Sumerian Culture Revealed

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a recorded fictional story from Sumerian times. It was written 5,000 years ago on stone tablets. In a Sumerian city called Urek Gilgamesh was the King. He was not kind. The Epic of Gilgamesh is filled with adventures and crafty creatures. Signifigantly, the tale recounts stories of the Bible. For instance a great flood, which destroys the earth, is mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh. A serpent stealing eternal life from man is also depicted. Apparently word of the real stories spread around the Ancient World. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written by the Sumerians and reveals their culture.