The Epic of Gilgamesh Retold | A Complete Explanation of Tablet 1

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Gilgamesh is believed to be the oldest poem in the world – its very origins pre-dating the Iliad or even the Bible. The baked clay tablets in which the poem survives on, once lay buried in the rubble in sites across the ancient Near East, broken and forgotten. It wasn’t until 1850 when these tablets were discovered and it would be another fifteen years before they even got the attention they deserved. In this series, I’ll be retelling the Gilgamesh story in its entirety and whilst this endeavour will be entirely original, I will be drawing on inspiration from the translations by Andrew George and Stephen Mitchell to help illustrate what might be one of the most profound things I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading.

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0:00 Intro
1:21 Wondrium
2:54 The Re-telling of Tablet 1
26:35 History of Gilgamesh
34:38 Analysis of Tablet 1

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– History
– Analysis

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27 thoughts on “The Epic of Gilgamesh Retold | A Complete Explanation of Tablet 1”

  13. There is a book called City of the Plague God which deals with the myth of Mesopotamia, it was a great read. It's a wonder they haven't made a Gilgamesh movie but seeing how often they butcher the myths of Hercules that might be for the best. I also read online they found another tablet of the Epic!

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  18. In some ways i can see how stories like hercules and pan could have originated from these tablets. Similarities like a demi god man with great strength fighting a great beast. The demi human, half beast half man, like pan. Its seems the sumerian writings are the base for all mythologies. Pagan and abrahamic. We are getting closer to our true historic past. So interesting.

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  22. Legend of History creates an overview of the Epic of Gilgamesh sponsored by Wondrium which metaphorically rivals the Great Alexandria Library itself. YEP 2k22 is indeed a good time to be alive, I pray.

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  24. “Cast heavy to the ground like a meteorite” reminds me of the devil. We do know he can incarnate as rulers . “How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!”

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