Mesopotamian Ascent Literature
Enmeduranki
Lambert, W. G. "Enmeduranki and Related Matters." Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 21
(1967):126-38, esp. 130, 132.
Widengren, Geo. Ascension of the Apostle and the Heavenly Book (King and Saviour III).
(Uppsala Universitets, 1950): 7-21. [BYU NA]
Relationship between Enmeduranki and Enoch traditions
Vanderkam, James C. Enoch and the Growith of an Apocalyptic Tradition. (Catholic Biblical Association, 1984), pp. 33-51.
Vanderkam, James C. Enoch: A Man for all Generations. (U. South Carolina, 1995), pp. 6-14.
Gilgamesh and Utnapishtim
Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. The Epic of Gilgamesh. (Stanford University Press, 1989). [PJ 3771
.G5 E5 1989].
See also Dalley, below.
Presentation scenes in cylinder seals (slides)
Collon, Dominique. First impressions : cylinder seals in the ancient Near East. (British Museum
Publications, 1987), pp. 36, 126 [CD 5344 .C58x 1987]
General Bibliography on Mesopotamian Religion
Black, Jeremy and Anthony Green. Gods, demons and symbols of ancient Mesopotamia : an
illustrated dictionary. (British Museum Press, 1992) [Ref 4: BL 1620 .B62x 1992]
Dalley, Stephanie. Myths from Mesopotamia (Oxford, 1989). [BL 1620 .M98 1989]
Jacobsen, Thorkild. The treasures of darkness : a history of Mesopotamian religion. (Yale
University Press, 1976). [BL 2350 .I7 J33x 1976]
Roux, Georges. Ancient Iraq. 3rd ed. (Penguin Books, 1992) [DS 71 .R68 v 1992]
Slides of Cylinder seals
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Relationship with Enoch
Gilgamesh
origins of the text
historical Gilgamesh
fragmentary Sumerian tales
Old Babylonian epic
complete ms only from Assyrian times
Basic plot
king
wall builder
oppresses the people
Enkidu and wrestling
defeat of Humbaba in the Cedar Forest
battle with the Bull of Heaven
death of Enkidu
Gilgamesh's search for eternal life
going to the ends of the earth
discovery of Utnapishtim
The question 11.7
How did Utnapishtim enter into company of the gods
flood story
Gilgamesh can't not sleep
7 day sleep
lost of the plant of immortality to the serpent