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kingvozzo
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Posted: Nov 19 2006 at 10:23pm \| IP Logged

Has anyone read The Gilgamesh Trilogy? We've gone off on a rabbit trail about ancient Sumer, Babylon and Assyria; resources are pretty slim for the early elementary aged group. I'm just wondering if it's worth paying the $3/book Inter-Library Loan fee for these books.

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Posted: Nov 19 2006 at 10:52pm \| IP Logged

We really liked these books. I would definitely recommend them.

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yes! we love them!

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Posted: Nov 20 2006 at 10:43am \| IP Logged

Here, too!

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Posted: Nov 20 2006 at 11:57am \| IP Logged

Another great big YES! We loved these books...the artwork is really cool, too. For fun, I got my own copy of Gilgamesh, translated by David Ferry. It's a quick read and gives you a little more of the story than the childrens' trilogy. Still, the kids' books do a fairly good job at retelling the story.

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Posted: Nov 20 2006 at 12:07pm \| IP Logged

vmalott wrote:

For fun, I got my own copy of Gilgamesh, translated by David Ferry.

I have the Mason translation. I had read it in college, and started re-reading it this weekend. It was far more graphic about the "taming" of Enkidu than I would like for the kids. But, the version by Geraldine McCaughrean is "cleaned up" quite a bit.
I'm glad to hear that the Zeman versions are worthwhile. I'm going to have to see if my library waives the ILL fee for teachers.

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