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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.
1 chapter
- 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.