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This book was assembled by a scholar of language and religion in order to bring together the best collection of the oldest stories known to man. They are older than anything in the Bible, or than Homer, or than the epic poems of India. They were recovered from the ruins of ancient cities and were originally written and told by the Assyrians and Babylonians of Mesopotamia, as well as the Hittites and Canaanites. There are 13 stories in all, some of which the reader will recognize, but others that are rarely or never seen anywhere else. Stories, in their order of appearance, are: The Adventures of Gilgamesh, The War of the Gods, Borrowed Plumes, The Lost Chance, How Toothache Came into the World, The God Who Disappeared, The Monster Made of Stone, The Snaring of the Dragon, Kessi and Huntsman, Master Good and Master Bad, The Heavenly Bow, The King Who Forgot, and The Story of Baal. The author was once the chief of the Hebraic section of the Library of Congress and the first to do a complete translation of the Dead Sea Scriptures in English. An invaluable bonus is that he shares his vast knowledge and expertise after each story with a commentary, including cross-cultural comparisons and a host of other interesting facts. For example, after The Story of Baal he tells us that the main story came from cuneiform tablets in Syria, but its' ending was discovered on a fragment of papyrus in Egypt. This book is essential for those researching the first cultures of mankind or the earliest stories of the gods.
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An Egyptian girl places the value of her own family over the Pharaoh's advances and promises of wealth in this picture book. Full color.
Gilgamesh & Enkidu: The Oldest Epic Love Story Written Feature Movie Script by Demian Logline: King Gilgamesh's heavy rule is challenged when the gods create Enkidu. As comrades and lovers, they are invincible, until Enkidu is killed by the goddess Ishtar. Gilgamesh then abandons his throne, and wanders far, searching for immortality. Based on multiple translations of the "Gilgamesh" tablets, the oldest epic poem on Earth. Genesis of "Gilgamesh & Enkidu" by Dr. Demian, Sweet Corn Productions Used book store browsing provided my first look at the "Epic of Gilgamesh." The translated story was captivating, in spite of the maddening repetitions. It could make a great movie. As I read more translations, I found that they were not identical. Eventually, I read more than 30 versions, plus about 20 books on ancient cultures and myths. Some of the translation do not mention the sex between Enkidu and the temple love priestess, Shamhat. In one translation, passages thought to be too risqué, where written in Latin. Sadly, I can't read Latin. Some translations refer to Enkidu as Gilgamesh's "slave," or a "companion," or that their love was "brotherly." Most translations agreed that Gilgamesh as so distraught by Enkidu's death, that he gave up his throne and wondered in the desert. It doesn't seem logical that a king would give up his kingdom just because of the death of a slave. Many versions of the epic tell of Enkidu death. Even though it's a motivator for Gilgamesh's pilgrimage, it disturbed me to put it in my script. There's a long history of erasing same-sex culture from art and history, and also requiring that homosexuals be punished at the end of a novel, play, or movie; by separation from their loved one, or death. Wanting to be true to the original text, I decided to make the death meaningful and transformative. For me, the most important focus on Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Their connection was physical, and the sex between them must be explicit. Their relationship is anchored by their profound, mutual love - romantic, physical, and spiritual - and the resulting desire to protect one another from any hardships they may suffer. The more I read of the Sumer culture, the more I realized that the middle east was the true birthplace of western civilization. Many surrounding cultures closely followed the Sumer peoples' pantheon of gods and goddesses. They followed Sumer's discoveries of astronomy, a lunar calendar, time measurement. They also benefited by the Sumerian technologies of bronze, irrigation, written language we call "cuneiform," and the wheel. While there are 12 original clay tablets, eight versions of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" have been discovered. They're often grouped into early, middle and late periods, and were written in Sumerian, Akkadian, and Hitite. Likely the earliest known epic poems, they predating Homer (The Odyssey) and the Bible by at least a 1,000 years. The Gilgamesh story is antecedent to the legends of Orpheus, and the Biblical stories of the flood, the snake in the Garden of Eden, and others. The ark in Gilgamesh landed on Mount Nisir, is thought to be modern-day Pir Omar Gudrun, south of Zab in Turkey, which is sometimes identified as the Biblical Ararat. Gilgamesh is also a possible source of the Jewish folk tales of the "golem," a mud sculpture brought to life, which we later see reflected in the Gothic story of "Frankenstein." Most Sumerians are olive-skinned with black, curly hair. Others are from Egypt, Africa, India, and Asia. Very few were light-skinned. My script must be played by people like them. Musical scales and instruments used in the fertile crescent region, would be a good place to start for sound track. No pop music. ===
The true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to positive representation of the Sikh community. Every step forward is a victory. Fauja Singh was born determined. He was also born with legs that wouldn't allow him to play cricket with his friends or carry him to school miles from his village in Punjab. But that didn't stop him. Working on his family's farm, Fauja grew stronger to meet his own full potential. He never stopped striving. At the age of 81, after a lifetime of making his body, mind, and heart stronger, Fauja decided to run his first marathon. He went on to break records all around the world and became the first person over 100 to complete the grueling long-distance race. With exuberant text by Simran Jeet Singh and exhilarating illustrations by Baljinder Kaur, the true story of Fauja Singh reminds us that it's both where we start and how we finish that make our journeys unforgettable.
Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation's oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and a rising star author. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. And at 116, she learned to read. From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story of Mary Walker, a woman whose long life spanned from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, and who--with perseverance and dedication--proved that you're never too old to learn.
Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta and Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.
Comprehensive collection of ancient Akkadian literature spanning three millennia. This larger, completely new, 3rd edition contains many compositions not in the previous editions; new translations of previously included compositions; incorporation of new text fragments identified or excavated since the last publication; all new footnotes; references and commentary brought up to date to reflect scholarly work of the last 10 years; and 100 more pages than the old two-volume edition.
Readers will be enthralled by the story of the oldest settlement on the North American continent. The story will transport readers back to 42 years before the English colonized Jamestown and 55 years before the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock.
Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied. Celebrities could be heroes or villains; warriors or murderers; brilliant talents, or fraudsters with a flair for fibbing; trendsetters, wilful provocateurs, or tragic victims marketed as freaks of nature. Some craved fame while others had it forced upon them. A few found fame as small children, some had to wait decades to get their break. But uniting them all is the shared origin point: since the early 1700s, celebrity has been one of the most emphatic driving forces in popular culture; it is a lurid cousin to Ancient Greek ideas of glorious and notorious reputation, and its emergence helped to shape public attitudes to ethics, national identity, religious faith, wealth, sexuality, and gender roles. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight.