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The Epic of Gilgamesh contains the quest of the king of Uruk in Babylonia for immortality and of his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Many texts include the account of a flood similar to the deluge described in Genesis. The earliest known Gilgamesh texts come from Sumer (2700 B.C.); from the 18th century B.C. onwards, Gilgamesh texts appear in many versions in several languages of the region. The latest version sofar was created in the first millennium B.C.

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Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh Article by Arthur A. Brown discussing the literary development in the several versions of the epic of Gilgamesh. eawc.evansville.edu/essays/brown.htm

Gilgamesh A summary of the great epic of Gilgamesh. www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/gilgamesh.htm

Gilgamesh Study Guide Online course materials outlining the epic of Gilgamesh and its historical setting. novaonline.nv.cc.va.us/eli/eng251/gilgameshstudy.htm

Gilgamesh Summary Summary of the Old Babylonian heroic poem, which describes the legendary story of Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM

Kramer's Translation of a Gilgamesh Prologue A passage that may be considered to include the oldest known reference to the goddess Lilith. ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Topics/Lilith/gilgamesh.html

Sin-leqe-unnini Extracts from the legend of Gilgamesh. www.humanistictexts.org/gilgamesh.htm

Gilgamesh English translation of the Akkadian clay tablets, with gaps filled in from the Old Babylonian version. gilgamesh.ifokus.info

The Epic of Gilgamesh The text as translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs. www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/index.html