Nature6 年
Ancient genetics—Was Gilgamesh a mosaic?
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 ...
National Geographic news9 个月
Discovering Gilgamesh, the World’s First Action Hero
Among these was the Flood Tablet, deciphered by George Smith in 1872, which alerted him to the existence of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. Long days working with the ancient puzzle were relieved ...
New Scientist on MSN4 天
Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life
When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...
BBC2 年
What was the Ancient Sumer civilisation?
The 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Archaeologists have found artefacts that tell us about Ancient Sumer life, rulers and beliefs. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a collection of stories written ...
Live Science on MSN9 个月
Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark
What it is: Also known as the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, this fragment of a baked clay tablet contains cuneiform ...