Recovered from Nineveh in the late 19th century, shattered clay tablets covered in indecipherable writing held one of the world’s greatest treasures. Locked within the characters lay the Epic of ...

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The Department of Justice on Tuesday ordered the forfeiture of a tablet containing a portion of the "Epic of Gilgamesh," one of the oldest known works of literature. The forfeiture is part of an ...

Introduction. 1. The history of the epic -- 2. the discovery of the tables -- 3. the historical background -- 4. the literary background -- 5. the hero of epic -- 6. the principal Gods of the epic -- ...

In last week’s column we considered the ancient Greek story of Deucalion and the wonderful ark, which saved the peoples of antiquity from a flood sent by the angry Olympian gods. We reflected on the ...

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A serendipitous deal between a history museum and a smuggler has provided new insight into one of the most famous stories ever told: "The Epic of Gilgamesh." The new finding, a clay tablet, reveals a ...

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2K announced today that Gilgamesh, the hero of the oldest work of literature (the epic that’s named after him), is the in-game leader for Sumeria in Civilization VI. That turn-based strategy game is ...