The Great Myths #1-3: Gilgamesh
Here are the complete readings I've made from Andrew George's translation of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. In the first, I read about the creation of Enkidu and how, through the sacred prostitute Shamhat, he is civilized and taken out of his life in nature. In the second, I read Enkidu’s deathbed speech, and the dream he has about the Underworld, just before his death. In the third, I read Gilgamesh’s meeting with Utanapishti, who relates the Mesopotamian account of the Flood, and Gilgamesh’s final failure at achieving immortality. Buy Andrew George’s translation here: https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Gilgamesh-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140449191/ Buy NK Sandars’s prose version here: https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Gilgamesh/dp/014044100X/ Buy Stephen Mitchell’s version here: https://www.amazon.com/Gilgamesh-English-Version-Stephen-Mitchell/dp/0743261690 Buy Nahum Sarna’s commentary on Genesis here: https://www.amazon.com/JPS-Torah-Commentary-Nahum-Sarna/dp/0827603266 Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support