THE EXPRESSION OF LIFE AND THE PROBLEM OF DEATH IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

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Published: 2025-03-05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66073/researchfocus.v4i2.1327
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death, immortality, myth, epic, snake, civilization

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Shamsiddinova Sitora Badriddinovna
Doctoral student of Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies

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The concepts of God and of creation have always occupied the human mind. Throughout history people have questioned these things thanks to the intellect granted to them. Epics and legends are the most ancient texts. The creation of the world (cosmogony, cosmology) is the main theme of the first epics and legends. Gilgamesh is the most ancient literary work that has survived to our days, and the first epic. The epic, which was at first transmitted by word of mouth and was written down centuries after its first appearance, is the story of the fierce struggle of Gilgamesh, the ruler of Uruk, one of the first civilizations of Mesopotamia, against giants (evil) and mortals for the good of his people.

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Research Focus International Scientific Journal. Volume 4, Issue 2 (2025)

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10.00.00 – Philological Sciences
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THE EXPRESSION OF LIFE AND THE PROBLEM OF DEATH IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH. (2025). Research Focus International Scientific Journal, 4(2), 73-76. https://doi.org/10.66073/researchfocus.v4i2.1327

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