Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels
Edition: 2Rev edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: September 15, 1963
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780226323985
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Oceanic & Polynesian languages; Literature: Classics; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament; Religion / Bible / Criticism, Interpretation / Old Testament; Death; Deluge; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; History and criticism
First sentence: The Gilgamesh Epic, the longest and most beautiful Babylonian poem yet discovered in the mounds of the Tigro-Euphrates region, ranks among the great literary masterpieces of mankind.
Notes: Phoenix Books