What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

A. The earliest work of imaginative literature in Mesopotamia
B. The creation myth of the early Shang dynasty
C. The earliest known law code
D. The official history of one of the first Egyptian pharaohs

Question

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? 

 
     
A.  The earliest work of imaginative literature in Mesopotamia 
B.  The creation myth of the early Shang dynasty 
C.  The earliest known law code 
D.  The official history of one of the first Egyptian pharaohs

goldphenoix · Answer

the Epic of Gilgamesh is "an epic poem from Mesopotamia, is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature."

So what do you think the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

What class would you read a poem in? think of it like that

kenljw · Answer

I read it in a Mythology course in 1978, it contains the Flood story and man's search for immortality.  It was not just imaginative literature but was used to question one's existence in the world and your part in it not just  entertainment.  Oldest pieces of copy's date back to 2,200 BC, most likely compiled around 2,800 BC, and writing at this time was on stone in what is called cuneiform, wedge shape.  This was not for the populace but for the ruling elite who I suspect relayed it to the people giving them common a origin and purpose as any culture.