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Epic of Gilgamesh

Visiting Scholars

Video—CHS Open House: The Epic of Gilgamesh with Jacqueline Vayntrub

We were pleased to welcome Jacqueline Vayntrub, NECL Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard, 2015–2016, to the first CHS Open House for 2016. The discussion topic was The Epic of Gilgamesh, with the focus on 'The Search for Everlasting Life.' Read more

Book Club

Book Club | January: The Epic of Gilgamesh

I will proclaim to the world the deeds of Gilgamesh. This was the man to whom all things were known; this was the king who knew the countries of the world. He was wise, he saw mysteries and knew secret things, he brought us a tale of the days before the flood. Read more