About this title: Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient people of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1963
Description: Used-Good. Ex-Library. Hardcover. We individually inspect and grade each book. Our books are professionally packaged and processed quickly. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: Very Good. Mild edgewear, top rear corner bent, cover curl, not for resale stamped on bottom edge of title page. Footnotes, 269 pp. Text clean & tight. read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Stamp on front end-page, o/w no other marks or rips--good copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Audience: General/trade. Prompt shipping from a reliable bookseller. Sale benefits Library Friends group. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 0226323986; 14931. Small 8vo 7½"-8" tall; 269 pages; J-2-20-09. read more
Description: Fair; 1973. 0226323986. Softcover; University of Chicago Press; Chicago; 9th impression; 0.68 x 7.95 x 5.32 Inches; 269 pages; , read more
Edition: 2nd ed
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: Fine with no dust jacket. 0226323986. Prompt service. Good Value; Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Audience: General/trade. Great Value. Prompt delivery with tracking. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; Phoenix Books, Chicago
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint, 1989. ix, 269 pp.; 21 cm. First published, 1946. Tight, clean text. Light edgewear. "Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic and other ... read more
Edition: First Phoenix Ed. 1963
Binding: Softbound Clean Tight No Creas
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago
ISBN-13:9780226323985ISBN:0226323986
Description: No Illustration. Vg Some Underscore, Marginal. No Dj. 8 By 5.25" Softbound 269 Pgs.. A translation and interpretation of the gilgamesh epic and related babylonian and assyrian documents book notes tight. read more
Edition: First Phoenix Edition 1963, 6th impression, 1967.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Phoenix Books, Chicago
Date Published: 1967
Description: A translation and interpretation of the Gilgamesh Epic and related Babylonian and Assyrian documents. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some penciled underlining and fading to front and back covers. 269p., 21 cm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1949
ISBN-13:9780226323978ISBN:0226323978
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. 0226323978. Ex-Library Copy from a College Reference Library. Card with Bibliographic information glued to endpapers; a couple of ink stamps; paper label taped to the spine; bar code taped to endpapers. Overall, a clean and attractive copy with few markings. Would be Fine or Near Fine if not an ex-Library Book. No jacket. read more
Description: Good. 8vo. Cloth Hardcover, 1946. The usual ex-library treatments are present. 269pp. Turqoise cloth, a bit faded on the spine cover; spine ends bumped; gilt lettering. The binding is sturdy and the pages are unmarked and intact. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books section at Better World Books. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Join the more than 2.8 million customers who have supported global literacy with their book purchases. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. A
Date Published: 1949-01-01
Description: Very Good. Tight binding, clean pages, cover is in very good condition. Free Delivery Confirmation. IN STOCK IMMEDIATE SHIPPING. read more
"This is the second translation of the Gilgamesh epic that I have read recently, the other being translated by Benjamin R. Foster. Each of them has their strong points, but overall I prefer the Foster translation. The Foster translation is much more recent(2001), and benefits from additional pieces of the epic being found. The Heidel translation is from 1946 and for that reason has more gaps than the Foster translation. Heidel also translates the racier portions of the epic into Latin rather than English which is troublesome for non-scholars.
That being said, there are some very good things about this book which make it worthwhile. Heidel does an excellent job of informing the reader of what the source is for each part of the translation, as well as for the related material that he presents. His sections on 'Death and the Afterlife', and 'The Story Of The Flood' where he compares the Mesopotamian works with those of the Old Testament are much better than the discussion given with the Foster translation in my opinion. In addition, Rivkah Scharf Kluger uses Heidel's translation for most of her work presented in "The Archetypal Significance of Gilgamesh", which give those interested in a large amount of discussion all based on the same translation.
One last comment on the book itself is that the typeface used is rather small, and not very easy on the eyes."
"It is difficult to put stock in the biblical story of the deluge after reading the Gilgamesh Epic (not that it's easy otherwise to believe in a universal flood brought on by wickedness, but Gilgamesh makes it that much more difficult). This is an excellent study in textual syncretism and ancient Near Eastern myth making. The parallels between all of the ancient flood accounts are uncanny, including those between Genesis and Gilgamesh. One word of advice: don't get the Chicago UP version. All of the sex scenes are translated into Latin. What is that about? Apparently top Chicago OT scholars like Heidel felt that laymen weren't ready for the steamy love scenes between Enkidu and the prehistoric prostitute, Shamat."
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