor of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Despite the fact that he ended up being a crucial figure in Sumerian legend throughout the Third Dynasty of Ur (from 2112 to 2004 BC), his rule was more than likely throughout the start of the Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) (henceforth ED), from 2900 to 2350 BC.
Gilgamesh's famous deeds are stated in 5 Sumerian poems that have endured. The earliest of these is most likely "Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld," in which Gilgamesh saves the goddess Inanna from the satanic forces that have plagued her huluppu tree.These stories were later weaved into a meaningful story in Babylonian times.Learn more by going through this quick, comprehensive guide.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on December 28, 2018

“I will reveal to you a mystery, I will tell you a secret of the gods.” There is something very humbling about reading stories written more than 4,000 years ago. One of the most fascinating things about The Epic of Gilgamesh is how you can easily see the influence it has had on Homer and Judeo-C......more

Goodreads review by Anne on February 24, 2025

Fun fact: The epic of Gilgamesh has the earliest known version of the phrase hold my beer. Come on, you had to know it was only a matter of time before I went and ruined the oldest story we have. There is more than one translation of this story, so just think of this as mine. Gilgam-ish, we'll call it.......more

Goodreads review by Ahmad on September 18, 2021

Gilgamesh: A New English Version, Anonymous, Stephen Mitchell Gilgamesh: A New English Version is a book about Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell. It was published in New York by The Free Press in 2004, ISBN 978-0-7432-6164-7. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about 'Bilgam......more

Goodreads review by Ahmad on March 03, 2025

"لأنه ليس من قدر الإنسان أن يحيا إلى الأبد ولكن لإنجازاته أن تخلد اسمه للأجيال اللاحقة" "As for human beings, their days are numbered, and only their achievements that could establish their name to the latter generations." The oldest discovered "truly literature" epic ever in history, the immortal o......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on April 09, 2020

”The one who saw the abyss I will make the land know; Of him who knew all, let me tell the whole story ...in the same way... Is there a king like him anywhere? Who like Gilgamesh can boast, ‘I am the king!’ From the day of his birth Gilgamesh was called by name.” An exorcist priest named Sin-Leqi-Unni......more