The Epic of Gilgamesh tablets 1-3 (read by an Assyriologist!)

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2022 is the 150th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Epic of Gilgamesh, humanity's oldest known epic poem! Join Assyriologist Megan Lewis as she reads tablets 1-3 of the poem to celebrate its momentous discovery, and see how far she can get without tripping over her own tongue!
More information on the rediscovery here: bit.ly/3BuXcDI
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  • @fentonmulley5895
    @fentonmulley5895 Жыл бұрын

    This is AWESOME!! Thanks!

  • @I_am_Irisarc
    @I_am_Irisarc Жыл бұрын

    This is not in any way related to the subject of the stream, but I feel like I need to express. I have to get new glasses next month. You have inspired me with yours, Megan. Really cool and beautiful on you.

  • @Petal-Lavelle
    @Petal-Lavelle Жыл бұрын

    Such a lovely reading. Thank you Megan.

  • @djparn007
    @djparn007 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Megan.

  • @alextremodelnorte1905
    @alextremodelnorte1905 Жыл бұрын

    The stream did start soon. Thank you for this epic video.

  • @n.c.1201
    @n.c.12018 ай бұрын

    wow, THANK YOU!! This is wonderful.

  • @MichaelYoder1961
    @MichaelYoder1961 Жыл бұрын

    Being a writer, I like how they use the device of the cliff hanger to keep people interested. And you're reading was great, Megan!

  • @Wallyworld30
    @Wallyworld30 Жыл бұрын

    Megan beautiful reading thank you. I have a question of about the story. I noticed many lines of the Epic repeat themselves like a Song or Poem. Is their any evidence or theories that this story is supposed to be sung like a song?

  • @cynthiakalousis9904
    @cynthiakalousis9904 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE your glasses!!!

  • @user-to9xn8iz4y
    @user-to9xn8iz4y Жыл бұрын

    Love your blue hair!!!

  • @SolveetCoagula
    @SolveetCoagula Жыл бұрын

    oh man the glasses

  • @krishnaabreakingnews
    @krishnaabreakingnews5 ай бұрын

    I would really appreciate if somebody who is actually learned in cuneiforms to make a video for each cuneiform tablet and go through it letter by letter , word by word , visually explaining what it means and how it is translated. Cuneiform tablets look fragmented so I’m wondering how did Benjamin Foster came up with such a beautiful flowing translation ? Are the name pronunciations of people and places just a modern British pronunciation or are they really the ancient Sumerian pronunciations ? We loose track of history through mispronunciations and renamings. For example Christ is a silly British pronunciation of Greek Kristos and it barely resembles the original pronunciation of the Greek word.

  • @narwhal9249
    @narwhal9249Ай бұрын

    I've heard Enkidu means "Enki created".

  • @richardsilvester3535
    @richardsilvester3535 Жыл бұрын

    i was hoping Dr Foster was a lecturer at the University of Gloucester

  • @peterhetherington914

    @peterhetherington914

    Жыл бұрын

    Where it’s always raining?

  • @richardsilvester3535

    @richardsilvester3535

    Жыл бұрын

    @@peterhetherington914 damn those puddles are deep

  • @SeldomSeen-if4pq
    @SeldomSeen-if4pq12 күн бұрын

    Gilgamesh and Enkidu did a lot of jerk moves, but I still felt bad when Enkidu died.

  • @MichaelWalker-de8nf
    @MichaelWalker-de8nf Жыл бұрын

    You rock! Dr. Josh is a lucky man ❤

  • @AlanCanon2222
    @AlanCanon2222 Жыл бұрын

    Reading begins at 6:00. Megan's English accent, to these American ears, makes me think inevitably of the long running BBC series "Listen With Mother" (1950-1982): "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin."

  • @debsullivan3014
    @debsullivan3014 Жыл бұрын

    Most Independent Bookshops should have the Epic also.

  • @anzu3439
    @anzu3439 Жыл бұрын

    Why doesn’t Josh dye his hair to match??

  • @ChokeArtist411
    @ChokeArtist411 Жыл бұрын

    Cute hair

  • @teddyissak2720
    @teddyissak2720Ай бұрын

    World first forgery

  • @frankrizzo7454
    @frankrizzo7454 Жыл бұрын

    So reading Mesopotamian tablets drive you mad. I think Lovecraft wrote about that...

  • @alessandroaverchi7067
    @alessandroaverchi7067 Жыл бұрын

    Nice but I was honestly expecting a reading in the original language

  • @DigitalHammurabi

    @DigitalHammurabi

    Жыл бұрын

    Next time, maybe 😊

  • @matthewtorley6508
    @matthewtorley6508 Жыл бұрын

    I can't take seriously an adult that dresses like an adolescent.

  • @DigitalHammurabi

    @DigitalHammurabi

    Жыл бұрын

    And I can’t take seriously an adult who judges others based on their appearance 😊

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