The epic of Gilgamesh

By Geraldine McCaughrean

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Gilgamesh (Legendary character), Folklore, iraq, Folklore, juvenile literature, Legends, Gilgamesh, Adaptations, Folklore

Description: A retelling, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, of the wanderings and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu.