An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic

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This book retells the story of Gilgamesh who was a king of Uruk. The poem which describes his heroic deeds appeared presumably in the 3rd millenium BD. Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu traveled to the Spring of Youth, met the Bull of Heaven and fought him and defeated the monster Humbaba. However, soon Enkidu dies and Gilgamesh feels very sorry for him. So he sets on searching for the eternal life. The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered to be an important piece of literature which appeared in Ancient Mesopotamia.
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