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Preamble to the adventures, introducing Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and alluding to the goddess Ishtar whose presence is preeminent among all divinity in this tale, and in whose temple are kept the tablets which are to be read to tell this tale.
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Image is an Akkadian representation of Gilgamesh in his prime.
Music excerpt is “Ur” from the album
The Forest by David Byrne
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By John Harris
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Preamble to the adventures, introducing Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and alluding to the goddess Ishtar whose presence is preeminent among all divinity in this tale, and in whose temple are kept the tablets which are to be read to tell this tale.
***
Image is an Akkadian representation of Gilgamesh in his prime.
Music excerpt is “Ur” from the album
The Forest by David Byrne
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