N. K. Sandars
N. K. Sandars
N. K. Sandars, born in 1914 in London, was a renowned British scholar and classicist. With a distinguished academic career, she specialized in ancient Near Eastern literature and archaeology. Sandars is celebrated for her significant contributions to the understanding of early civilizations, combining rigorous scholarship with accessible writing. Her work has greatly enriched the study of ancient Mesopotamian culture and literature.
Personal Name: N. K. Sandars
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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the last century, the cycle of poems collected around the character of Gilgamesh, the great king of Uruk, tells of his long and arduous journey to the Spring of Youth, of his encounters with monsters and gods and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also included in the epic is a legend of the Flood, which agrees in many details with the biblical story of Noah.
Translations of five poems dating from the height of Babylonian civilization in the second millennium B.C.
