*[Enwl-eng] Deciphering the Epic of Gilgamesh

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      Reaching out to Babylonia
      The Epic of Gilgamesh dates back to the 2100 BC and is known to have 
inspired world-renowned texts that came after it, including the Odyssey and 
the Old Testament.

      However, it's less well read than many ancient works. One of the 
reasons is that retrieving the complete epic has been impossible. In 
Mesopotamia, it was recorded on tablet fragments. To try and piece together 
the whole epic we only have incomplete remains of those tablets and 
fragmented pages of copies that scribes made centuries later.

      Until now. With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the Electronic 
Babylonian Library at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 
reconstructs many examples of unknown Babylonian literature, including the 
whole story of Gilgamesh.

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considered by policy makers. New research shows that we need to take care of 
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      AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature
      Generations of readers have experienced the frustration of reading 
fragments when trying to access classics of ancient Mesopotamian literature.

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