Gilgamesh the King

Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help. In answer, another kind of man, Enkidu, is sent to earth to live among the animals and learn kindness from them. He falls in love with Shamhat, a singer from the temple, and he follows her back to Uruk. There, Enkidu, the uncivilized beast from the forest, shows the evil Gilgamesh through friendship what it means to be human."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 04/25/1998
ISBN: 9780887764370
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 11.20h x 10.00w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/26/1998
School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 60

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 8012 / Gilgamesh the King
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5