Article: Gilgamesh
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying;      700+ words ......content than the Epic of Gilgamesh. Its Sumerian hero was famous...the palace of Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria." Gilgamesh was reckoned by Ashurbanipal...this is a tale worth any king's attention, as relevant...greater city than Uruk, but Gilgamesh, its ...

Article: king
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable;      611 words ...king the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth. In chess, the king is the most important piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any ...

Article: Gilgamesh.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
The Middle East;  October 1, 2005 ;     249 words ...GILGAMESH By Stephen Mitchell published by Profile Books ISBN 1 86197 718 2 price 14.99 [pounds sterling] hardback Gilgamesh, some would say, remains one of the most important works...not deciphered and fully translated until decades later. Gilgamesh is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but ...

Article: Damrosch, David. The buried book; the loss and rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Kliatt;  May 1, 2008 ;     253 words ......buried book; the loss and rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh. Read by William Hughes. 6 cds. 75 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2007 978-1-4332-0684-6. $19.95. A The Great Epic of Gilgamesh, some 1,500 years older than the poetry of Homer, is a...archaeologists Layard and Rassam as part of the library of ...

Article: USA: SECRETARY RUMSFELD INTERVIEW WITH LARRY KING, CNN.(Interview)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  April 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...(Source: DoD) King: We welcome a return visit from Donald Rumsfeld here...youngest Secretary of Defense ever. Rumsfeld: I was. King: You're now the oldest. Rumsfeld: Almost, not quite. King: Who was older? Rumsfeld: I think Cap Weinberger was...

Article: King, B. B.
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...B. B. King Born: September 16, 1925 Itta Bena, Mississippi...American singer, musician, and songwriter B. B. King is one of the most successful artists in...guitarist remains unmatched. Early years Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, between Itta...

Article: King, B.B.
Contemporary Musicians;      700+ words ...B.B. King Guitar, singer For the Record … In the late 1940s Riley B. King worked his way from the cotton fields of Mississippi...class blues man. For more than 50 years the name B.B. King would remain synonymous with blues music everywhere...

Article: Pinks and pastels: Thailand honors king's 80th birthday by dressing like him
AP Worldstream;  November 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...When King Bhumibol Adulyadej checked out of a hospital...front-page headline two weeks ago after the king stepped out in a celadon colored blazer...country's needy. Bhumibol is a constitutional king with no formal political role but has repeatedly...

Article: King, Stephen
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Stephen King Born: September 21, 1947 Portland, Maine American author Stephen King is a very popular author of horror fiction. In his...science fiction stories. His early years Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine...

Article: Dressing in Pastels for Thailand's King
AP Online;  November 30, 2007 ;     678 words ...When King Bhumibol Adulyadej checked out of a hospital...newspaper said in a front-page headline after the king stepped out in a pale sea green-colored blazer...country's needy. Bhumibol is a constitutional king with no formal political role, but has repeatedly...

Article: King, Don
Notable Sports Figures;      700+ words ...Don King 1931- American boxing promoter W ith his...gravity-defying" hair, the image of Don King has hovered over professional boxing since...Foreman . All the elements that have marked King's career came together in his first big match...

Article: King, Carole
Contemporary Musicians;      700+ words ...Carole King Singer, songwriter Tapestry Hard to Top An...with a wispy though resonant voice, Carole King seemed an unlikely bet in the early 1970s...Night Fever soundtrack. While Tapestry made King a household name as a singer, her previous...

Article: King Alexander and the palace cook.(story)(Short Story)
Children's Digest;  September 1, 2005 ;     611 words ...King Alexander stared unhappily at a dripping glob that sat on...standing at the side of the table, anxiously awaiting the king's reaction to his creation. It's Chocolate Pineapple Surprise, answered Cornelius proudly. What's the surprise? asked the king, almost afraid to hear the answer. Oh, lots of ...

Article: Gilgamesh, Epics of
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church;      53 words ...Gilgamesh, Epics of. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic is a long narrative poem known from tablets and fragments dating from c. 1800 to c. 300 BC. Behind it lie five Sumerian Gilgamesh Epics. The story centres on Gilgamesh's fear of death and the...