On 27 and 29 October 2025, AE Tbilisi Hub in partnership with Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), organized the presentation of the book “The Epic of Gilgamesh (transliteration)” by Academician Thomas V. Gamkrelidze.
For this occasion, Professor Martin Worthington (Trinity College Dublin), author of the book’s foreword, was invited to Georgia by the Hub and TSU. Professor Worthington studied Gamkrelidze’s manuscript in detail and prepared both a scholarly recommendation and the foreword. He described the publication as a major achievement for both Georgian and international scholarship.
On 29 October, following the book presentation, the premiere screening of the short film “Dumuzi’s Dream”—shot in the Sumerian language and directed by Professor Worthington—took place. The event generated particular interest among younger audiences and served as an outstanding example of science communication and public engagement.
It is noteworthy that in 2018, Professor Worthington directed the world’s first film in the Sumerian language, “The Poor Man of Nippur”, which was nominated in 2019 by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council for the Research in Film award. He has also collaborated with Marvel Studios on the film “The Eternals”, providing Babylonian translations and linguistic materials for the screenplay. As previously noted, Professor Worthington was awarded the Gold Medal of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University at his public lecture on 28 October.
