The Epic of Gilgamesh is the earliest written epic that has been found to date and was discovered in the ruins of the Library of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria from 669 B.C. to 633 B.C. It is 12 tablets long and fully translated here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm
The epic was first written in 2750 BC, and was told and retold for over 1000 years! There was a real King Gilgamesh listed in the Sumerian king list as the King of Uruk (Erech) in the South of Babylonia. The tablets explain that Gilgamesh himself carved this epic in stone as a tribute to Enkidu, his beloved brother and best friend. In it’s original form, it is in cuneiform script and was placed by Gilgamesh in the corner stone of his city. The story is one of the power of friendship between two men. Remarkably this epic is the first place where one reads the Sumerian account of a Great Flood happening, at sometime in the distant past. This epic includes a Noah figure, Utnapishtum, the man who along with his wife survived The Deluge and together were made immortal.
Join us as we explore this incredibly rich archetypal story to find what wondrous wisdom is held here for us!