The Epic of Gilgamesh
Translation by Andrew George
Version: Penguin Classics
Year: 2100 BC
Notes:
I plan to read the Andrew George translation as he translated from the original Akkadian. I will then use the Stephen Mitchell translation for a 2nd reading as well as for the notes and introduction. I have also heard the Benjamin Foster translation (Norton Critical) is good as both him and Andrew George are experts in Akkadian literature (thank you Jason Staples & Joshua Alfaro).Guidebook
Additional Reading
Additional Resources
- How to Read Gilgamesh – The New Yorker
- BBC Special on the Epic of Gilgamesh
- From 2100 BC, a story for 2004 – LA Times
- Carved in Stone – Washington Post
- Original hero’s journey, in new translation, in step with the times – The Daily
- ‘Gilgamesh’: The Iraq War, 2500 B.C. The New York Times – NY Times
- Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem
- Gilgamesh: A Mesopotamia Story of Longing and Loss
