- "Beloved friend, swift stallion, wild deer,
- leopard ranging in the wilderness... together we crossed the mountains..."
- — From the Epic of Gilgamesh, oldest written Sumerian language narrative (Trans. Mitchell, 2004)
- "Hey bf, wat's up? I m 2 bsy 2 c u 2nite. Text me latr, Dude!"
- -- 21st Century text, made possible by the age of unparalleled technological advances!
- Maybe we should institute an "Epic of Gilgamesh Day," where we all speak poetically to one another... More about the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Epic of Gilgamesh Day
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