The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh: with an Account o…
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E. A. Wallis Budge
(4,625 Sterne; 44 Bewertungen)
A short monograph devoted to the Babylonian flood myth and the Epic of Gilgamesh (Standard Babylonian version), dating from the 7th century BC, as found on the clay tablets of the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal at the ancient site of Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The book includes a description of the library and an account of its discovery. The narratives are conveyed through a combination of verbatim translation and paraphrase. The text contains eighteen illustrations. - Summary by Kazbek (1 hr 44 min)
Chapters
The Discovery of the Tablets at Nineveh by Layard, Rassam and Smith--The Walls …
10:40
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Ashur-bani-pal, Book-Collector and Patron of Learning--Colophon of the Tablets …
16:43
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George Smith's Discovery of the Epic of Gilgamish and the Story of the Deluge--…
13:50
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The Babylonian Legend of the Deluge as Told to the Hero Gilgamish by his Ancest…
18:38
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Bewertungen
Woodwose
(5 Sterne)
Thoroughly enjoyed this reading of one of my favourite ancient tales. Thank you
First time hearing Gilgamesh
Ariel Pearson
(3 Sterne)
I really appreciate LibriVox and all the people who donate their voices. The story was interesting, but like many others, I wish I could've heard the whole story without the holes. I didn't care much for the breaks in the story just for the tablets' numbers. They took me out of the story. That said, I appreciate the author's notes and explanations for the state of each tablet. The reader's accent was a little unusual for me. It took me a bit each time I started up this book to follow along with him. I am grateful there was just one reader to get used to though.
epic
David Corcoran
(5 Sterne)
enjoyed hearing it, rather than just hearing about it.
good book
Alex dlv
(4 Sterne)
poor annunciation, dry reading
Epic
Ashiee
(5 Sterne)
Great epic tale marvellously read.