CDLI tablet
The Epic of Gilgamesh: 5 (2023-04-14)
Created by: Englund, Robert K.
This is a restoration based on drawings of Eugene Flandin. This monument depicts a hero grasping a lion. The drawings of Eugene Flandin are dated by the Louvre to 1844 with the focus of her illustrations created early enough to sit in the Akkadian period throne room of Sargon. Exact dating is unknown.
The hero depicted in the monument is suspected by many—and hinted at by Louvre curators—to be Gilgamesh. Lion-taming spirits are often associated with the hero given his conflicts with such beasts in his namesake epic. Furthermore, the monument stands 5.52 meters in height, which various versions of the epic refer to as the height at which Gilgamesh would stand. For further information, see the following reference. Beyond the identity of the depicted hero, lion-taming spirits in general are thought to be signs of divinity and power; this gives new significance to its location at the heart of power in the Akkadian palace. Reference: AO 19862
credit: Abdusamad, Rania M.
Cite this Cdli Tablet
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month = {aug 21},
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