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Type: Book
ISBN: Unknown
Page count: 319
Language: English
Published: 1876
Publisher: London, England: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
Author: George Smith
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The Chaldean Account of Genesis by George Smith is the first publication and translation of the hero myth named the Epic of Gilgameš. It was published in 1876 and is 319 pages long, including many figures.

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Epic of Gilgamesh (SBV)

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Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk and has a track record of terrorizing his own people. The people cry out to the supreme deity Anu, who creates a twin of Gilgamesh named Enkidu. Enkidu sets out for Gilgamesh, finds him, and they become friends after a brawl. The two journey together, whereby Enkidu dies. Gilgamesh tries to become an immortal with the help of a plant, but fails. The story ends with Gilgamesh realizing that his destiny is to be a good king to his people. 

Type: Prestige, Hero
Created: Unknown
Belief system: Akkadian
Main deity: Gilgamesh
Other deities: An, Enki, Enlil
Origin: Asia › Middle East › Iraq
Akkadian

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Akkadian refers to a culture that emerged in Mesopotamia during the third millennium BCE. The belief system included many deities, most of whom were later diffused into Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian culture.

Gilgameš

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Gilgameš (Sumerian: 𒄑𒉈𒂵𒈩) was the mythical king of a city named Uruk and was well-known for his epic journey to find immortality.

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Babylonian

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George Smith

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George Smith was an English Assyriologist credited for discovering the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Smith, George. The Chaldean Account of Genesis: Containing the Description of the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Deluge, the Tower of Babel, the Times of the Patriarchs, and Nimrod: Babylonian Fables, and Legends of the Gods; from the Cuneiform Inscriptions. London, England: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1876.

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