The Epic of Gilgamesh (Pt. 1)
August 8, 2018
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as posted by the channelThis is an extract from the first recorded work of literature in history. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Written in around 2100 BC.
We are starting from the beginning.
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Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Assyrian Fortress
Ross Bugden - Olympus
The words of this video all come directly from The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated in 1901 by Assyriologist William Muss-Arnolt.
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