The Epic of Gilgamesh

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Genre 1 key example

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is, as the title suggests, an epic poem. In fact, some say The Odyssey and The Aeneid were influenced by The Epic of Gilgamesh, which is the oldest surviving complete story currently known (although in many ways it is still considered incomplete). What comes down to us as The Epic of Gilgamesh comes from different versions of the story, originally told orally, transcribed onto tablets between roughly 2100 B.C.E. to 1200 B.C.E.