King Gilgamesh. King of Uruk. (jan 1, 2900 BC – jan 1, 2700 BC)
Description:
Rules as Sumerian King in his region. One of the worlds earliest poems describes the kings quest for immortallity. He meets a traveller named Utnapishtim who tells a story of a great flood which came to destroy the world.
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Date:
jan 1, 2900 BC
jan 1, 2700 BC
~ 200 years
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