The Gilgamesh epic and Old Testament parallels
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TextEdition: 2d edDescription: ix, 269p.; bibliog. notesContent type: - text
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1st ed. 1946.
1 The Gilgamesh epic. 2 Related material. 3 Death and the afterlife. 4 The story of the flood
'...the longest and most beautiful Babylonian poem yet discovered in the mounds of the Tigro-Euprates region, ranks among the great literary masterppieces of mankind. It is one of the principal heroic tales of antiquity and may well be called the Odyssey of the Babylonians. Though rich in mythologicall material of great significance for the study of comparative religion, it abounds with episodes of deepest human interest, in distinct contrast to the Babylonian creation versions; and...will, owing to the universal appeal of the problems with which it is concerned and the manner in which these are treated, continue to move the hearts of men for ages to come....'
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