This gives a breif overview of the Epic and the history of epics.
Link to The Original Tablets (Translated)
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/
Ancienttexts.org provieds a complete English translation of the first 11 tablets. The 12th was removed because it appears to be a sequal to the other 11.
Ancienttexts.org provieds a complete English translation of the first 11 tablets. The 12th was removed because it appears to be a sequal to the other 11.
Link to Background of the Epic
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/t/the_flood_tablet.aspx\
The British Museum has provided a breif summary of the Epic of Gilgamesh
The British Museum has provided a breif summary of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Link to Connection to Islamic Religion
http://www.clt.astate.edu/wnarey/Religious%20Studies%20Program/Religion%20Studies%20Program/Religious%20Studies%20Program%20Files/the_epic_of_gilgamesh.htm
This relates the Epic of Gilgamesh to events and stories in the Koran.
This relates the Epic of Gilgamesh to events and stories in the Koran.