The Epic of Gilgamesh - Assignment for Ancient World Medieval Period PDF

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Alfonso 1 Diamante Rosa Alfonso HUM2211 Professor Proulx 8 May 2019 The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Origin of the Past The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the surviving manuscripts of Mesopotamian culture that has been preserved on clay tablets that are thousands of years old. The epic serves to demonstrate the development of a nation or race, as well as one of the firsts texts that contemplate the idea of death, or as mentioned in the text, the embodiment of the unknown. Despite some of the tablets being well preserved, there are many of them that are broken in many places, resulting in gaps in the text. Some of the translators smooth over these gaps by pretending they don't exist, or he or she may call attention to them by sticking in question marks, brackets, dots, or italicized text. I, personally, would call attention to these gaps and try to decipher what they could possibly mean or how they relate to the central idea. By making marks, italics, or brackets, I would bring attention to these missing pieces and hopefully be able to portray the train of thought, or how the knowledge or understanding develops. Questioning things is part of human nature, and choosing to “smooth over,” or deny the missing pieces, would be a betrayal to our own essence. It is alright to be curious, and we should be. Questioning things, or contemplating them, should be part of the process in order to develop or own beliefs or thoughts....