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This groundbreaking interpretation of the Epic of Gilgamesh presents a new vision of the oldest human myth: a story told both on earth and in the night sky. Through his new finding s the author demonstrates how the constellations of stars we witness today were defined and venerated by the same Mesopotamian people who constructed the story of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, who ruled around 2900 BCE. The book explains how the Gilgamesh myth is actually a record of Sumerian history from around 3100 to 1800 BCE when the last dynasty fell and Babylon rose to power. We are shown the extraordinary legacy of the Sumer people who not only gave us our understanding of the stars but also invented and developed writing systems, mathematics and our use of the twenty-four hour clock. It also explores Sumerian wisdom: what can the Epic of Gilgamesh tell us about how to manage our environmental resources today? Show more