Jul 7, 2025
This infographic illustrates the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest surviving epic (earliest tales c. 2100 BCE), tracing the semi-divine king of Uruk's rise, his friendship with the wild man Enkidu, their battles with Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu's death, and Gilgamesh's futile quest for immortality. Composed first in Sumerian and later unified in Akkadian, the poem totals about...
