I love YouTube and amuse myself with various takes
on geological and archeological subjects. Indeed, my latest forays
have taken me to the myth - or accounts - of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian
king. G is interesting because his alledged existence, at the beginning
of the third millenium BC, would have coincided with the first cities
important enough to have elites within them, and not just the egalitarian
small-scale villages of earlier communities. His name means 'the king
was a prince', thus we are dealing with monarchy, and he is initially portrayed as
abusive of his people. He is larger than others and seduces all the women...Booh!
Interestingly, there is also a story line which refers to the Great Flood, mentionned
in biblical litterature and elsewhere. Maybe we will eventually find evidence of a great
flood event, but certainly early humans experienced water rises after the last
Glaciation Event ended, and pieces of land that were earlier walkable would have become
covered with water and have necessitated that 'mankind' build boats...
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So how is his name pronounced!? Below, for the Englich, French and German:
how is Gilgamesh pronounced - Rechercher (bing.com)
Comment prononcer Gilgamesh en Français | HowToPronounce.com
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Frem the German-language Wikipedia:
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On with the show:
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