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title: Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3061/part-of-tablet-v-the-epic-of-gilgamesh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3061.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3061.jpg)

## Image Caption

A newly discovered partially broken tablet V of the Epic of [Gilgamesh](https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/): "the episode of the journey of Gilgamesh and Enkidu." According to Professor Farouk Al-Rawi (of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London), this tablets narrates how Gilgamesh and Enkidu enter the cedar forest and kill Humbaba. Professor Al-Rawi also said that the tablet mentions that Gilgamesh and Enkidu saw a "monkey"; this is not mentioned in the other available versions of tablet V. The tablet dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2003-1595 BCE. From [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, September 24). Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3061/part-of-tablet-v-the-epic-of-gilgamesh/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 24, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3061/part-of-tablet-v-the-epic-of-gilgamesh/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Sep 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3061/part-of-tablet-v-the-epic-of-gilgamesh/>.

## License & Copyright

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