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Adapa's Ascent


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Now over 4000 years old, the epic Mesopatamian poem Adapa's Ascent is a work of narrative, religious and cultural value - being one of the very first stories ever written, if not in fact the earliest. It tells the story of a 'First Man' - Adapa - the survivor of a Great Flood who has yet succeeded in setting up civilization on Earth. However, all does not go well after an incident in which Adapa strikes down one of the Gods with a powerful curse. His presence is demanded before Anu, the Supreme God of the Heavens, and he is made an offer of the Food and Water of Eternal Life. Adapa is faced with the ultimate choice and does not know whether to follow the advice of his own uncle Enki, the God of the Waters.

Appearing for the very first time as a complete poetic work in English verse - this translation from the original Akkadian and Sumerian sources by Edouard d'Araille, brings the drama of Adapa to life in new and unique ways. Written in contemporary language, the author uses novel poetic forms and dramatic structuring in which to deliver an up-to-date telling of a classic myth of Man and Immortality - where Adapa, like Gilgamesh, is faced with the momentous decision between Eternal Life and Mortality.

This modern-day edition of 'Adapa's Ascent' in English should allow new readers to appreciate a key work in World Literature. The volume includes a wide range of supplementary materials, including: character glossaries, images of the original cuneiform tablets, a translation of an earlier Sumerian version of 'Adapa', the essay 'The Birth of Fiction' by Edouard d'Araille, inter alia.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781908936073
  • Publisher: Living Time Global
  • Publisher Imprint: Living Time Global
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 308
  • Series Title: Great World Books
  • Sub Title: A Myth of Man and Immortality
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 190893607X
  • Publisher Date: 24 Aug 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 385 gr


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