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The Death of Gilgamesh

The hero who sought immortality must finally accept his death — the gods convene, the verdict is read, and Gilgamesh is laid in his stone tomb.

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Tradition
Sumerian Gilgamesh poem. Recovered from tablets at Nibru (Nippur) and Me-Turan; the closing piece of the Sumerian Gilgamesh cycle.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.
Source
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk

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