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Which translation of The Epic of Gilgamesh should I read? Also historical books thread

>> No.14167361

>>14167338
>translation


No

>> No.14167376

>>14167338
Andrew George. This is one of the rare cases where there is no need for a discussion regarding the best translation, it is this one. Most others are shit by default because they fill in the gaps or are freer reworkings of previous English translations.
>historical books
and what the fuck is that?

>> No.14167846

>>14167361
this

>> No.14167862

>>14167376
I recently read it, and much of the additional material talked about the constant new discoveries as more tablets are translated, found or pieced together. However the translation dates back to 2002, while there seem to be a new one from 2016 by some other dude. Wouldn't the new one be more complete?

>> No.14167869

>>14167376
>>14167862
Never mind, I miss read. Apparently it was some new edition of an older text. But the question about if nothing new have been discovered in 17 years still stands.

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>>14167338
Can any guy give me a quick rundown on Dante and his works in general. I am going to read his Divine Comedy at some point soon along with his smaller poems and wish to know as much about him as I do the others. His views, his life, his character, his inspiration, etc.

>> No.14167903

>>14167338
get the one from "myths from mesopoamia" by stephine dalley it has versions of the same story and a lot of other good myths from there

>> No.14167913

>>14167882
>Can any guy give me a quick rundown on Dante
Giovanni Boccaccio bow to Dante
He's in contact with angels
Rumoured to possess holy abilities
Controlled Florence with an iron fist
Said to have 200+ IQ
Dante were in regular communication with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, forwarding the word of God to the Pope
Learned fluid Latin in under a week
etc etc etc

>> No.14167950

>>14167913
Honestly what the fuck is this shit? Who gives a damn, anything interesting?

>> No.14168135

>>14167862
That's a legitimate question, and there really has been a discovery last year (or the one before) that I remember distinctly. However, it is of very little importance to the whole, it's just one or two variant verses describing the birds singing while Gilgamesh and Enkidu are entering Humbaba's forest. The biggest and actually important lacunae, such as the one describing how Gil and Enkidu become friends, are still missing.

>> No.14168156

>>14168135
>Humbaba
There should have been a dicks out for Humbaba movement, he did literally nothing wrong.

>> No.14168184

>>14168156
he was just vibin in the forest

>> No.14168197

>>14168184
based
why does humbaba say that enkidu betrayed him though
the book says hes a nasty dude before they kill him

>> No.14168201

>>14168135
I guess smaller discoveries, like an additional word, an inferred word being confirmed or even a couple of incomplete sentences being completed would not merit a new translation, or a printing of a new edition.

>> No.14168203

>>14168197
>why does humbaba say that enkidu betrayed him though
Not him but I think they knew each other while Enkidu grew up in the wild?

>> No.14169470

bump

>> No.14169496

>>14168197
i remember in the myth that humbaba was an ugly demon scaring people away from entering the forest
>>14168201
>Enkidu grew up in the wild?
if that was the case humbaba must done something terrible to get killed by a friend

>> No.14169499

>>14169496
meant the other anon
>>14168203