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== Further reading == ; Translations * George, Andrew R. (1999). ''The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian''. London: Penguin Press. (Translation for general readership) * George, Andrew R. (2003). ''The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts, 2 Vols''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Translation for scholars and general readership) * {{cite book |last=Parpola |first=Simo |title=The Standard Babylonian, Epic of Gilgamesh |year=1997 |publisher=The [[Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project]] |others=Mikko Luuko and Kalle Fabritius |isbn=978-951-45-7760-4 |author-link=Simo Parpola}}: (Volume 1) in the original Akkadian cuneiform and transliteration; commentary and glossary are in English. (Translation for scholars and general readership) * Helle, Sophus. (2021). ''Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic''. New Haven: Yale University Press. (Translation for general readership) '''Translations (Outdated and Other)''' * Jastrow, Morris; Clay, Albert Tobias (2016). ''An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic: On the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts [1925]. Cambridge Library Collection β Archaeology. {{ISBN|978-1-108-08127-6}}(Outdated)'' * Jastrow, M.; Clay, A. (1920). ''An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic: On the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts.'' Yale University Press. (Outdated) * [[Nancy Sandars|Sandars, N. K.]] (2006). ''The Epic of Gilgamesh. Penguin Epics, [[Penguin Classics]]. London: Penguin. {{ISBN|978-0-14-102628-2}}.'': re-print of the Penguin Classic translation (in prose) by N. K. Sandars 1960 ({{ISBN|0-14-044100-X}}) without the introduction. (Outdated) * Shin, Shifra (2000). ''Alilot Gilgamesh (Tales of Gilgamesh). [[Tel Aviv]]: [[Am Oved]].'' β an adaptation for young adults, translated directly to Hebrew from the original Akkadian language by Shin Shifra. (Young Adult: Hebrew) ; ; Versions * George, Andrew R. (1999). ''The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian''. London: Penguin Press. (Translation for general readership) * George, Andrew R. (2003). ''The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts, 2 Vols''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Translation for scholars) * {{cite book |last=Ferry |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/gilgameshnewrend00ferr |title=Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse |year=1993 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |isbn=978-0-374-52383-1 |location=New York, NY |author-link = David Ferry (poet)}} (Outdated) * {{cite book |last=Jackson |first=Danny |title=The Epic of Gilgamesh |year=1997 |publisher=Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |isbn=978-0-86516-352-2 |location=Wauconda, IL}} (Outdated) * {{cite book |last=Mason |first=Herbert |title=Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative |year=2003 |publisher=Mariner Books |isbn=978-0-618-27564-9 |location=Boston, MA |orig-year=1970, 1972}} First published in 1970 by Houghton Mifflin; Mentor Books paperback published 1972. (Outdated) ; ; Analysis * George, Andrew R. (1999). ''The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Babylonian Epic Poem and Other Texts in Akkadian and Sumerian''. London: Penguin Press. (Translation for general readership) * George, Andrew R. (2003). ''The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts, 2 Vols''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Translation for scholars) * {{cite book |last=Best |first=Robert |date=1999 |title=Noah's Ark and the Ziusudra Epic |publisher=Eisenbrauns |isbn=978-0-9667840-1-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VVjXAAAAMAAJ}} * {{cite book |last=Damrosch |first=David |date=2007 |title=The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh |publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company|Henry Holt and Co.]] |isbn=978-0-8050-8029-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/buriedbooklossre00damr|url-access = registration}} * {{cite book |last=Jacobsen |first=Thorkild|author-link = Thorkild Jacobsen |date=1976 |title=The Treasures of Darkness, A History of Mesopotamian Religion |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=978-0-300-01844-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pD17nsgWQBoC&pg=PP1}} (Outdated) * {{cite book |last=Kluger |first=Rivkah |date=1991 |title=The Gilgamesh Epic: A Psychological Study of a Modern Ancient Hero |publisher=Daimon |isbn=978-3-85630-523-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oALOCGuQHK0C&q=gilgamesh}} (Outdated)
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