How do I cite Gilgamesh?
2 Answers
Gilgamesh was written by many different authors over a millennium.
Sîn-lēqi-unninni is considered to have compiled the most comprehensive version.
Explanation:
Anonymous would do or if you know it was compiled by Sîn-lēqi-unninni then you can credit him as a compiler.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh
Translated works and works with no known author have different citation rules than normal. See below:
Explanation:
I'm guessing this question concerns referencing The Epic of Gilgamesh. Since it's a translated work and the author is speculated and not known, there are different referencing rules.
Follow the link and find the tab Books - Translations/Imprints/Reprints and also further down References with Missing Details.
The examples shown in the first group show books written by known authors (such as a work by Kant, written in German, and so translated into English by someone else).
The examples in the second tab show what to do if the author (such as the author of Gilgamesh) is unknown or speculated. In this case, you use Anon., which is short for Anonymous.
Put it together and I think you'll end up with something like this (look in the beginning of the book in the translator's notes to see what their source material was - that will tell you what language they started with):
Anon. The Epic of Gilgamesh, Translated from Akkadian by Jon Doe., 1982. New York, Time Life Books.
