An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic
The book contains two fragments of a Babylonian version of the Gilgamesh epic, the Pennsylvanian tablet” and the “Yale table”, with translation, commentary and images of the tablets.
People:
- Author: Gilgamesh
- Editor: Albert T. Clay
- Editor: Morris Jastrow
Collections:
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic on the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts, by Morris Jastrow and Albert T. Clay (New Haven: Yale University press, 1920).
Copyright:
The text is in the public domain.
Formats:
| Format | Description | Size |
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| Facsimile PDF | This is a facsimile or image-based PDF made from scans of the original book. | 5.03 MB |
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