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A BBC Radio 4 discussion programme; one episode covers the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Gilgamesh by Simon Armitage review – an ancient epic is brilliantly translated
theguardian.com · 17 days ago
Highly recommended as background listening on the epic.

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