AN EPIC HERO IN ONE OF THE WORLDS OLDEST PIECES OF LITERATURE
- The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia, regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Bilgamesh, king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur.
- Written in 2100BC
- Original language was Akkadian
