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Gilgamesh Illustrations by Irving Amen ? |
Gilgamesh - Translated by William Ellery Leonard, Introduced by Leonard Cottrell and Illustrated by Irving Amen. This wonderful illustrated book was published for the members of The Limited Editions Club in Avon, Connecticut on 1974. Gilgamesh is the oldest known epic poem. It is believed to be of Sumerian origin and to have been written 2000 B.C. The text was pieced together from fragments of Babylonian cuneiform tablets. In fact the book is ordered by tablet number. |
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The goddess Ishtar | |
The winged bull of Babylon |
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The eagle symbol of Imdugud, the fructifying rainstorm |
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The serpent seizing the plant of youth |
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Gilgamesh and Ur-Shanabi at Uruk |
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