The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic of Gilgamesh (ca. 27th century BC) 1 is famed as being the first corpus of epic literature known to man. It is also a source of much conjecture ...

with many of the key elements similar to the Noah story in the biblical Book of Genesis: The seventh-century B.C. Flood Tablet, shown here, unlocked the Epic of Gilgamesh for Smith. Overwhelmed ...

So many books to read, so little time ... the first piece of literature ever written (or carved) is The Epic of Gilgamesh. As the title suggests, it’s a monumental tale about a King - yep ...

Just like in the Book of Genesis, the voyagers release birds to see if the waters had receded enough for land to emerge.