SASA Ancient FanFiction- Gilgamesh (Part 1)

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Published on August 25, 2020 5:10:21 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DYaFPUHi8

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This is a FanFiction by Hannah Neves about the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is the oldest written epic in history. It tells the story the adventures of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and his companion, Enkidu. The epic has been widely studied throughout the years, which has raised questions regarding the nature of the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Many parts of the epic hint at a romantic relationship between the two, though some scholars still struggle with the idea. This story retells The Epic of Gilgamesh in prose rather than poetry, giving Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s romance the attention it deserves. 🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month!

Read the story here: https://www.saveancientstudies.org/ancient-fanfiction

Read the Epic of Gilgamesh here:https://uruk-warka.dk/Gilgamish/The%20Epic%20of%20Gilgamesh.pdf

The Epic of Gilgamesh podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08m474r
Homophobia: A Modern Sickness: https://medium.com/@DmitriMehlhorn/homophobia-a-modern-sickness-c
How to Read “Gilgamesh”, New Yorker article:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/14/how-to-read-gilgamesh

When Heroes Love, book about the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu by Susan Ackerman: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/when-heroes-love/9780231132602

Images used in the video:
Dur-Sharrukin Statue: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hero_lion_Dur-Sharrukin_Louvre_AO19862.jpg
Information about the statue: https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/hero-overpowering-lion
Cup depicting a nude hero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cup_with_Nude_Hero,_Bulls_and_Lions,_Tell_Agrab,_Shara_Temple,_Jamdat_Nasr_to_Early_Dynastic_period,_3000-2600_BC,_gypsum_-_Oriental_Institute_Museum,_University_of_Chicago_-_DSC07461.JPG
Neo-Assyrian seal depicting Gilgamesh and Enkidu, (photo by Lucas): https://www.flickr.com/photos/ancientartpodcast/15846708369
Chalcolithic leather shoe from ancient Armenia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chalcolithic_leather_shoe_from_Areni-1_cave.jpg
Seal of Queen Puabi depicting her at a banquet, British Museum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Nic%27s_events_-_British_Museum_with_Cory_and_Mary,_6_Sep_2007_-_185.jpg
Sumerian standing worshipper women statue, The Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329080
Modern statue of wrestler at Hort Center: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wrestlers_Hort_Center.JPG
Hellenistic wrestlers bronze figure, from Walter Museum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_-_Wrestlers_-_Walters_54742.jpg
Statue of two men fighting: https://www.peakpx.com/13798/statue-of-2-men-fighting