title: The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts 2 Volumes
author:  Andrew George 
description: <br />A. R. George is Professor of Babylonian at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London<br />
zlib_text: 	
  
  Sepher	Gilgamesh
  By	V.K.	Jehannum
  	
  SEPHER	GILGAMESH
  BY	V.K.	JEHANNUM
  	
  COPYRIGHT	©	2019	V.K.	JEHANNUM
  	
  ALL	RIGHTS	RESERVED.	NO	PORTION	OF	THIS	BOOK	MAY	BE	REPRODUCED	IN	ANY	FORM	WITHOUT
  PERMISSION	FROM	THE	PUBLISHER,	EXCEPT	AS	PERMITTED	BY	U.S.	COPYRIGHT	LAW.
  	
  PUBLISHED	BY	V.K.	JEHANNUM
  	
  ISBN:	978-0-359-88275-5
  	
  
  Regarding	Gilgamesh
  Based	on	the	Sumerian	pronunciation	guide	in	the	Necronomicon	by	Simon	and	on	a
  Sumerian	dictionary	I	use,	the	name	Gilgamesh	should	be	pronounced	as	if	it	were	spelled
  Geelgawmaysh.
  Gilgamesh	started	out	as	an	incarnate	sorcerer,	necromancer,	and	vampyre.	His	patron
  deity	was	Shaitan,	and	he	worked	closely	with	Nergal.	It	is	possible	for	incarnate	necromancers
  to	be	awarded	authority	within	given	afterlife	realms,	and	Gilgamesh	accomplished	this
  himself.	He	acquired	authority	in	Irkalla,	the	Sumerian	Underworld,	and	he	has	this	authority	to
  this	day.
  You	may	have	noticed	that	I	used	the	word	“incarnate”	to	refer	to	Gilgamesh	twice,	as	if	I
  were	avo