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Chris Weimer · 03-08-2005, 01:35 AM

...because they found Uruk.

Tuesday, 29 April, 2003, 07:57 GMT 08:57 UK
Gilgamesh tomb believed found

Archaeologists in Iraq believe they may have found the lost tomb of King Gilgamesh - the subject of the oldest "book" in history.
The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of Uruk, from which Iraq gets its name.

Now, a German-led expedition has discovered what is thought to be the entire city of Uruk - including, where the Euphrates once flowed, the last resting place of its famous King.

"I don't want to say definitely it was the grave of King Gilgamesh, but it looks very similar to that described in the epic," Jorg Fassbinder, of the Bavarian department of Historical Monuments in Munich, told the BBC World Service's Science in Action programme.

the rest of the article can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm

spin · 03-08-2005, 01:48 AM

Aw shite, there I was expecting toenail clippings or beard shavings of Marduk or Ishtar's tampon and you give me some old rock in the middle of a dry river bed. Hell.

sinp

Chris Weimer · 03-08-2005, 01:51 AM

Sorry spin, maybe my sarcasm was a little too strong there.

03-08-2005, 01:35 AM	#1
Chris Weimer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: none Posts: 9,879	Irrefutable proof that Marduk and Ishtar exist ...because they found Uruk. Tuesday, 29 April, 2003, 07:57 GMT 08:57 UK Gilgamesh tomb believed found Archaeologists in Iraq believe they may have found the lost tomb of King Gilgamesh - the subject of the oldest "book" in history. The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of Uruk, from which Iraq gets its name. Now, a German-led expedition has discovered what is thought to be the entire city of Uruk - including, where the Euphrates once flowed, the last resting place of its famous King. "I don't want to say definitely it was the grave of King Gilgamesh, but it looks very similar to that described in the epic," Jorg Fassbinder, of the Bavarian department of Historical Monuments in Munich, told the BBC World Service's Science in Action programme. the rest of the article can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm

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03-08-2005, 01:48 AM	#2
spin Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 15,747	Aw shite, there I was expecting toenail clippings or beard shavings of Marduk or Ishtar's tampon and you give me some old rock in the middle of a dry river bed. Hell. sinp

03-08-2005, 01:51 AM	#3
Chris Weimer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: none Posts: 9,879	Sorry spin, maybe my sarcasm was a little too strong there.

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