Gilgamesh Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Old Testament mentions the city Uruk as Erech, and its original Sumerian name is Unug. What we know today about Uruk comes
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Enmerkar is a mythological, semi-historical character from Sumerian legends. He represents the first dynasty (3500 - 2750 BC), including great Mesopotamian heroes, Meskiaggasher (his
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mighty and robust bearded warrior Gilgamesh is remembered as semi-divine King of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. The greatest hero of Mesopotamia is believed to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Only a fragmentary but still very interesting Babylonian myth tells the story of a gigantic bird with a lion’s head, whose flapping wings were
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Mesopotamian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Epic of Gilgamesh' is not the first literary source that mentions the name 'Gilgamesh,' who was the fifth ruler of the dynasty of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Mesopotamian myths, Gilgamesh is presented as a demigod of superhuman strength that lived a very long life. Based on the’ Sumerian King
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient story of the great Flood has been re-told worldwide. We find accounts of the event among many ancient cultures all across
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Mesopotamian mythology, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who built the city walls of Uruk to defend his people from external
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Artifacts
AncientPages.com - The 'Epic of Gilgamesh' - devoted to gods, mortals, and monsters - is considered one of the first masterpieces of World Literature and tells the story of
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