Christopher Moore adapted one of the most famous ancient Mesopotamian myths of nature cycle Inanna’s descent to the underworld and retold it for children after changing and deleting many details to make is more suitable for children. The researchers defined and explained the Babylonian calendar, the timing system, the months of the year and their relationship to astronomy, astrology, and ancient Babylonian gods. Tammuz Babylonian myth (1996) as an example. The aim of this research is to study in depth the Babylonian calendar in Children’s Literature taking as an example Christopher Moore’s Ishtar and. The problem of the study lies in the lack of Arabic as well as English literature concerning Mesopotamian ancient sciences for children. It formed the bases of our modern calendar. The Babylonian calendar is considered the oldest calendar in the world.
The researchers concluded that, although Zeman changed many elements and details in her adaptation for justified reasons, she was able to convey all universal themes in her adaptation. They compared and contrasted Ludmila Zeman’s version of the epic with the original epic by analyzing and discussing similarities as well as differences between the two versions.
Gilgamesh trilogy by Ludmila Zeman is chosen as an example of a typical Mesopotamian epic retold for children. The researchers aimed at studying whether the children version of the epic can still maintain its universal themes after being simplified for children.
The epic is about the journey of a human being’s life, its discuss the movement from nature to city and its effect on the relation between man and nature, death and immortality, love and friendship, the anger of gods, courage, ambition and perseverance. The Original epic of Gilgamesh is lengthy, complicated and rich with details thus many authors attempted to introduce this epic to children by simplifying it, deleting and changing details of the epic so as to make it more appropriate for children yet many adaptations lost much of their themes in the process. Ever since its discovery, the Epic of Gilgamesh gained unparalleled attention not only it is considered the first piece of literature in the world but also for the universality of its themes.
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