The Epic of Gilgamesh(c. 2100 BCE)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Date: around 2100 BCE; edited by Scribe Sin-Leqi-Unninni around 700
• Place: Ancient Mesopotamia
• Language: Akkadian and Old Babylonian
• What it is: epic about the adventures of God-King Gilgamesh and his wild-man friend Enkidu
• Included in lists (What's This?): LRP; Bloom

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