Gilgamesh Lyrics

all lyrics copyright 2000 by Tony Garone

These lyrics are an interpretation by me (Tony Garone) - they ARE based on the original translations from the Sumerian/Babylonian/Akkadian texts by scholars. Below the links to the song lyrics presented here you will find links to the various interpretations.

I did take many liberties in my "interpretation" of this material, in that I "mixed and matched" the Sumerian and Babylonian nomenclatures for thier gods depending on how the names fit the lyric pattern. I also took liberties with the emotional portrayal of Gilgamesh himself (were he an actual king or legend), so in this light I strongly recommend you examine additional material should you be so inclined.

I am by no means a scholar or historian on Mesopotamia (this should be obvious upon closer scrutiny), but I am enamoured by this period in time. I have done quite a bit of research on this subject, and have been independantly studying ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia since I was thirteen.

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The Followers of Horus