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Primary research The location of the text: The back courtyard on the Sports Centre side of the Old Teacher’s College at the University of Sydney. Photographs:

Secondary research Information derived from websites: The Epic Tale of Gilgamesh is a Sumerian literature. Gilgamesh was a King of Uruk, a Sumerian city. Gilgamesh was part god and part human. However due to boredom and lack of challenges, Gilgamesh mistreats the people of Uruk and so the gods send a wild man named Enkidu. Nonetheless, neither can beat the other and so they just decide to become friends. They embark on an adventure together, killing diverse monsters on their way. This angers the gods and Enkidu dies. This is a catalyst for Gilgamesh to search for eternal life. Yet eventually he learns that no human can escape death. Information derived from at least one academic journal article: “The Epic of Gilgamesh was originally a Sumerian poem, later translated into Akkadian, and first written down some 700 – 1000 years after the reign of the historical king in the cuneiform script. The poem was known originally as Sha-naqba-imru (He Who Saw The Deep) or, alternately, Shutur-eli-sham (Surpassing All Other Kings). The fullest surviving version, in the Akkadian language, was found on twelve stone tablets in the ruins of the ancient library of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, at Nineveh in 1849 by the English explorer Austen Henry Layard (Mark, 2010, para1)”. Report including analysis Context: The rhetorical situation, that is the historical event that has led to the creation of this persuasive text is the Epic of Gilgamesh. Purpose: The purpose of this statue as a text is to inform and persuade anyone that enters the campus to agree that the tale of Gilgamesh indeed has influenced various literatures to continue to impact on modern society as well. Author: Anonymous. Audience: The people of Sumer. The text: The experience of seeing the statue live, as a text was significant to realise the importance of literate as a form of communication that is passed down generations. The scenery, placement evoked a calming sensation. I did not feel closely connected to the context that is commemorated, yet felt is was of significant importance. The statue as a type of a text does commemorate both Gilgamesh and the ancient tales hence belonging to the brach of rhetoric. Reference list Martin, P. (2012). Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids. Legend of Gilgamesh. Retrieved April 2, 2014, from http://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/gilgamesh.html Nelson, K. (2010). Ancient Mesopotamia: Epic of Gilgamesh. Retrieved April 2, 2014, from http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/epic_of_gilgamesh.php Neander, L. (2012). The Epic of Gilgamesh. Retrieved April 2, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pGhEu9elnA Mark, J. (2010). Ancient History Encyclopaedia. The Eternal Life of Gilgamesh. Retrieved April 2, 2014, from http://www.ancient.eu/article/192/

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