# The Epic of Gilgamesh

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- Book: [The Epic of Gilgamesh](https://www.bookquiver.com/nancy-sandars/the-epic-of-gilgamesh) ([The Epic of Gilgamesh.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nancy-sandars/the-epic-of-gilgamesh.md))
- Authors: [Nancy Sandars](https://www.bookquiver.com/nancy-sandars)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4102-628-2
- Pages: 80
- Published: 2006-12-26
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends....