Gilgamesh

"The Epic of Gilgamesh" was written around four-thousand years ago and is the earliest piece of western literature found to date. It originates from the first western civilization known as Mesopotamia. It was originally written on clay tablets and provides us a great window to the past to help us understand Mesopotamian religion, politics, and traditional roles of men and women.
Mesopotamian government was one that was controlled exclusively by a lugal. The lugal was said to be in direct relation with the gods. The gods communicated their wants through the lugal who would in turn relate them to his people. …