https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /) is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames"), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BC). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic in Akkadian.

https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/
Gilgamesh is the semi-mythic King of Uruk best known as the hero of The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2150-1400 BCE) the great Babylonian poem that predates Homer's Iliad and Odyssey by 1500 years and, therefore, stands as the oldest piece of epic world literature.Gilgamesh features in several Sumerian poems but is world-famous from the Mesopotamian epic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC. He was possibly a historical king of the Sumerian

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh, the best known of all ancient Mesopotamian heroes.Numerous tales in the Akkadian language have been told about Gilgamesh, and the whole collection has been described as an odyssey—the odyssey of a king who did not want to die.. The fullest extant text of the Gilgamesh epic is on 12 incomplete Akkadian-language tablets found at Nineveh in the library of the Assyrian king

https://open.maricopa.edu/worldmythologyvolume2heroicmythology/chapter/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/
When the gods created Gilgamesh they gave him a perfect body. Shamash the glorious sun endowed him with beauty, Adad the god of the storm endowed him with courage, the great gods made his beauty perfect, surpassing all others, terrifying like a great wild bull. Two thirds they made him god and one third man.

http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/
The Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cunieform script. It is about the adventures of the historical King of Uruk (somewhere between 2750 and 2500 BCE). The translator chose to eliminate Tablet XII for

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gilg/hd_gilg.htm
April 2009. The myth known today as the Epic of Gilgamesh was considered in ancient times to be one of the great masterpieces of cuneiform literature. Copies of parts of the story have been found in Israel, Syria, and Turkey, and references to the hero are attested in Greek and Roman literature. The tale revolves around a legendary hero named

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/192/the-eternal-life-of-gilgamesh/
The hero of The Epic of Gilgamesh is the half-legendary King of Uruk who, according to the poem, felled the great trees of the Cedar Forest with his friend Enkidu to build the mighty gates of the city and journeyed far to find the secret of eternal life from the seer Utanapishtim. It is generally accepted that Gilgamesh was the historical 5th king who ruled in Uruk (widely regarded as the

https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-epic-of-gilgamesh
This epic story was discovered in the ruins of the library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh by Hormuzd Rassam in 1853. Written in cuneiform on 12 clay tablets, this Akkadian version dates from around 1300 to 1000 B.C. "The Epic of Gilgamesh" was one of the most beloved stories of Mesopotamia. According to the tale, Gilgamesh is a handsome

https://www.thoughtco.com/gilgamesh-4766597
Gilgamesh is the name of a legendary warrior king, a figure based on the fifth king of the first dynasty of the Mesopotamian capital of Uruk, sometime between 2700-2500 BCE. Real or not, Gilgamesh was the hero of the first recorded epic adventure tale, told in the ancient world from Egypt to Turkey, from the Mediterranean coast to the Arabian

https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2749/the-epic-of-gilgamesh---an-ancient-tale-of-a-king/
Gilgamesh is a semi-mythical king of Uruk, an ancient city of Mesopotamia, and is best known as the star of the first epic poem ever written, the Epic of Gilgamesh, where he searches for immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu. Even though this figure has taken on legendary status, it is widely agreed that Gilgamesh was a historical person, and the 5th king of Uruk who reigned in the

https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Arapahoe_Community_College/World_Mythology_(Stafinbil)_-_Under_Construction/02%3A_Mesopotamia_Middle_East_and_Near_East/2.01%3A_The_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
The story of Gilgamesh survives as the oldest epic in literature because it was preserved by rival societies in ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerian story of this king of Uruk (modern day Warka in Iraq), who reigned around approximately 2700 B.C.E., was retold and rewritten by Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittite scribes.

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/epic/hd_epic.htm
More is known from Sumerian poems that date to the beginning centuries of the second millennium B.C. A Sumerian myth known today as "Gilgamesh and the Netherworld" opens with a mythological prologue. It assumes that the gods and the universe already exist and that once a long time ago the heavens and earth were united, only later to be

https://www.historians.org/resource/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/
The Gilgamesh referred to in the Epic has an historical correlate in a King Gilgamesh who is mentioned in lists of Sumerian kings, but there is no definitive evidence regarding his life and actions apart from the fragmentary texts that comprise the Epic. Finally, though a King Gilgamesh evidently lived during the third millenium B.C.E., and

http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Fi-Go/Gilgamesh.html
The best-known and most popular hero in the mythology of the ancient Near East, Gilgamesh was a Sumerian* king who wished to become immortal. Endowed with superhuman strength, courage, and power, he appeared in numerous legends and myths, including the Epic of Gilgamesh. This epic, written more than 3,000 years ago, seems to be the earliest work of literature.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03325-6
The loss of cuneiform writing resulted in the absence of ancient Mesopotamian literature, primarily in Sumerian and Babylonian (Akkadian). The text of the Epic of Gilgamesh, like many other texts

https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Gilgamesh-Mythology-Immortal-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B0D7MQJYKM
The narrative, composed in the Sumerian language, was lost to the sands of time until the 19th century when archaeologists unearthed its remnants, revealing a narrative so compelling that it echoes through the ages. ... Dive into the "Epic of Gilgamesh: The Very First Mythology - Gilgamesh the Immortal." Unravel the enigmatic layers of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_gods_(Sumerian_paradise)
Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes Gilgamesh travelling to a wondrous garden of the gods that is the source of a river, next to a mountain covered in cedars, and references a "plant of life". In the myth, paradise is identified as the place where the deified Sumerian hero of the flood, Utnapishtim ( Ziusudra ), was taken by the

https://www.grunge.com/705849/the-myth-of-gilgamesh-explained/
It's possible that Gilgamesh was a real king who was mythologized in epic poems after his death. As noted by The Met, Shulgi, a king of Ur, even claimed that Gilgamesh was his brother. "The Epic of Gilgamesh" is about a powerful king who meets gods, defeats monsters, and searches for immortality. Here is the myth of Gilgamesh explained.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eridu_Genesis
Eridu Genesis, also called the Sumerian Creation Myth, Sumerian Flood Story and the Sumerian Deluge Myth, offers a description of the story surrounding how humanity was created by the gods, ... Other flood myths appear in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis creation narrative. Eridu Genesis is also - most famously - told as the story of

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The Epic of Gilgamesh - Sumerian Mythology - See u In HistoryArt: Marcus AquinoColor: Rod Fernandes#Mythology #SeeUinHistory #History #MythologyExplained

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2128/gilgamesh-enkidu-and-the-netherworld/
Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld is a Sumerian poem pre-dating The Epic of Gilgamesh and featuring its central characters. It is sometimes included in modern-day translations as Book 12 but is usually omitted as it does not fit the narrative form of the epic's storyline. It is famous for its depiction of souls in the afterlife.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gilgamesh-flood-tablet-a-2600-year-old-text-thats-eerily-similar-to-the-story-of-noahs-ark
When it was made: The Epic of Gilgamesh may date to as early as the third millennium B.C., but this particular tablet dates to the seventh century B.C. What it tells us about the past: The epic

https://www.ancient-origins.net/opinion-guest-authors/ancient-epic-gilgamesh-and-precession-equinox-003957
Gilgamesh is the ancient Sumerian epic, written some 4,000 years ago on cuneiform clay tablets and rediscovered only in the nineteenth century. It is a story that has echoes of the biblical Old Testament, with its graphic details of a great flood and the formation of mankind from the dust of the earth. The bulk of the story is devoted to a king

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Quite intriguingly, the literary history of the titular character Gilgamesh comes down to us from five Sumerian poems, though the first iterations of the epic itself were possibly compiled in 'Old Babylonian' versions (circa 18th century BC).

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/227/the-atrahasis-epic-the-great-flood--the-meaning-of/
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written c. 2150-1400 BCE but the Sumerian Flood story it relates is older, passed down orally until it appeared in writing.While the story itself concerns a flood of universal proportions (even scaring the gods who unleashed it) most scholars recognize that it was probably inspired by a local event: flooding caused by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers overflowing their

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh_flood_myth
The Gilgamesh flood myth is a flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh.It is one of three Mesopotamian Flood Myths alongside the one including in the Eridu Genesis, and an episode from the Atra-Hasis Epic. Many scholars believe that the flood myth was added to Tablet XI in the "standard version" of the Gilgamesh Epic by an editor who used the flood story from the Epic of Atra-Hasis.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/10-best-fantasy-novels-that-deserve-an-anime-adaptation/ar-AA1goWQq
Not technically a novel, the Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Sumerian poem that is one of the oldest written things ever. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of the demigod king Gilgamesh and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_mythology
Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical region of Western Asia, situated within the Tigris-Euphrates river system that occupies the area of present-day Iraq. In particular the societies of Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria, all of which