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  • Ask Me About Gilgamesh  - Contains a synopsis on one of the oldest literary pieces in history. Also provides script versions for role playing or stage performances.
  • Death, Afterlife and Eschatology  - Presents a research paper entitled, “From Primitive to Zen” written by Mircrea Eliade. Delves into the themes of death, immortality, and afterlife in the epic of Gilgamesh.
  • Epic of Gilgamesh  - Originated from the traditions of ancient Sumeria. Tells the adventures of the King of Uruk during 2750 and 2500 BCE.
  • Gilgamesh Prologue  - Introduction taken from Samuel Kramer's translation of the epic. Contains index and glossary on Babylonia.
  • He Who Saw Everything – Part 1  - Prologue of the epic Gilgamesh taken from Robert Temple's translations presented in poetry form.
  • Kramer's Translation of Gilgamesh Prologue  - Contains a prologue of the story translated into the English language by Samuel Kramer.
  • Mesopotamia Gilgamesh  - Narrates the brevity of the King of Uruk during his reign in 2700 BC. Discusses the themes found in the epic.
  • Sin-Leqe-Unnini  - Features the author of the standard Babylonian version of the epic Gilgamesh; a master scribe of the Kassite period in Mesopotamia during 1600 BCE.
  • Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh  - Essay written by Arthr A. Brown on the ancient traditions of storytelling taking the epic as an example of such.
 
 
 
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