A Pathfinder for Gilgamesh
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OPEN DIRECTORY PROJECT WEB INDEX

  1. Comparison of Babylonian and Noahic Flood Stories - A comparison of The Babylonian text "The Epic of Galgamesh" and the Genesis account with about 20 major points in common and 6 differences. (ODP summary)
  2. ETCSL: Narrative and Mythological Compositions - Compositions on deities and heroes, with English translations and bibliography, from The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. (ODP summary)
  3. Genesis and Enuma Elish - A comparison of Genesis and the much older Mesopotamian creation myth "Enuma Elish." (ODP summary)
  4. Gilgamesh - In Search of Immortality - The story as translated. (ODP summary)
  5. Gilgamesh - The complete text by tablet. (ODP summary)
  6. Gilgamesh Epic v. Genesis - A comparative study of the flood accounts in these two documents, with the conclusion that the theory that both accounts descended from a common origin is the most plausible one. (ODP summary)
  7. Gilgamesh from Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: background information from the curatorial department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  8. He Who Saw Everything - Verse version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. (ODP summary)
  9. Lugalbanda Epic - A lay version of the Sumerian epic depicting the exploits of Lugalbanda, the father of Gilgamesh. (ODP summary)
  10. Sabbath Origins - This article argues article that Genesis' Garden of Eden and its concept of a resting God setting aside a seventh day as a Sabbath rest day is derived, in part, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and to a degree, the Atrahasis Flood Story. (ODP summary)
  11. Sin-leqe-unnini - Extracts from the legend of Gilgamesh. (ODP summary)
  12. Stephen Mitchell’s commentary on Gilgamesh: the text of comments by Stephen Mitchell on his 2004 translation of Gilgamesh in a graphic novel format.
  13. Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh - Article by Arthur A. Brown discussing the literary development in the several versions of the epic of Gilgamesh. (ODP summary)
  14. Sumerian Mythology FAQ - Introduction to the Sumurian culture, pantheon, and cosmology, including Biblical cross-references; by Christopher Siren (2000). (ODP summary)
  15. The Epic of Gilgamesh - The text as translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs. (ODP summary)
  16. The Hero’s Journey: A Campbellian Look at the Metaphorical Path to Personal Transformationby Lynne Milum

ARTICLES FROM GALE LITERATURE CENTER

  1. "Epic of Gilgamesh." Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  2. Abusch, Tzvi. "The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay." Journal of the American Oriental Society 121.4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001): 614-622. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  3. Abusch, Tzvi. "The development and meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: an interpretive essay." The Journal of the American Oriental Society 121.4 (2001): 614+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  4. Bailey, John A. "Initiation and the Primal Woman in Gilgamesh and Genesis 2-3." Journal of Biblical Literature 89.2 (June 1970): 137-150. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  5. Bose, Sudip. "An epic in flux: Gilgamesh, the world's first great literaly work, is still being pieced together." American Scholar 76.2 (2007): 129+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  6. Cachey, Theodore J., Jr. "The end of the journey: from Gilgamesh to Le citta invisibili." Annali d'Italianistica 21 (2003): 71. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  7. Chavalas, Mark W. "Gender and Aging in Mesopotamia: The Gilgamesh Epic and Other Ancient Literature." The Journal of the American Oriental Society 125.1 (2005): 118+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  8. Cook, Charles W. "'The Epic of Gilgamesh' as a Ritual Drama." Ball State University Forum 24.4 (Fall 1983): 42-48. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  9. Foster, Benjamin R. "A new edition of the Epic of Gilgamesh." The Journal of the American Oriental Society 125.1 (2005): 59+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  10. Foster, Benjamin R. "Introduction." Trans. Benjamin R. Foster. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Ed. Benjamin R. Foster. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. xi-xxii. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  11. Jacobson, Thorkild. "Second Millennium Metaphors: 'And Death the Journey's End,' 'The Gilgamesh Epic'." Epics for Students. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  12. Jacobson, Thorkild. "Second Millennium Metaphors: 'And Death the Journey's End,' The Gilgamesh Epic." The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion. Yale University Press, 1976. 193-219. Rpt. in Epics for Students. Ed. Marie Lazzari. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  13. Jastrow, Morris, Jr. "Introduction." An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic: On the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts. Yale University Press, 1920. 9-60. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  14. Keenan, James G. "Gilgamesh: An Appreciation." Trans. Danny P. Jackson. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Ed. Danny P. Jackson. Wauconda, Ill.: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997. xlii-l. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  15. Kramer, S. N. "The Epic of Gilgames and Its Sumerian Sources." Journal of the American Oriental Society 64.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1944): 7-23. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 74. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  16. Looper, Daniel T. "Critical Essay on 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'." Epics for Students. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  17. Sasson, Jack M. "Some Literary Motifs in the Composition of the Gilgamesh Epic." Studies in Philology 69.3 (July 1972): 259-279. Rpt. in Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010. Document URL
  18. Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. "A NEW EDITION OF GILGAMESH AND AKKA." The Journal of the American Oriental Society 119.2 (1999): 293. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  19. Vosecky, Thomas. "Rivka Harris, Gender and Aging in Mesopotamia: The Gilgamesh Epic and Other Ancient Literature." Women and Language 28.2 (2005): 48+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL
  20. Ziolkowski, Eric. "An ancient newcomer to modern culture." World Literature Today 81.5 (2007): 55+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.Document URL

JSTOR ARTICLE LISTS (by keyword)

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  1. A Gilgamesh Epic Fragment from Nimrud, D. J. Wiseman, Iraq, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Autumn, 1975), pp. 157-161+163, British Institute for the Study of Iraq Stable URL:
  2. Restoring the "Epic of Hou Yi", Mori Masako, Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 54, No. 2 (1995), pp. 239-257, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture Stable URL:
  3. Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Heroic Life, Hope Nash Wolff, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 89, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1969), pp. 392-398, American Oriental Society. Stable URL:
  4. The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay, Tzvi Abusch, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 2001), pp. 614-622, American Oriental Society. Stable URL:
  5. Earliest Gilgamesh Epic, The Science News-Letter, Vol. 45, No. 9 (Feb. 26, 1944), p. 131, Society for Science & the Public Stable URL:
  6. The Death of Gilgamesh, S. N. Kramer, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 94 (Apr., 1944), pp. 2-12, The American Schools of Oriental Research Stable URL:
  7. The Gilgamesh Epic in Sumerian, C. J. Gadd, The British Museum Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1933), pp. 79-80, British Museum. Stable URL:
  8. The Gilgamesh Epic and Homer, Gerald K. Gresseth, The Classical Journal, Vol. 70, No. 4 (Apr. - May, 1975), pp. 1-18, The Classical Association of the Middle West and South Stable URL:
  9. Reading the epic of Gilgamesh, William Empson, The Journal of General Education, Vol. 27, No. 4 (WINTER 1976), pp. 241-254, Penn State University Press Stable URL:
  10. Some Parallels with the Gilgamesh Story, S. H. Hooke, Folklore, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Sep., 1934), pp. 195-211, Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. Stable URL:
  11. Gilgamesh and the Land of the Living, Samuel N. Kramer, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1947), pp. 3-46, The American Schools of Oriental Research Stable URL:
  12. Parallels between The Gilgamesh Epic and Plato's Symposium, George F. Held, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 42, No. 2 (Apr., 1983), pp. 133-141, The University of Chicago Press Stable URL:
  13. Some Literary Motifs in the Composition of the Gilgamesh Epic, Jack M. Sasson, Studies in Philology, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Jul., 1972), pp. 259-279, University of North Carolina Press Stable URL:
  14. Rāma and Gilgamesh: The Sacrifices of the Water Buffalo and the Bull of Heaven, Alf Hiltebeitel, History of Religions, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Feb., 1980), pp. 187-223, The University of Chicago Press Stable URL:
  15. The Man-Hunting Tiger: From "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" in Chinese Traditions, Vibeke Børdahl, Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 66, No. 1/2, Narratives and Rituals in Asian Folk Religion and Culture (2007), pp. 141-163, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture Stable URL: