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The world's oldest work of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the adventures of the semimythical Sumerian king of Uruk and his ultimately futile quest for immortality after the death of his friend and companion, Enkidu, a wildman sent by the gods. Gilgamesh was deified by the Sumerians around 2500 BCE, and his tale as we know it today was codified in cuneiform tablets around 1750 BCE and continued to influence ancient cultures—whether in specific incidents like a world-consuming flood or in its quest structure—into Roman times. The epic was, however, largely forgotten, until the cuneiform tablets were rediscovered in 1872 in the British Museum's collection of recently unearthed M...
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Records for the 2d- sess. issued in two sections: v. 1, Proceedings and v. 2, Resolutions.
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"A study of all the lyrical work of Uruguay's most important living poet who was awarded the Gran Premio José E. Rodó in 1987. Includes photos of her life, beginning at age five through 1991"--Publisher.