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Why Did Sumerians Write the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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- The epic explores themes of friendship, mortality, and the quest for immortality.
- It was inscribed on clay tablets to preserve cultural and religious stories.
- The hero-king Gilgamesh was based on a historical ruler of Uruk.
- The tale includes a flood story that predates the biblical Noah.
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