CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Epic of Mrs. Paz’s World Cultures class
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Epic of Sumerian’s ziggurat
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Epic of the Mesopotamian people
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ/) is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Bilgamesh (Sumerian for “Gilgamesh"), king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur ( c. 2100 BC).
Detailed explanation-2: -Epic of Gilgamesh, ancient Mesopotamian odyssey recorded in the Akkadian language about Gilgamesh, the king of the Mesopotamian city-state Uruk (Erech).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Epic of Gilgamesh started out as a series of Sumerian poems and tales dating back to 2100 B.C., but the most complete version was written around the 12th century B.C. by the Babylonians.
Detailed explanation-4: -The standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh was composed by a scribe named Sîn-lēqi-unninni, probably during the Middle Babylonian Period ( c. 1600 – c. 1155 BC), based on much older source material. In the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who befriends the wild man Enkidu.