Tale of Gilgamesh

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Neo-Sumerian_Empire
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Films
gptkb:Novels
Graphic novels
Theater productions
gptkbp:author gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Clay tablets
gptkbp:cultural_impact Referenced in modern literature
Adapted into various art forms
Influenced later epic poetry
Influenced the Bible
gptkbp:cultural_significance Exploration of human emotions
Exploration of the quest for meaning
Symbol of human struggle
Reflection on friendship and loss
gptkbp:discovered_by Found in the ruins of Nineveh
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poet
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:John_Gardner's_translation
gptkb:Stephen_Mitchell's_translation
Andrew George's translation
George Smith's translation
N. K. Sandars' translation
Sumerian city-state of Uruk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tale of Gilgamesh
gptkbp:influence gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:language gptkb:Akkadian
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Enkidu
gptkb:Gilgamesh
gptkbp:narrative_style Third-person narration
First-person narration
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:plot gptkb:Confrontation_with_Humbaba
gptkb:Journey_to_the_Cedar_Forest
The flood narrative
Quest for immortality
Death of Enkidu
Meeting with Utnapishtim
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Epic_of_Atrahasis
gptkb:The_Aeneid
gptkb:The_Divine_Comedy
gptkb:The_Iliad
gptkb:The_Odyssey
gptkb:The_Ramayana
gptkb:Enuma_Elish
gptkb:One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
gptkb:Paradise_Lost
gptkb:The_Mahabharata
gptkbp:significance One of the earliest works of literary fiction
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Community_Center
Mortality
Heroism
gptkbp:year_composed Circa 2100 BC