A good overview of the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh, its Sumerian antecedents and Mesopotamian transmission, its importance for biblical studies, and modern translations of it.
For more on the later survival of the figure Gilgamesh, notably in the Book of Giants, and also in modern popular culture, see here and links. And for many other PaleoJudaica posts on Gilgamesh and his epic, see here and links, plus here.
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