Don't guess many people will spend 7 minutes listening to this, but it does have a certain novelty value, and in view of the epic throwing some light on the bible story:
Listen to the, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," spoken in a reconstruction of its original language,Akkadian
by fulltimestudent 4 Replies latest jw friends
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fulltimestudent
... and you may also like to listen to some ancient music - its billed as the oldest song ( I suggest they should say 'oldest known' song) in the world; A Sumerian hymn composed about 3400 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=53&v=Brvy4BbK2ZQ
and, more information at: http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/the-oldest-song-in-the-world.html
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Crazyguy
Is that song from Ugarit? -
JWdaughter
Very cool. Sounds like a cross between Arabic and "speaking in tongues". -
umbertoecho
Actually I will fulltimestudent, for I know about this account. It is different, but similar...