Great Voyages: Gilgamesh: Journeys to the End of the World

Category: Lecture

Length: 1:00:26

https://www.youtube.com/embed/46Xst2do8p4
Video Date 01/08/2014
Film Description Steve Tinney, Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Gilgamesh: Journeys to the End of the World
Gilgamesh was a figure of legend in ancient Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) from as early as 4,500 years ago. The tales of his travels were not only stories of adventure in places no human had ever seen, but also reflections on questions of life and knowledge. In this lecture, Dr. Tinney recounts some of Gilgamesh's greatest journeys and revisits discussions about what they meant back then, as well as what they mean today.
Video Category Lecture
Contributor(s) Steve Tinney

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