tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post4326955564799508887..comments2023-07-31T11:01:56.340+01:00Comments on Parrish Lantern's PomesAllSizes: The epic of Gilgamesh@parridhlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-48348505363586704772012-01-15T16:36:53.730+00:002012-01-15T16:36:53.730+00:00Hi Nancy, Thanks for your comment, I've read t...Hi Nancy, Thanks for your comment, I've read this a few times now and still get something from it, as with Homer's work. If your interested in books like the brief history, have you come across Jorge Luis Borges Book of Imaginary Beings, here's my post on this wonderful book if it interests.<br /><br />http://parrishlantern.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-may-come-in-handy-myths-legends.html@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-70283562668327559832012-01-15T04:20:09.358+00:002012-01-15T04:20:09.358+00:00Hi Parrish, thank you for your recommendation. I&#...Hi Parrish, thank you for your recommendation. I've put "A brief history of fables by Lee Rourke" under my list of reading goals. <br /><br />Gilgamesh is a great story. If I have learned of this challenge earlier, I would have joined. Reading your post made me realize I've been listening to my English teacher in college but I haven't read it by heart, just for the sake of passing the subject. Now, I want to read the epic again. <br /><br />Thank you for this insightful post. I like your blog; I will be following closely.<br /><br />Your new follower,<br /><br />NancyNancy @ Simple Clockworkhttp://www.nancycudis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-89399510510077614732011-12-26T13:15:07.054+00:002011-12-26T13:15:07.054+00:00The version I have is The Penguin Classics
http:/...The version I have is The Penguin Classics<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epic-Gilgamesh-Classics-Penguin/dp/014044100X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1324905079&sr=8-3@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-20347739704617938302011-12-24T02:02:49.826+00:002011-12-24T02:02:49.826+00:00Thanks for your piece on Gilgamesh. What version d...Thanks for your piece on Gilgamesh. What version do you suggest if I want to read more of the epic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-8818114111970406302011-02-10T21:22:52.189+00:002011-02-10T21:22:52.189+00:00I just googled Sargon bust etc & it's look...I just googled Sargon bust etc & it's looking like a good possible source, also checked out Iraq Museum.<br />Ps.<br />Thank you Lifetime Reader for your knowledge.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-48396236986073264952011-02-10T20:25:34.361+00:002011-02-10T20:25:34.361+00:00Imogen: I'm not sure, but I think it is the Sa...Imogen: I'm not sure, but I think it is the Sargon bust at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-55720770335087431572011-02-10T20:23:42.936+00:002011-02-10T20:23:42.936+00:00Hi Imogen, Possible source for you is the Metropol...Hi Imogen, Possible source for you is the Metropolitan Musuem & try trawling babylonian or Sumerian art.<br />Best of luck,<br />Parrish.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-25271692254497829362011-02-10T20:09:34.169+00:002011-02-10T20:09:34.169+00:00Hi imogen, Slight confusion & embarrassment as...Hi imogen, Slight confusion & embarrassment as I thought I got these pictures of Wikipedia. but just checked and can't find them. So sorry not much help there. Best of luck with your tracking, as I've done a quick trawl (15mins) and found the head image on several sites but no reference to a musuem.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-89777185578130999652011-02-10T16:59:09.152+00:002011-02-10T16:59:09.152+00:00Hi there, I just wanted to ask a question about th...Hi there, I just wanted to ask a question about the images you've used on your blog on Gilgamesh - do you know in which museum the head of Gilgamesh statue is? I am trying to track down a high-res version of this picture and am hoping you might be able to point me in the direction of the source. With many thanks,<br /><br />ImogenImogen Walfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163920113295568620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-52599511310859064972011-01-15T23:28:31.505+00:002011-01-15T23:28:31.505+00:00thank you, this is such a fascinating tale and one...thank you, this is such a fascinating tale and one with so many variants throughout the world.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-74590347374800793382011-01-14T22:35:32.854+00:002011-01-14T22:35:32.854+00:00I am so glad to have finally caught up on blog rea...I am so glad to have finally caught up on blog reading a little and come across this post. Nice presentation of the history and the links to Genesis!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-56055933151410933582011-01-06T20:24:08.369+00:002011-01-06T20:24:08.369+00:00thanks so much for the reply-I am of the very unle...thanks so much for the reply-I am of the very unlearned opinion that it did not have much influence-the telling of parallel stories in different ancient cultures does not such influence-I think the work was largely unknown until retranslated, as you researched. It is a fascinating look into ancient life.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-62272906959941467632011-01-06T20:20:11.950+00:002011-01-06T20:20:11.950+00:00Hi, Mel, it's hard to decide whether this has ...Hi, Mel, it's hard to decide whether this has any impact, because at what point in it's history would this have happened, there doesn't seem to be any reference that I know of in Greek lit, so whether the likes of Homer, or even Herodotus would have been aware of it, or if aware have the understanding to translate the tablets from the cuneiform characters in which it was written, it's possible there was an aramaic version but if so it's not survived. But for all that there is a possibility for Homer to have heard a version of it, as there were ships trading in and around that aream, making it unlikely but not impossible for it to have been picked up( altho I've now found on wikipedia -According to the Greek scholar Ioannis Kakridis, there are a large number of parallel verses as well as themes or episodes which indicate a substantial influence of the Epic of Gilgamesh on the Odyssey, the Greek epic poem ascribed to Homer).<br />.<br /> Then there's the Noah & the Flood, opinion seems divided between whether this is the basis for that tale, or just co-existent(check the more comparison link for more info).<br /> The first modern translation of the epic was published around 1870by George Smith & there have been various versions since, whether these have influenced anyone, I could not say. I've had my copy for about 15 -20 years, & my reasoning on getting it, was that I'd read all the Greek Myths etc. plus books about (Robert Graves)So this seemed a natural point to journey on from(I was more adventurous in my reading then)kind of in search of the source material for Literature, I had such believes when younger(LOL).<br />Thanks for your comment & sorry for the verbose replyl.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-19379700813908002712011-01-06T08:16:52.717+00:002011-01-06T08:16:52.717+00:00Great very educational post-do you think it has ha...Great very educational post-do you think it has had a large impact on the history of literature? I am also enrolled in the Read a Myth Challenge and am glad you are enrolled.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com