# Is Stephen Mitchell's Gilgamesh any good?

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**Created:** [November 18, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-mitchells-gilgamesh-any-good/275563 "2004-11-18T23:11:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-mitchells-gilgamesh-any-good/275563/1 "2004-11-18T23:11:43Z")

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For my myth classes, I’ve been using the Penguin edition (translation by N. K. Sandars) of _Gilgamesh_ and was wondering if the new Mitchell “version” (not translation–so he compiled pre-existing translations?) is worth using or not.

For those who have checked it out: how readable is it? What kind of support/explanatory apparatus comes with it?