What it is: Also known as the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, this fragment of a baked clay tablet contains cuneiform inscriptions describing an epic flood that swept through Babylon. It is ...

We delve into the epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary Mesopotamian king. From his incredible strength and bravery to his quest for immortality, the episode explores the timeless themes of friendship ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh: It’s a tale some 4,000 years old, passed down only in an extinct writing system of wedge-shaped characters on fragments of clay tablets. And now, scholars are deciphering ...

Recovered from Nineveh in the late 19th century, shattered clay tablets covered in indecipherable writing held one of the world’s greatest treasures. Locked within the characters lay the Epic of ...

Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field. By Erik Ofgang In 1872, ...

The United States has returned a portion of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" back to the Republic of Iraq, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The rare Sumerian poem was illegally transported ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Federal authorities on Tuesday announced the forfeiture of a 3,500-year-old clay tablet containing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the oldest ...