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Gilgamesh of Uruk

By: Tamara Agha-Jaffar
Narrated by: Tamara Agha-Jaffar
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Summary

Gilgamesh, son of the goddess Ninsun and the mortal Lugalbanda, is the arrogant king of the vibrant city of Uruk, a sprawling desert metropolis. In an attempt to quell Gilgamesh’s oppressive behavior, the gods fashion the wild man, Enkidu, to be a companion to the king and to calm his errant ways. The two form an inseparable bond, embark on a wild misadventure, and commit a series of blunders that offend the very gods who created Enkidu. What happens next sends Gilgamesh on an epic journey to find his ancestor, Utnapishtim the Faraway, to learn his story of survival and unlock the secrets of immortality.
©2018 Tamara Agha-Jaffar (P)2019 Tamara Agha-Jaffar
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  • 17-08-20

Give the baker the dough

As we say back home, “give the baker the dough even though they might eat half of it”, which loosely means stick with the professionals! Tamara’s Gilgamesh reads like an English classic, but is viscerally a work of Assyriology, probably in no small part because of Tamara’a own background. Tamara captures timeless themes especially through the voice of Gilgamesh which resonates with many “fertile crescent” folks I suspect. Favourite Gilgamesh quote (spoiler alert): “it’s not my fault; Shamash made me this way.”
In short, highly recommended. And the narration by the author herself is equally great!

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Long-winded

Very long winded, and not very engaging, but i persevered to get the original Babylonian story of The Great Flood

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