Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help. In answer, another kind of man, Enkidu, is sent to earth to live among the animals and learn kindness from them. He falls in love with Shamhat, a singer from the temple, and he follows her back to Uruk. There, Enkidu, the uncivilized beast from the forest, shows the ...
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Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help. In answer, another kind of man, Enkidu, is sent to earth to live among the animals and learn kindness from them. He falls in love with Shamhat, a singer from the temple, and he follows her back to Uruk. There, Enkidu, the uncivilized beast from the forest, shows the evil Gilgamesh through friendship what it means to be human.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Tundra Books, 1992. 1st printing, with no additional printings noted. Crisp and unmarked, F/NF. Glossy pictorial boards. Dust jacket is very slightly rubbed at tips. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Pictorial hard covers, in matching pictorial jacket. Oblong format. Clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated throughout.
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This is my first year teaching Ancient History. My students are seventh grade city kids, a tough audience. To introduce Mesopotamia and written history, I bought this gorgeous trilogy of books (Gilgamesh the King, Ishtar's Revenge and The Last Quest of Gilgamesh) and simply read each one aloud, showing pictures as I read. The students sat, spellbound, and applauded when I finished each book. Not just one class, but every one just loved the stories. A wonderful plus: the illustrations are breathtaking.