The Epic of Gilgamesh attempts to answer the question of how, given the finality of death, one might find meaning and happiness in life. Many commentators argue that the text provides two separate, although ultimately unsatisfactory, alternatives. What these commentators appear to miss, however, is the possibility that these two solutions may not be separate. Using Levinas’s distinction between...

As assyriologists have to handle tremendous amounts of important documents of ancient history written in cuneiform script, like the epic of Gilgamesh, we are developing an efficent system to support their daily tasks. Previous projects demonstrated the application of holography and early close-range 3D scanners for this task. Based on experiences from our previous projects in archaeology, we ar...

Melih Cevdet Anday's poetry book Gilgamesh Behind Immortality consists of three parts: "End Summer Poems", "Night on the Farm While Waking Up from Noon Sleep" and "Gilgames Immortality". There are four poems in this final chapter, which has same title as book: "Burst to Sun", "Civilized Wild", "Forest Order", "Death These poems; The hero's endless journey been examined context his departure, in...

1 Gilgamesh Associates, Fletcher, Vermont, USA; [email protected]. 2 University of North Carolina/Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; [email protected]. 3 National Technological University of Athens, Zagraphou, Athens, Greece; [email protected]. Abstract – A method of interpreting MOSFET behavior is described which is more coherent for modern analog CMOS circuit design. This method supe...

Western Fortuna Tessera, Ishtar Terra, records polyphase deformation. Structures include: ribbons forming long, narrow, steep-sided troughs that reflect surface layer extension; N-trending folds related to Maxwell Montes deformation; short, wide, NW-trending graben that reflect late local extension; and, within the southwestern map area, gentle, E-trending warps, which postdate ribbon structure...