The Epic of Gilgamish / A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform

A South Babylonian fragment of the ancient Mesopotamian epic is presented with transliteration, translation, and a scholarly introduction that traces the tablet's acquisition and provenance, analyzes the hero Gilgamish's name and etymology, and situates the text within Sumerian dynastic legend. The edition compares South Babylonian and Assyrian versions, highlights differences in diction and content, provides line-by-line philological commentary, and supplies an extensive index and glossary of proper names, deities, cities, cultic terms, and variant readings to assist both general readers and specialists.