Finkel, Irving (Curator, Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities, British Museum, London)
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Plastic-reinforced paperback
48 pages
16 Colour and B&w Illustrations
Published: 1998
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN / EAN: 0714121266
The story of the great hero Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, is one of the oldest epics in the world. Dating from some 5000 years ago, it has been preserved on ancient clay tablets. As well as tales of gods, monsters and high adventure, this text includes a vers