"Gilgamesh (SBV)" Composite English Translation by Stephanie M. Dalley
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From: Book · Stephanie Mary Dalley · 1989

"Gilgamesh (SBV)" is a composite English translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh myth by Stephanie M. Dalley. In her Standard Babylonian Version, the length is seventy-five print pages and almost three thousand lines of text.
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. ""Gilgamesh (SBV)": Composite English Translation by Stephanie M. Dalley." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 03 Jul. 2020, omnika.org/stable/792. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2020, July 03). "Gilgamesh (SBV)": Composite English Translation by Stephanie M. Dalley. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/792

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. ""Gilgamesh (SBV)": Composite English Translation by Stephanie M. Dalley." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 03, 2020. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/792.

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Bibliography

British Museum. K.3375 / Gilgamesh Tablet XI, 600-699 BCE. Middle East Department, Nineveh Gallery, Table-case A [G55/dc8], K.3375, London, United Kingdom, the British Museum.
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Dalley, Stephanie M. Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1989.
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Epic of Gilgamesh (SBV) Prestige, Hero myth Myth icon
Akkadian Belief system
Gilgameš Main deity

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. 

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