An episode from 12/31/20: In this last episode on the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, I read of Gilgamesh's travels to the ends of the earth as he mourns the death of his friend, Enkidu. There, he meets with Utanapishti, who relates the Mesopotamian account of the Flood. The story ends with Gilgamesh’s failure at achieving immortality. The translations I read from are by ⁠⁠Andrew George⁠⁠ and ⁠N. K. Sandars⁠. I also read a small section from the introduction to Stephen Mitchell's version of the poem, and Nahum Sarna's commentary to the Book of Genesis. Other episodes on Mesopotamian myth ⁠can be found here⁠. Don’t forget to support Human Voices Wake Us on Substack, where you can also get our newsletter and other extras. You can also support the podcast by ordering any of my books: Notes from the Grid, To the House of the Sun, The Lonely Young & the Lonely Old, and Bone Antler Stone. Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to [email protected].

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