Gilgamesh of Uruk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gilgamesh_of_Uruk
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
gptkb:mythological_figure
epic hero
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:associatedWith mythology
quest for eternal life
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Uruk
gptkbp:culture Sumerian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Lugalbanda
gptkbp:foundIn immortality
gptkbp:friendOf gptkb:Enkidu
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:hasTemple Eanna temple
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gilgamesh of Uruk
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Uruk
gptkbp:languageOfEpic Akkadian
gptkbp:legacy influenced later epic literature
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Utnapishtim
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Sumerian_King_List
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ninsun
gptkbp:notableFor building city walls of Uruk
gptkbp:oneThird gptkb:human
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Ishtar
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Early_Dynastic_Period
gptkbp:slays gptkb:Bull_of_Heaven
gptkb:Humbaba
gptkbp:tabletCount 12
gptkbp:title King of Uruk
gptkbp:twoThirds divine
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Dilmun
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:deity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Early_Dynastic_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8