The Buried Book (Audiobook)

from timspalding

The story is interesting-engrossing even-but I'm not convinced the book does it justice.

from setnahkt

A very entertaining and interesting book centered around the Gilgamesh epic. This is not another translation (although a few lines are translated), but a bipartite history: capsule biographies of the heroes of Mesopotamian archaeology with emphasis on events relating to the discovery and translat...

from The_Hibernator

This is an interesting study of the discovery of the tablets that comprise the most complete sections of the Epic of Gilgamesh. It starts with a discussion about the archaeologists involved in discovering the tablets - what trials they underwent while digging, politics behind their dig, and even ...

from Smiley

Odd book. Part archaeolocigal adventure story, revisionist biography, literary criticism, cultural survey and topical essay. Works best when dealing with archaeology/biography. The other parts are a bit much. Read it with an open mind, but critical mind.

from Meredy

Six-word review: Lost ancient epic comes to light. Extended review: If you've read with eager attention the story of how Champollion cracked the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics and how Howard Carter found King Tut's tomb, this book will feed those same appetites for ancient mystery and grand disco...