Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, is abusing his authority, so the gods send Enkidu, a wild-man, to challenge him. Gilgamesh and Enkidu end up becoming friends and go on a journey to kill the monster ...
It is also a source of much conjecture, for the hero king on whom the story is based, Gilgamesh is quoted as being two-thirds god and one-third human. In the poem, Gilgamesh is described as the ...
59.7 x 43 x 10.7 cm. (23.5 x 16.9 x 4.2 in.) ...