WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The most important and famous example of Sumerian literature is the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was likely an actual Sumerian king who ruled over the city of Uruk, but the tale tells the story of an epic hero along the lines of Hercules from Greek Mythology.

Detailed explanation-3: -King Sargon of Akkad-who legend says was destined to rule-established the world’s first empire more than 4, 000 years ago in Mesopotamia.