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Re:How to Read “Gilgamesh” by mcguire on Friday October 18, 2019 @07:18PM (#21295826)
The Greeks had some rather sarcastic humor in various plays. The Egyptians had no sense of humor, neither did the Romans. But the Sumerians are funny.

http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section5/tr551.htm

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Re:How to Read “Gilgamesh” by riffraff on Saturday October 19, 2019 @03:05AM (#21297252)
talking of greeks, it seems worth mentioning laconic humor. The "if"[0] thing is still funny after centuries, imo.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconic_phrase#Uses

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Re:How to Read “Gilgamesh” by mcguire on Sunday October 20, 2019 @05:36PM (#21307324)
"Nuts."
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Re:How to Read “Gilgamesh” by wl on Friday October 18, 2019 @09:34PM (#21296281)
The ancient Egyptians had a sense of humor. The problem is that ancient Egyptian literature is usually only read by people who are learning the Egyptian language. Wenamun is a comedy of errors. Setne Khamwas contains slapstick. Hathor's rampage across the earth in the form of Sekemet is ended with massive quantities of beer dyed red.
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Re:How to Read “Gilgamesh” by virtualritz on Saturday October 19, 2019 @08:07AM (#21298055)
How do we know the Egyptians or the Romans had no sense of humor? A lacking written record proves only that: a lacking written record. Can you imagine a society w/o laughter?
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