ALCUNI PASSI DEL POEMA DI GILGAMESH IN DUE TAVOLETTE ITTITE INEDITE

Abstract

In this paper we present two fragments of a cuneiform tablet that contain some passages of the Gilgamesh saga in the Hittite language. They give us the opportunity to delve into some aspects concerning the rediscovery, the interpretation and the fortune of this poem widely widespread throughout the Ancient Near East. The first part of the paper deals with these general issues, while the second one focuses on the philological examination of the new fragments and the interesting contribution they offer from the content viewpoint.