Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle
Alhena Gadotti (Author)
Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer''s 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition
Electronic books
1 online resource (xv, 430 pages) : illustrations
9781614515456, 161451545X
890070953
Print version: Gadotti, Alhena.
On transliteration and coventions
1. "Gilgames, ̆ Enkidu and the Netherworld" : an overview
2. The prologue of "Gilgames, ̆ Enkidu and the Netherworld"
3. The halub-tree
4. Narrative and poetic structure
5. Enkidu Redivivus
6. The Sumerian Gilgames ̆cycle
7. Enkidu's return and the catalogue of ghosts : GEN ll. 255-end
8. The manuscripts
The edition
Translation
Eclectic text
Textual matrix
Commentary
Appendix
English
