The Epic of Gilgamesh (Complete Audiobook, Unabridged)

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  • A full recitation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, transcribed approximately 2100 BCE.
    Sources:
    Full text: www.aina.org/books/eog/eog.pdf
    Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_...
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  • @TwoStageTrigger
    @TwoStageTrigger Před 7 měsíci +184

    "He who leaves the fight unfinished, cannot be at peace"
    I really like that quote.

    • @Truelolitsvictor
      @Truelolitsvictor Před 7 měsíci +2

      MMMMMMMH

    • @Sheri-sb1yr
      @Sheri-sb1yr Před 5 měsíci +5

      I like that quote too.

    • @Fucdaworld
      @Fucdaworld Před 5 měsíci +5

      Part of the reason why my ancestors not at peace due to how they died….these ancient souls have been returning…and they have their swords sharpen for war

    • @nickidaisydandelion4044
      @nickidaisydandelion4044 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I don't agree with that quote. It enables dualism. I'm for unity.

    • @Fucdaworld
      @Fucdaworld Před 5 měsíci

      @@nickidaisydandelion4044 sure you would disagree …just maybe you not the one who left the fight unfinished…sure you wouldn’t agree

  • @mattsierra9653
    @mattsierra9653 Před 8 lety +3994

    "Your video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Babylon."

    • @jamesvanitas
      @jamesvanitas Před 8 lety +42

      +Matt Sierra "Mongrel".

    • @Shmandalf
      @Shmandalf Před 8 lety +59

      +Matt Sierra Wouldn't be surprised considering the babylonians conquered King Sargon of Akkad's empire.

    • @Shmandalf
      @Shmandalf Před 7 lety +18

      Jules CM They did at least get roared at by the spartans in 300.

    • @Atilla_the_Fun
      @Atilla_the_Fun Před 7 lety +42

      All Babylonians were Akkadians.....
      Akkadians were an ethnic group that split into two sub groups, Assyrians and Babylonians.

    • @jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901
      @jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 Před 7 lety +4

      Attila the Fun I thought assyrians came from above and to the east of iran?

  • @illestbabygirl
    @illestbabygirl Před 4 lety +1155

    Chapter 1 1:40
    Chapter 2 16:00
    Chapter 3 42:46
    Chapter 4 1:03:50
    Chapter 5 1:23:39
    Chapter 6 1:32:55
    Chapter 7 1:39:55

    • @sammy_boi4869
      @sammy_boi4869 Před 4 lety +26

      T h a n k YOU

    • @SwordofZen
      @SwordofZen Před 3 lety +14

      Thanks baby girl🙏🏼

    • @milagroman75
      @milagroman75 Před 3 lety +22

      Thank you, made my class easier today!

    • @milal.4002
      @milal.4002 Před 3 lety +5

      thank you for this! i was looking in the comment section just for this!

    • @davjrz2915
      @davjrz2915 Před 3 lety +1

      🐐🐐

  • @anewman1
    @anewman1 Před 3 lety +765

    For someone who never sleeps, Gilgamesh sure has a lot of dreams. 👌🍻

    • @AS-vq3wt
      @AS-vq3wt Před 2 lety +3

      what a stupid comment. you must be Caucasian 😂

    • @davidhallett8783
      @davidhallett8783 Před 2 lety +16

      A field of dreams

    • @arslongvitabrevis.x3938
      @arslongvitabrevis.x3938 Před 2 lety +24

      @@AS-vq3wt And you wonder why people are racist.

    • @gmtzholmes
      @gmtzholmes Před 2 lety +49

      Could be a translation of a vision, a premonition, also the implication of not sleeping might be a reference that he doesn't need to rest or he never lowers his guard, or doesn't need of no one

    • @anewman1
      @anewman1 Před 2 lety +17

      @@gmtzholmes Nice. An observation not to ignore, indeed.

  • @floridferret4585
    @floridferret4585 Před 9 lety +602

    I love that the start of this seems to boil down to "Gilgamesh is being an ass; make him a friend."

    • @jonathancampbell7798
      @jonathancampbell7798 Před 3 lety +8

      @Phil Ill uh oh. I found an upset snowflake

    • @livingintongues
      @livingintongues Před 3 lety +3

      Kiss the Lord lest he be Angry....

    • @42Nightsyesterday
      @42Nightsyesterday Před 3 lety

      @Phil Ill geez, so sensitive 🙄 maybe you need a friend

    • @nettejohnson7492
      @nettejohnson7492 Před 3 lety +6

      game is in the 'word' gilGAMEsh. Our Father in Heaven told me to tell the people "the truth is IN the word' and HE showed me jerUSAlem is also jeruSALEM in the last days is now days... = 2nd coming is a repeat of the Bible and why people will say: "this is Biblical" or 'these are biblical times'

    • @nozoto
      @nozoto Před 2 lety +19

      @@nettejohnson7492
      The ancients not having a single connection with a West Germanic language notwithstanding, Sumerian was an ergative language hinged around an adjunction of syllables. So, if you want to find clever alternate meanings to the name, you better be looking at the alternate senses of "ga" or "me" on a old babylonian dictionary.

  • @jessechristian7153
    @jessechristian7153 Před 2 lety +161

    It's amazing how this is one of the first literatures, and it's still relevant ,and there's interest in such thing , thank you good sir

    • @iloveallthepeople
      @iloveallthepeople Před rokem +5

      It could just be the first trashy magazine and all the good literature was burned by some tyrant

    • @enalb5085
      @enalb5085 Před rokem +1

      first *KOWN* literature

  • @robbagel54
    @robbagel54 Před rokem +363

    I love how despite being one of our oldest recorded myths it actually aged incredibly well. Also this could totally be a movie

    • @IPAsAndSunshine
      @IPAsAndSunshine Před rokem +18

      If someone did it right it really could

    • @dehjkliproductionse4222
      @dehjkliproductionse4222 Před rokem +14

      @@IPAsAndSunshine I don't think anyone would be brave enough to attempt something like that, too great a story

    • @IPAsAndSunshine
      @IPAsAndSunshine Před rokem +19

      @@dehjkliproductionse4222 very true. Id personally like to see someone tackle this story by displaying the story we hear compared to the truth it’s describing. For example the portion about slaying the cedar forest demon, is actually about a military conquest. Enkidu is enki of Eridu, a real man, and the great cedar forest is ancient Lebanon/western turkey, and most of what we call Israel today. Those people who dwelt there prayed to a super old very large Cedar tree in the forest center. This is why when they slay the demon they take his “corpse” back and make a tavern archway out of it. It’s not a monster it’s a monstrous tree that people tried their best to hide from foreigners so they wouldn’t attempt to cut it down. That’s what the cloaks are about, they are not magical they are diversions set up by people. People who gilgamesh most certainly had killed. The epic itself tells this story through symbolism. The same can be said about the bill of heaven, which is often depicted as a man wearing golden armor fashioned to look like a bull. It was the flashy armor that did the individual in because of the addition of a leather tail.
      It would be very cool to see someone tell the story for what it is even overlayed with the truth of the matter. Gilgamesh also isn’t a name it’s a title that means “valley of the sun”. King gilgamesh literally means “king of the valley of the sun”. The whole story is showing how the pursuit of glory will only result in being alone, and unhappy. This fact is what causes him so much desperation at the end of the epic. It would absolutely need to be done right but someone I feel could do it with enough support and talent

    • @amanitamuscaria7500
      @amanitamuscaria7500 Před rokem +13

      Hollywood would probably ruin it

    • @michaelstefanou7744
      @michaelstefanou7744 Před rokem +1

      The Black Adam film is depicting Gilgamesh. You would know this if you had the eyes to see.

  • @Dylan-le9zi
    @Dylan-le9zi Před 3 lety +79

    People have misconceptions about Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality, people believe in a second death around this time period. When your physical body and your second death comes when your legacy fades away and your name no longer spoken or remember within the minds of others. The great story of his life has still been discussed and people still remember and know his name, in essence he accomplished his goal and reached immortality. We see the revers happen as well many rulers of Egypt made their structures in a manner of witch to be remembered as well king tut’s was hidden away and people went to grate lengths just to hide his legacy however in doing this all other pharos had been grave robbed and were mostly forgotten however in tuts case he was re discover and restore his memory.

    • @Marsfrogie222
      @Marsfrogie222 Před 8 měsíci

      Stuck in the exoteric mindset.

    • @Marsfrogie222
      @Marsfrogie222 Před 8 měsíci

      28:18 and the passages that follow cannot have anything other than a purely esoteric understanding.

    • @anthonykarnes6804
      @anthonykarnes6804 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@Marsfrogie222🤡

    • @anthonykarnes6804
      @anthonykarnes6804 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@ashuruballit2🤡

    • @eliasekstrom6660
      @eliasekstrom6660 Před 6 měsíci +3

      isn't this immortality plant he ate more or less the same as in Rig vedas soma? or haoma in zoroastrism ? Or the golden apples of immortality of Idun in northen mythology, Or the golden peaches in chinese mythology? or the ergot rhye drink in greek mythology, or the eucharist in christianity? Or the key of Immortality , the ankh that the pharaos are feeding each other in the hieroglyphs? Perhaps the plant were different in different regions. But the experience of being born again, is something anyone can experience from a psychedelic drug.
      either you tried it and you know exactly what i talk about. And you haven't and you think i am completly nuts.

  • @Bwkjam
    @Bwkjam Před 8 lety +350

    And so the cliche of the side kick dying was born!

    • @Nemoticon
      @Nemoticon Před 8 lety +45

      +Bwkjam Except for the fact that it's not a cliche when it's the very first on record! You can't call an original a copy, everything after is the real cliche xD

    • @waldenotwalled5783
      @waldenotwalled5783 Před 5 lety +17

      Bwkjam Enkidu isn’t a side kick because he was the only one to rival Gilgamesh in power

    • @lucasbarden7978
      @lucasbarden7978 Před 4 lety

      E s mo.. mo M#M.. mo k k l pom mo00

    • @A_Black_Sheep94
      @A_Black_Sheep94 Před 4 lety +1

      @@waldenotwalled5783 He was a weapon made by the "gods" closer to a doll than anything.

    • @comradetiki2970
      @comradetiki2970 Před 3 lety +4

      @@waldenotwalled5783 So... a bromance?

  • @jacobg2134
    @jacobg2134 Před 5 lety +164

    Wasn't expecting to hear Sargon's voice lmao

    • @Benjamin.Jamin.
      @Benjamin.Jamin. Před 2 lety +1

      No. Me neither!

    • @RATSinTHEhallway1986
      @RATSinTHEhallway1986 Před 2 lety +2

      Is that really who it is? I thought I recognised the voice.

    • @jacobg2134
      @jacobg2134 Před 2 lety +4

      @@RATSinTHEhallway1986 yup, it's him. Papa Applebee's himself.

    • @nicolasnamed
      @nicolasnamed Před 2 lety +26

      Oh great, now I don't want to listen to this

    • @crazytwitchy5650
      @crazytwitchy5650 Před 2 lety +14

      @@nicolasnamed my thoughts exactly I said "OH NO" out loud

  • @gradualuprisintheory
    @gradualuprisintheory Před 2 lety +26

    I have to listen again. So Gilgamesh literally given everything from a beautiful body, amazing hair, great strength, women, wine, riches, and considered the perfect made man by the gods, was thwarted in the end by a broken heart and the fear of death. Wow. Fear is a killer. Broken hearts.. Ouch. This was definilty epic. I like how the gods argued about the rash decision to flood out folks just cause they were loud.

    • @nickquattrociocchi8552
      @nickquattrociocchi8552 Před 2 lety +2

      W🤕W …indeed . Life mimics art.

    • @patrickmcauley151
      @patrickmcauley151 Před 5 měsíci

      Only the Women

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 Před 5 měsíci

      The book of Enoch speaks that these demi gods are actually the demons today. Gilgamesh strong as a star. In the bible the stars are the angels. That book is in the time when many angels rebelled against God and made giant children on earth so God made hell for these fallen angels and their sons without forgving them (the reply given to Enoch after they asked for forgiveness) so they started to teach people witchcraft and to make weapons. These sons were very stong, wise and sadistic that they ate people and lived for 500 years and after their death their spirits were and are known as evil spirits or demons today. This demi god gilgames is son of a fallen angel.

    • @Milani326
      @Milani326 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@patrickmcauley151 Nothing was getting done without one😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @sandhamitizer9706
    @sandhamitizer9706 Před 2 lety +88

    It's crazy how a story can make it so far through the ages.

    • @myxomatosis3744
      @myxomatosis3744 Před rokem +9

      Gen Z will get it cancelled

    • @avivastudios2311
      @avivastudios2311 Před rokem +3

      It's amazing how creative people were back then.

    • @josephinehendricks
      @josephinehendricks Před rokem +5

      @@myxomatosis3744 tf are you talking about

    • @samk-r4766
      @samk-r4766 Před rokem +2

      @@myxomatosis3744 chill we ain't that bad lol, I actually find this story refreshing

    • @margaretmorris8279
      @margaretmorris8279 Před 5 měsíci

      So many stories are forgotten or not allowed to be told.

  • @roullemaskin
    @roullemaskin Před 9 lety +1034

    Gillgamesh had a bigger ego than Kanye West

    • @RevJR
      @RevJR Před 4 lety +67

      If Kanye had slain the bull of heaven, maybe we'd not give him such a hard time.

    • @drunkfarmer5106
      @drunkfarmer5106 Před 4 lety +15

      Gilgamesh is a genius, don't ya know!

    • @deewoods8785
      @deewoods8785 Před 4 lety +27

      Yeah except Gilgamesh was 2/3 God, you can't judge what you do not understand

    • @petalpurity
      @petalpurity Před 4 lety +13

      gay fish

    • @bobbyludlam2475
      @bobbyludlam2475 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol jk

  • @olcloudy1618
    @olcloudy1618 Před 6 lety +52

    Gilgamesh has been featured in at least 4 final fantasy games as a legendary warrior with four arms and legendary swords. Final fantasy also features some of the monsters from the epic of Gilgamesh.

    • @devinsmith5926
      @devinsmith5926 Před rokem +6

      I'm so happy you know this 🥲

    • @eliasekstrom6660
      @eliasekstrom6660 Před 6 měsíci

      man.. you're giving Gilgamesh bad reputation with this hentai stuff -.-

    • @olcloudy1618
      @olcloudy1618 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@eliasekstrom6660 what? Hentai? Final fantasy is not hentai. It's video game weirdo.

    • @fredranzalot4849
      @fredranzalot4849 Před 6 měsíci

      You're thinking of Fate/Stay Night, where Gilgamesh also features, which was originally porn. @@eliasekstrom6660

    • @plugshirt1762
      @plugshirt1762 Před 24 dny

      @@eliasekstrom6660 bruh are you slow in the head lmao final fantasy is one of the biggest rpg series ever made it's not hentai lmao. google is your friend

  • @yaltschuler
    @yaltschuler Před 2 lety +51

    49:18 I love how it sounds like he's actually surprised by what he's reading. Like "oh shit he really did that?"

  • @Lara-lo6zn
    @Lara-lo6zn Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for this. It is a wonderful reading. I appreciate that you made the text available too. I was able to print it out in order to take notes. I look forward to discovering more readings from this channel.

  • @londonbrotherson263
    @londonbrotherson263 Před 5 lety +242

    We need a movie adaptation of this story! It's over 2000 years old!

    • @andrewdock7288
      @andrewdock7288 Před 3 lety +64

      You mean 4,000 years 2,000 years before Chirst 2,000 years from there to here.
      4,000 year old story in fact it's older than that.

    • @chadjonesvii9369
      @chadjonesvii9369 Před 3 lety +18

      However old it is it should be a movie by now ! Lol

    • @dorzentatu
      @dorzentatu Před 3 lety +22

      If they truly stick to the original story it would be the best movie ever made.

    • @psylocibin9359
      @psylocibin9359 Před 3 lety +9

      Way older

    • @scottstiff6585
      @scottstiff6585 Před 3 lety

      @@andrewdock7288 A

  • @criticalmass7841
    @criticalmass7841 Před 9 lety +67

    I've never read nor listened to the whole epic before, only a few choice parts in grade school. It was very entertaining to listen, and I thank you for making it. I hope that this channel becomes a success Sargon.

  • @mads9403
    @mads9403 Před rokem +17

    Just wanna say thank you for reading this. It was so helpful being able to listen to this while I read along.

  • @thatkid3895
    @thatkid3895 Před 3 lety +17

    Thank you for the audiobook! I had a heard time reading it, but the way you read it made it more bearable for me.

  • @ThatGnome
    @ThatGnome Před 9 lety +504

    Dude, you have to do some of the old Norse sagas
    It'd make many a day for me.

    • @AncientRecitations
      @AncientRecitations  Před 9 lety +164

      OdinCraft I'm actually planning on doing the Vinland Saga soon.

    • @ThatGnome
      @ThatGnome Před 9 lety +46

      Ancient Recitations Day. Made.

    • @SweejitOfficial
      @SweejitOfficial Před 9 lety +8

      Ancient Recitations Brilliant! I was hoping you'd recite some Norse stuff.

    • @SUPERkING0052
      @SUPERkING0052 Před 9 lety +1

      OdinCraft could you recommend some to me? I'd like to read some.

    • @vladtepes9614
      @vladtepes9614 Před 9 lety +3

      SUPERkING0052 Here's an excerpt from "The Poetic Edda":
      plus.google.com/109437328687980999173/posts/BUbZ9NNquVp

  • @talor831
    @talor831 Před 4 lety +148

    It's like he is having a stroke every time he pronounces "Utnapishtim". I love it.

  • @shayl0tus
    @shayl0tus Před 3 lety +17

    1:04:15 "utanapishtim"
    Lol even my Greek mythology professor couldn't pronounce it 🤣 😂

  • @jeydomo
    @jeydomo Před 10 měsíci +1

    I bought the book years ago and loved it.
    You reciting certain lines brought back a few memories.

  • @bdub1785
    @bdub1785 Před 7 lety +59

    As a listener of many audio books, the narration on this one is great!! Two thumbs up 👍🏻 👍🏻. Look forward to listening to more.

    • @countpicula
      @countpicula Před rokem +7

      Yeah, who would have thought Sargon of akad would be such a good narrator?

    • @sorrystilltrying5062
      @sorrystilltrying5062 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@countpiculaThat's crazy, to me. I can't even remember subscribing to this channel. I clicked on the video to guide me to sleep. After hearing the voice and seeing, I'm subscribed with notifications on, I had to check the comments. But I really don't remember this channel.

    • @knightware1
      @knightware1 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@countpiculaI knew it was his voice! I googled it and couldn't find any information. Thanks for confirming

    • @Soulraven2735
      @Soulraven2735 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@countpicula Yeah, for all of his many, many, faults, one thing he has in spades is a really nice voice.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 Před 5 měsíci

      Try book of enoch. That book speaks that these demi gods are actually the demons today. Gilgamesh strong as a star. In the bible the stars are the angels. That book is in the time when many angels rebelled against God and made giant children on earth so God made hell for these fallen angels and their sons without forgving them (the reply given to Enoch after they asked for forgiveness) so they started to teach people witchcraft and to make weapons. These sons were giant, very stong, wise and sadistic that they ate people and lived for 500 years and after their death their spirits were and are known as evil spirits or demons today. This demi god gilgames is son of a fallen angel.

  • @MickGallJr
    @MickGallJr Před 8 lety +108

    I can honestly say that were it not for this, I would never have heard the epic of Gilgamesh.

    • @edwardrichard2561
      @edwardrichard2561 Před 3 lety +7

      You have they call him Noah. The great flood and the Genesis

    • @mrankitanks
      @mrankitanks Před 3 lety +18

      @@edwardrichard2561 Yup, most of the bible and koran are copied from the epics that preceded them.

    • @daddymcsnacks_561
      @daddymcsnacks_561 Před 3 lety +10

      @@mrankitanks ssshhh, don't disrupt the status quo. People need to feel that their God is right and pure and original. 😁

    • @bankaihadouken1180
      @bankaihadouken1180 Před 3 lety

      Final fantasy games lol

    • @edwardrichard2561
      @edwardrichard2561 Před 3 lety +1

      @sungirl reloaded Babylon aka Irag was founded by the Samarian in between the Tigris and Euphrates.
      They called it Eden. Also the word angel comes from the Samarian word Annuakki means messenger.
      The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest story written in the oldest written language. It all roots back to Samaria.

  • @davesky538
    @davesky538 Před 10 měsíci +1

    That was exactly what I needed to hear today! Thanks so much! I enjoyed it immensely!!!!

  • @moonlitonthebae
    @moonlitonthebae Před 2 lety +3

    I enjoyed this very much and have been interested in this story for a long time. Thank You for your content :)

  • @SketchyWhiteDude
    @SketchyWhiteDude Před 9 lety +93

    Man, I haven't read Gilgamesh in like 15 years. Excellent.

  • @tyleraddington922
    @tyleraddington922 Před 8 lety +4

    Thank you for this Sargon!!! You're the best as always.

  • @ME-ru4hv
    @ME-ru4hv Před 2 lety +2

    Its really well structured, efficient and entertaining. No extraneous words.

  • @grimwaldsilverpipe4326

    This is wonderful, thank you for creating and posting.

  • @ronaldfrechette2045
    @ronaldfrechette2045 Před 6 lety +47

    I know this is old, but I just almost fell over to see it. You made me so happy. Any chance for more of these? Beowulf? The Iliad? I would freak.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 Před 5 měsíci +1

      The book of Enoch speaks that these demi gods are actually the demons today. Gilgamesh strong as a star. In the bible the stars are the angels. That book is in the time when the fallen angels rebelled against God and made giant children on earth so God made hell for these fallen angels and their sons without forgving them (the reply given to Enoch after they asked for forgiveness) so they started to teach people witchcraft and to make weapons. These sons were very stong, wise and sadistic that they ate people and lived for 500 years and after their death their spirits were and are known as evil spirits or demons today. This demi god gilgames is son of a fallen angel.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 Před 5 měsíci

      Beowulf's story is actually a fallen angel that lives in the sea made children with people and their chidlren were recognised as demi gods in their time or in this situation these children are destorying and killing coz its their nature.

    • @baileysaunders5641
      @baileysaunders5641 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@seven7upndown241yea I believe all these are the fallen angel stories and the Greek gods an pagan gods are the angels also ......PRAISE YAHWEH THE GOD OF TRUE ISRAEL

  • @Karou812
    @Karou812 Před 9 lety +364

    GIRUGAMESH

  • @santogoso210
    @santogoso210 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for taking the time in reading this story for all to enjoy.

  • @MrShock8
    @MrShock8 Před 3 lety +1

    2 hours of work with no ads. Thank you for your time friend.

  • @patryksg
    @patryksg Před 9 lety +7

    Great idea for a channel. Thank you very much for this!
    One of the reasons I subscribed to you was the fact that you teach about history. So this is right up my alley.

    • @scienceofthemagi9750
      @scienceofthemagi9750 Před 3 lety +1

      So do you just read history or do you seek the truth. If you can astral project I could teach you much

  • @khalidsowayan7138
    @khalidsowayan7138 Před 9 lety +23

    Fantastic reading! I've only read excerpts so this is my first time hearing it in its entirety.

  • @nolikeygsomnipresence270
    @nolikeygsomnipresence270 Před 2 lety +3

    That was, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much.

  • @ydnallah1541
    @ydnallah1541 Před 3 lety +6

    It’s such a great epic, still holds valuable lessons which are appropriate to us all to this very day.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 Před 5 měsíci

      The book of Enoch speaks that these demi gods are actually the demons today. Gilgamesh strong as a star. In the bible the stars are the angels. That book is in the time when the fallen angels rebelled against God and made giant children on earth so God made hell for these fallen angels and their sons without forgving them (the reply given to Enoch after they asked for forgiveness) so they started to teach people witchcraft and to make weapons. These sons were very stong, wise and sadistic that they ate people and lived for 500 years and after their death their spirits were and are known as evil spirits or demons today. This demi god gilgames is son of a fallen angel.

  • @vlweb3d
    @vlweb3d Před 9 lety +127

    *EXCELLENT READING !!!*
    One little suggestion though. If you could find more pictures based on the book that you're reading, that would be nice. Yeah, I know its an audiobook ... but since its on CZcams ... well, you know the rest ...
    10/10 for awesome Sargon voice.

    • @AncientRecitations
      @AncientRecitations  Před 9 lety +25

      VL VIDEOS I'll see what I can do in future. :)

    • @Burdflu
      @Burdflu Před 9 lety +5

      VL VIDEOS I second this. Good to lay back and have some visual cues just to prime the setting.

    • @blackopsy9
      @blackopsy9 Před 9 lety +5

      Ancient Recitations I rather prefer the single picture to a slideshow. Since it is just audio, a slideshow with lower quality images would just be a distraction compared to what you have now.

    • @quintonbroster2994
      @quintonbroster2994 Před 4 lety +1

      @@blackopsy9 you don't have to watch the screen if your just listening but there is some amazing art and architecture from this time and I for one would love to see a tie in
      Thanks to sargon really enjoyed your reading. Have you done anything with Irving Finkel?

    • @bengrizzlyadams6187
      @bengrizzlyadams6187 Před 4 lety +1

      You mean as in a unreleased footage of Gilgamesh at the cote d'Azure partying on a table?

  • @ivangushkov3651
    @ivangushkov3651 Před 9 lety +10

    This was so beautiful :O ty Sargon you made me smile on a difficult for me day...

  • @madisonpolk1634
    @madisonpolk1634 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Thank god for this, I had to read it for school and instead of having to make time to read it manually I got to listen this way in the car and during other activities. I'm usually not a fan of audiobooks, but you would make a killing narrating more cause I actually enjoyed this

  • @jasonmatthews7829
    @jasonmatthews7829 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Fascinating, thank you. It seems as though a harem was simply not enough, but Gilgamesh seemed to be a practitioner of Prima Nocta before it became hip.

  • @roxannawatrous6087
    @roxannawatrous6087 Před 6 lety +5

    Thank you Sargon! You have a great reading voice. I appreciate it. Keep going through all the epics. This is awesome!

  • @crysisidiol999
    @crysisidiol999 Před 9 lety +3

    My god .. i didn't even know i needed this , but now i do . 10/10 keep up the stellar job man . It was your history content that made me subscribe to you at first .

  • @MrTrenttness
    @MrTrenttness Před 4 lety +10

    Ha! I started listening before and realized who was reading this! ♥️

  • @keithlloyd4254
    @keithlloyd4254 Před 3 lety +6

    I recognize that voice, a man of any talents that Sargon. Beside forming the first known empire you also do narrations in your spare time. Well well.

  • @larydbowie2659
    @larydbowie2659 Před 9 lety +4

    Thank you so so so much for doing this, I am sharing this with my brother and my mother, and my mothers mother at this moment, and we are all loving it

  • @gerythionargarys7848
    @gerythionargarys7848 Před 9 lety +5

    I tried so hard to read this all the way through!
    Thanks, Sargon!

  • @OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt
    @OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt Před 2 lety +1

    This is brilliant and you are the true Gilgamesh. Thank you Master.

  • @Jilktube
    @Jilktube Před rokem

    Holy crap I stumbled upon this and had no idea that i'd hear Sargon's voice. What a goldmine of a channel. Bravo.

  • @MrATN800
    @MrATN800 Před 9 lety +41

    This is really well done. You should do some more if you've got the time

  • @scotty4189
    @scotty4189 Před 3 lety +6

    The darkness was thick, and there was no light. He could see nothing ahead, and nothing behind him.

    • @histguy101
      @histguy101 Před 2 lety +1

      @HiIamFin It's a poem. They can be just as repetitive today.

  • @enkiofsumer8374
    @enkiofsumer8374 Před 3 lety

    So looking forward to listening to this later. It's unbelievable that it's never popped up in my 'recommended viewing'. Then when I heard the voice narrating it, I thought "I'm sure that's Sargon of Akkad". So Thanks Carl. I've been a follower of yours for years. This really took me by surprise when it popped up. I've subscribed to this channel now, to go through your back catalogue. I already subscribe to your other historical channel, as well as Akkad Daily. Excellent stuff. Really great, relaxing reading style too. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @hdde8888
    @hdde8888 Před 8 měsíci +9

    00:00 Prologue
    01:43 The Coming of Enkidu
    06:57 Enkidu
    15:59 Journey in the Forest
    24:14 The Great Queen
    32:40 The Mountain Dream
    42:46 Ishtar and Gilgamesh
    49:05 Ishtars Curse
    53:10 Gilgameshs Curse

  • @fullmetalpixel
    @fullmetalpixel Před 9 lety +12

    Shortly after felling the bull of heaven Gilgamesh said to Enkidu "fancy a cheeky Nandos?"

    • @sh-hg4eg
      @sh-hg4eg Před 2 lety

      Thankfully it's now [insert current year] and this corporate contrived catchphrase has long been dead. Good riddance.

  • @dvg1985
    @dvg1985 Před 3 lety +4

    27:38 "May you have victory in battle, as though you fought with a child."

  • @leemack2729
    @leemack2729 Před 4 lety +2

    Excellent narration brother!!!thank u very much for posting . It was great and easy to listen 2.....

  • @dlmiller7873
    @dlmiller7873 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this, C.B. It's a very nice reading.

  • @johnetherington7799
    @johnetherington7799 Před 2 lety +5

    Wait- is this Carl Benjamin/Sargon reading?
    Awesome! Big fan

  • @2Hot2
    @2Hot2 Před 3 lety +25

    When you stare at the statue for hours you start to pick up little details like the cute little lioness firmly clenching Gilgamesh's tower of power with her hind claw.. He also seems to be wearing a Swatch, which has got to be one of the earliest known examples of product placement.
    But on a more serious note, I really love this epic and the reading is perfect. It's kind of funny that such an early narrative makes the supreme macho man syndrome responsible for so much conflict, although I'm sure the Sumerians were no feminists either, because Ishtar is about as she-devilish as you can get. .

    • @gilgameshtheimmortal369
      @gilgameshtheimmortal369 Před rokem

      i couldnt stop laughing when enkidu was about to curse that prostitute to be a street hooker with no brothel to work out of just to have his mind changed and then blessed her with dick jewels and a husband. Like wtf yo😭😭😭

    • @mannybear4691
      @mannybear4691 Před rokem

      The bracelet he has isn’t a watch the symbol on it is an esoteric symbol meaning integrity that goes far back to the cave paintings even. It’s been theorized that cave paintings were a written language the whole world once knew based on the fact that we’re ever you go on earth they repeat the same symbols but something happened and separated the cultures from each other. And ever culture has a flood story so it was probably that and Gilgamesh did clams to know the language before the flood so yeah.

    • @RelivingHistory1
      @RelivingHistory1 Před rokem

      @@mannybear4691 most cave paintings are similar but not the same. they normally represent the animals that they hunted and basic things such as their handprint, or stick figures, which many young children do when they are young even today.

    • @mannybear4691
      @mannybear4691 Před rokem

      @@RelivingHistory1 there’s more than just pictures cave paintings tend to have words not just stick figures. 20000 years ago there was an ice age and the resulting water level rise caused between 5 and 8% of the earth’s total land mass to be submerged. That taken in to account most civilizations build around costal areas and spread from there every culture in the world has the same myth or story of a global flood that wiped out a more advanced civilization before them with a few survivors afterwards. My guess is the cave paintings are what’s the survivors made and even today if civilization collapsed and a small number of people survived most being people with little to no education in writing or art because there’s not that many great artists or writers today as is. I’m sure the clues they live behind in writing would look like something a child could make 8000 years later. There speculation in the archeology community about how it’s very likely people at one point shared a very common language and writing system based off the cave symbols such as the spiral and zig zag and others because of the manner there used in to try and tell a story with the support of pictures like people or stick men and animals . Also it’s been noted that if the cave paintings are viewed using a torch instead of a flash light it makes them look like they move. And that explains why you see some animals with two heads or six legs. Also the costal area all I’ve the world have proof of advanced stone work such as Atlit Yam that’s probably 9000 years old and Yonaguni monument in Japan some 5000 years old. There was also an underwater city discovered near Cuba in 2001 estates say 5000 years old also Lake Michigan has a stone hinge that’s 9000 years old that’s a big mystery considering most native Americans in North America never developed the ability to make stone structures or even simple metal works and Bimini Road. So most of these structures predate the Sumer Valley by at least 3000 years and they were the “first civilization”

    • @RelivingHistory1
      @RelivingHistory1 Před rokem

      @@mannybear4691 but then how do you explain the fact that almost all of the cave paintings are from 45,000/15,000BC? and again spirals and zig zags are very common drawings in all children, humans have always loved patterns and symmetry, so i would definitely find it hard to believe they represented some magic universal language....I am sure there were civilisations that predated the sumerians, but they are the ones that we have the most information about, because they left us tables filled with their writings, unlike these older civilisations.

  • @SedDelMar
    @SedDelMar Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks! A very challenging read. I admire your hard work.

  • @Richard0292
    @Richard0292 Před 2 lety

    I completely forgot you made these and I passed over them at the time.
    It's going to be awesome making my way through these 😎

  • @dan5609
    @dan5609 Před 6 lety +8

    I know of your works and very much appreciate all that you do. Well read indeed kind sir.

  • @gephone4624
    @gephone4624 Před rokem +4

    A guy was writing spoilers in the comments, be careful,

    • @coal_powered
      @coal_powered Před rokem +2

      imagine writing spoilers for a 5000 year old book

  • @loral6488
    @loral6488 Před 3 lety

    This is my favorite story. Whoever you are sir you read it very well. Thank you for helping me sleep many nights!

  • @jtothaizzo7000
    @jtothaizzo7000 Před 3 lety

    Your voice is perfect for this. Thank you for this

  • @cheesecakewithsardines4277

    Such a wonderful story about the human mind. I very well may be wrong im my interpretation of this i see it as being an allegorical guide of sorts for looking within ourselves.

  • @janthony8034
    @janthony8034 Před 9 lety +4

    I had a blast listening to this, thanks man! Did you consider doing it in smaller chunks? It sounded like you struggled a little toward the end. I also feel you could practice a couple of the harder names before doing the recording. Overall enjoyable and looking forward to whatever else you do.

  • @clarisd
    @clarisd Před 3 lety +1

    Carl this is a pleasure to listen to.

  • @FreeLeonardPeltierNow
    @FreeLeonardPeltierNow Před 2 lety

    Thank you for posting this

  • @Fluffy52600
    @Fluffy52600 Před 5 lety +37

    Enkidu is sasquatch. Change my mind.

    • @silentmornings8648
      @silentmornings8648 Před 4 lety +1

      too soon man, too soon /s

    • @christbickerstaff279
      @christbickerstaff279 Před 4 lety

      Sasquash just a shorter version.lol

    • @scienceofthemagi9750
      @scienceofthemagi9750 Před 3 lety

      Glory seeker you will never have the glory of meeting the universal gardeners aka sasquatch. Just like your vane heart won't let you find the pure unconditional loving angels.

    • @jmpierce83
      @jmpierce83 Před 3 lety

      @@scienceofthemagi9750 Those unconditional loving angels are fallen beings and are deceiving you.

    • @scienceofthemagi9750
      @scienceofthemagi9750 Před 3 lety

      @@jmpierce83 I know you're seeking truth if you're here. Try Gnostic texts. Written by Yashua. Real Christianity. Then read parables of Kryon. Come find me when done

  • @IWanderedAsACloud
    @IWanderedAsACloud Před 3 lety +7

    Sargon's voice is incredibly well suited for audiobooks! :)

  • @typicalsomeone5073
    @typicalsomeone5073 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Carl. Great audio 👍

  • @paxthehedgehog7760
    @paxthehedgehog7760 Před 8 měsíci

    Can you guys believe that we are still finding more lost pieces of this beautiful story to this day. I hope I live long enough to hear the complete story once we find all of the missing pieces.

  • @demillebrandon1185
    @demillebrandon1185 Před 2 lety +3

    It's crazy how his story was lost for thousands of years and then found I think right before the 1900s

    • @jmmx69
      @jmmx69 Před 2 měsíci

      Is this true?

  • @MrFredfigglehornfan1
    @MrFredfigglehornfan1 Před 9 lety +23

    I would recommend you read the art of war by sun tzu it is a great book not just about past warfare, but about philosophy and tactics.

  • @SecretsOfScripture
    @SecretsOfScripture Před 17 dny +1

    Gracious God, grant me the humility to recognize my limitations and weaknesses. Help me to embrace humility as a virtue, knowing that true greatness lies in serving others and in being open to learning and growth.

  • @sallyride6577
    @sallyride6577 Před rokem +1

    This was marvelous! I don't know who the narrator was but I thought he did a great job! Thank you whoever you are!! So glad I found this!! 😀

  • @caffeineandphilosophy
    @caffeineandphilosophy Před 9 lety +50

    Thanks so much for this Sargon.

    • @lsheppard8996
      @lsheppard8996 Před 3 lety +5

      That’s Sargon? I thought it was

    • @Theggman83
      @Theggman83 Před 3 lety +1

      I've had this in my watch list for a while... I would have done so sooner if I had known it was Sargon.

  • @gilgameshtheimmortal369
    @gilgameshtheimmortal369 Před rokem +3

    Once I ran to you (I ran)
    Now I run from you
    This tainted love you've given
    I give you all a boy could give you
    Take my tears and that's not nearly all
    Tainted love, whoa whoa whoa
    Tainted love...

  • @dezman56ford
    @dezman56ford Před 5 měsíci

    The Narrator doesn't quite fire the imagination that such an incredible tale deserves, I'd imagine that professional actors apprising the character voice overs coupled with appropriate sound effects would send this unbelievable story into the stratosphere, 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' wow, makes one wonder? truth or fiction, can't wait for the movie.

  • @fyrefalcyn
    @fyrefalcyn Před 6 měsíci

    Put this on and fell asleep. Very interesting dreams. Thank you. My first uninterrupted sleep in weeks.

  • @mcdutchoriginal
    @mcdutchoriginal Před 9 lety +25

    u should put this on soundcloud as well Sargon, would be nice to listen to this on my mp3 player when i'm traveling

  • @Richierua
    @Richierua Před 5 lety +5

    I'm getting a sense that the darkness was T H I C C

  • @heatherray43
    @heatherray43 Před 2 lety +2

    Aww the kitty he is holding.

  • @denniscarroll3164
    @denniscarroll3164 Před 3 lety

    Hearing this piece of ancient history is incredible. Like all ancient history is.

  • @andreworr9312
    @andreworr9312 Před rokem +4

    I'm subscribing because I'm 99.9999% sure this is Karl/Sargon. Lol Iconic voice my brother.

  • @mrfool21
    @mrfool21 Před 9 lety +20

    1:09:00 I think it was dark...

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened Před 4 lety

      But I mean, like... It can't be more than two leagues, right?

    • @herbieshine1312
      @herbieshine1312 Před 3 lety +3

      @@AtlasReburdened by 5 leagues I was thinking now that's really dark!

  • @nicholashurley5659
    @nicholashurley5659 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Very well read really enjoyed this thank you.

  • @bravosierra2447
    @bravosierra2447 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for posting

  • @streber555666
    @streber555666 Před 9 lety +3

    Are you going to do any Homer?
    I used to have them as audiocassettes when I was a kid and I would love to hear them again.

  • @therealholopan9740
    @therealholopan9740 Před 8 lety +11

    hey karl, can you do the poetic eddas sometime? I love reading the old Norse tales, it would be great to hear you read them.

  • @1tarawho
    @1tarawho Před 3 lety

    This channel is amazing!!!!! So educational..

  • @terrymckenna3502
    @terrymckenna3502 Před 2 lety +2

    I am enjoying this recitation very much but I wonder why there is no mention of the author, Nancy Katherine Sandars, whose translation appears to be its basis. Although I bought her book, The Epic of Gilgamesh, back sometime in the 70's, I never got too far into it. It is such a pleasure to have this engaging reading to listen to! Many thanks!

  • @KonguZya
    @KonguZya Před 9 lety +6

    Excellent! I have a 4-hour break until my next final and I'm sure Sargon's soothing voice will help me study.

    • @koss4374
      @koss4374 Před 4 lety +1

      KonguZya did u pass

  • @NONVIOLENTEXTREMIST
    @NONVIOLENTEXTREMIST Před 2 lety +4

    sounds like sargon

  • @Wentworth-hb5cp
    @Wentworth-hb5cp Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much. You have done so much for me.

  • @TylerThomas
    @TylerThomas Před rokem +1

    Chapter 5 - the Flood, as a Christian knowing that Abraham left Ur which was part of the culture that held to these myths is very interesting.