Cradles of Civilization - Gilgamesh

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Amanda Iliadis
by DrDavidNeiman
published on 07 March 2017

In the fourth part of his lecture, Dr. Neiman explains that writing is invented in the Mesopotamian region of Sumer. He describes that once a writing style is developed, literature flourishes. He then describes the first (probably) literary work ever written: The Epic of Gilgamesh.

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