Epic of Gilgamesh
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian literature
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epic poem ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ work of literature ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| containsMyth | flood myth ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfMajorTablets | British Museum ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Nineveh ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Library of Ashurbanipal ⓘ |
| earliestVersionDate |
Old Babylonian Empire
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surface form:
Old Babylonian period
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| featuresEvent |
building of the walls of Uruk
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creation of Enkidu ⓘ death of Enkidu ⓘ defeat of Humbaba ⓘ great flood narrative ⓘ journey to Utnapishtim ⓘ killing of the Bull of Heaven ⓘ loss of the plant of life ⓘ |
| genre | heroic epic ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
films
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graphic novels ⓘ modern novels ⓘ operas ⓘ plays ⓘ poetic translations ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
fear of death
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search for meaning in life ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Cedar Forest
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Dilmun ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Uruk ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civilization versus nature
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fame and legacy ⓘ friendship ⓘ human condition ⓘ kingship ⓘ mortality ⓘ quest for immortality ⓘ |
| influenced |
biblical flood narrative traditions
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later Near Eastern literature ⓘ modern literature ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enkidu
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Gilgamesh ⓘ Humbaba ⓘ Inanna ⓘ
surface form:
Ishtar
Ninsun ⓘ Shamhat ⓘ Siduri ⓘ Urshanabi ⓘ Utnapishtim ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Mesopotamia
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surface form:
Ancient Mesopotamia
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| period | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
masterpiece of ancient literature
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one of the earliest surviving works of literature ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology ⓘ |
| standardVersionDate | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| standardVersionEditor | Sin-leqi-unninni ⓘ |
| structure | series of tablets ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient history
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comparative literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| title | Epic of Gilgamesh self-link ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| writtenOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Epic of Gilgamesh (Akkadian version)
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Epic of Gilgamesh (Babylonian version)
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Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian versions)
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Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian poems)
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian versions)
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Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh
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Standard Babylonian version of Epic of Gilgamesh
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Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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tablet X of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Old Babylonian versions of the Gilgamesh tradition
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Standard Babylonian version of Gilgamesh
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Cedars of God