2K announced today that Gilgamesh, the hero of the oldest work of literature (the epic that’s named after him), is the in-game leader for Sumeria in Civilization VI. That turn-based strategy game is ...

The ancient Sumerian “Epic of Gilgamesh” (25,000 B.C.) is thought to be the oldest written story in human history. In the tale — as presented outdoors by Theater Schmeater this summer — the wiry and ...

Tomas Franzese is a News Editor at DualShockers, writing a variety of reviews and shedding light on upcoming games for both PC and consoles. While he has been a gamer most of his life, he began ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sumerian Blood: Gilgamesh against the Gods The deep sands of the desert are blend with the blood of Sumerian who fought in the battle that shaped the fate ...

The Gilgamesh epic has often been called the world's oldest surviving story. This isn't strictly true: That distinction probably belongs to the Sumerian epic Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta. Still, ...

Greg Jenner is joined in the ancient world by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Marjolein Robertson to learn all about the famous Mesopotamian poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. Sumerian poems about a ...

Since 2018, Enrique Jiménez, professor of ancient Near, Eastern literature at the Institute of Assyriology at LMU and his group have been working to digitize every cuneiform tablet still in existence.