The epic of Gilgamesh
By: retold by Geraldine McCaughrean ; illustrated by David Parkins.
Contributors: Parkins, David, ill.
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Gilgamesh (Legendary character) -- Legends; Gilgamesh (Legendary character) -- Legends; Folklore -- Iraq
Genres: Legends.
Description: A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu.
Notes: 9 and up.