Download or read book Gilgamesh and Akka written by Dina Katz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Gilgamesh and Akka' is a short narative poem in standard literary Sumerian. The protagonist of the tale is Gilgamesh, lord of Uruk. It is the story of Uruk's war of liberation from the hegemony of Kish. Katz's analysis of the literary structure and historical value of the texts sheds new light on the compsition. This volume is meant for specialists and non-specialists alike.