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The Epic of Gilgamesh (N. K. Sandars translation). Published in 1960 for Penguin Classics, with a lengthy introduction by the author. I prefer this one over the recent Mitchell translation for the beauty of its poetry, which has something of the majesty of the King James Bible.
May 6, 2025, 5:24 PM
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