I’ve read The Epic of Gilgamesh several times, and it never fails to amaze me how accessible something so old can be. If you’ve ever read a comic book or watched a superhero movie, you might recognize a lot of elements from Gilgamesh, the legendary tale of a real king of Uruk in the 2nd millennium BC/BCE.…
As the first month of my World LiteraTour project nears its end, I have to be honest – I very quickly reached the end of my journey with learning Sumerian. There’s only so far you can go without committing to it entirely. However, I don’t consider that a fail at all, because I really enjoyed…
The Kesh Temple Hymn is the oldest piece of literature ever found, dating back to around 2600 BC/BCE. Stop and think about that for a moment – many people today consider a literary work “old” if it pre-dates themselves, but this poem pre-dates almost everything that has ever been written by human hands. Many of…
Hello! Welcome to my first post about the ancient language of the Sumerians. I’ve been watching some lessons and doing some research this month, and I thought I would share what I’ve learned so far. (If you would like to watch the lessons I’ve gleaned most of this information from, you can find them here.…