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Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia The Epic of Gilgamesh ( ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ ) [2] is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames" [3]), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c 2100 BCE) [1]
The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Worlds Oldest Known Literature The Epic of Gilgamesh is widely regarded as one of the oldest surviving works of literature, dating back over 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) This extraordinary literary masterpiece, carved in cuneiform script on clay tablets, offers a profound glimpse into the culture, beliefs, and values of early human civilization
Gilgamesh | Epic, Summary, Facts | Britannica 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 Ashurbanipal (reigned 668–627 bce) The gaps that occur in the tablets have been partly filled by various fragments found elsewhere in Mesopotamia and Anatolia
The Epic of Gilgamesh - Yale University Press It was composed nearly 4,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly equivalent to where Iraq and eastern Syria are now) No one knows who wrote it, or why, or what readership or audience it was intended for
Literature before Homer: The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh, not Homer nor the Hebrew bible, is the starting-point of ‘great’ recorded literature It is not Hebraic or Hellenic, but Akkadian: the language used in Uruk (now Iraq) at the time and the language of the cuneiform script used in the later version of an original Sumerian story
Analysis: From the Epic of Gilgamesh | EBSCO The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Sumerian narrative centered on Gilgamesh, a historical king of Uruk, who is depicted as both a powerful ruler and a flawed human being This epic is one of the earliest known works of literature, primarily recorded in cuneiform script
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Unraveling the Oldest Known Epic in Mesopotamian . . . The Epic of Gilgamesh is widely recognized as the oldest known epic poem in human history, originating in ancient Mesopotamia around 2100 BC This remarkable work of literature tells the story of Gilgamesh, a powerful king who embarks on a series of adventures and ultimately confronts the profound questions of life and death
The Epic of Gilgamesh - Encyclopedia. com Generally held to be the earliest recorded epic poem in the world, The Epic of Gilgamesh is based on stories that first appeared around 4,000 years ago in the Near East, where tales of Gilgamesh were written down in various editions by generations of Mesopotamian scribes