Gilgamesh Immortal, wild born, wore lion skins
till tamed by the priestess Ishtar
Hero and sage, he defeated mortality
the relentless tyranny of Time

Invincible Conqueror, he first captured Uruk
then even to Lebanon on the middle sea shore
Sumer's great gods he brought and smashed idols
his glories are carved in the permanent stone

Gilgamesh Emperor refused his mortality
challenged this affronting curtailment of power
He curses the Gods who gave mankind death
and kept immortality themselves

He desecrates the temples, dismantles the altars
discredits the ancient beliefs
Then Gilgamesh wanders, again wearing lion skins
searching for everlasting life

But he cannot claim one hundred years
or even five days in this world
till Sleep gently takes to her restful abode
the great warrior docile and blind

Eternity he finds in the cavernous dark
too much time to hope to endure
Is this then my fate or will I cease to be?
Gilgamesh resolves to inquire

The answer he learns, as sailors well know
lies on the deep ocean floor
But that bitter truth, encased in sharp spines
has never been brought back to shore

Undaunted sage who searched beyond heaven
for the secret to undying youth
ties rocks to his feet, descends through the deep
poised at the threshold of death

Gilgamesh plucks and swallows that fruit
too thorny for mortals to hold
Then returning to Uruk reigned fifty more years
devoted and caring for all

Ninety-nine years was his time on this earth
after ninety-nine years and nine days
maggots appeared, a great stench arose
his corpse was consigned to the flames

All of Sumeria worshipped the demigod
in rites lasting one thousand days
Five thousand slaves and seventy maidens
attend him beyond the grave

The funeral, remembered for eighty four years
was portrayed in gold and bright stones
The shrine was revered for five hundred more
then plundered and levelled by foe

But Gilgamesh Immortal has no need of monuments
from clay to papyrus he strides
From parchment to print and digital media
technologies yet to arrive

Ripples arise in the seething entropy
multitudes exist and subside
Five thousand years and all that has passed
Gilgamesh alone survives

National Geographic: The Epic of Gilgamesh

There were five separate and distinct regions around waters that include the following; buildings, governments, towns, irrigations, families, and extended societies. Individuals were not influenced by one another. Instead, the story focuses on individuals working together and levels of power. Most societies left something behind namely in Pakistan near India. However historians are not sure of the language.

Places such as Iraq and Tigris had the concept that foundational civilizations created ideas. Inherited ideas such as the "Epic of Gilgamesh" had a profound effect on society that had been lost for 2500 years. The epic is a lengthy poem that covers the travels of Gilagamesh and his seduction of a woman . The story also includes how Gilgamesh leaves civilization behind and forms of oppression.

Gilgamesh and his friend Enkido go through combat together. From this activity Inkado is able to understand his friend's vision. Unfortunately Inkado is killed in combat. In addition, Gilgamesh hopes to find the meaning of life and death (immortality). This story is ancient and epic. Noah, a prototype of the this story is warned about a fantastic flood. The character is built on an arc where the arc rests on a mountain. In this story a sacrifice to the gods means the cooking of flesh (Noah sacrificing to his god).

Finally, the first known copy of a great king was discovered by a British linguist George Smith during the 1840's. Additionally, other links similar to this story are available that include topics such as Abraham and Ancient Egypt.

Valencia Galloway

Recently discovered this. Certainly helped me with my discussions about theology.

dsadassdvasd

Whoa, what a story. What a pity that such a man was not considered of enough value to protect.