The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 27th century BC) 1 is famed as being the first corpus of epic literature known to man. It is also a source of much conjecture, for ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh, considered the oldest literary work of humanity, has been studied for centuries. Its influence has ...

The tale of the demigod Gilgamesh could have been lost ... not only became an expert in the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, but also made a discovery that turned contemporary notions ...

These days, the summer of 2023 feels like it was 4,000 years ago, but actually, it was less than two. If you need hard ...

What it is: Also known as the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, this fragment of a baked clay tablet contains cuneiform ...