05-27-2007, 04:08 AM | #1 |
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Gilgamesh a new friend
My voraciously reading son and I have decided to tackle Gilgamesh. Just reading the forward is fascinating. How Smith translated the Sumerian Noah story, how we have many tablets, and how it was discovered in Mosul, ancient Ninevah.
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She wasn't in agreement. So, I proposed Castor and Pollux. Again, no dice.
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05-30-2007, 01:31 PM | #3 |
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Have her watch the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode on Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
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