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Andrew George

Andrew George

British Assyriologist, Emeritus Professor of Babylonian at SOAS University of London, best known for his prize-winning Penguin Classics translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Sep 18, 2026

Anunnaki Origins Podcast

Anunnaki Origins Podcast

Gilgamesh: 2/3 God 1/3 Man 100% Anunnaki, The Demigod King Who Defied Mortality

Sep 18 · 1h 34m

speaker_0NARRATOR
1:23
That they could do so is a sign of humanity and the importance of the ancient epic.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:29
The Epic of Gilgamesh, 4,000 years old as it is, has a profound influence on modern Western culture.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:36
I think it's fair to say that after the Bible, no other ancient Near Eastern text has been as influential to the modern world as Gilgamesh has.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:44
As far as we know, no sect considers the Epic of Gilgamesh scripture, but the Bible is.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:49
Gilgamesh, then, is a 4,000-year-old Babylonian poem.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:54
There are many ways that we can approach the Gilgamesh epic.
Andrew George
Andrew GeorgeGUEST
1:58
We're going to analyze the story.

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speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
19:58
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