The Epic of Gilgamesh

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Epic of Gilgamesh:

• A) exists today in the exact version in which it was read in ancient Sumer.
• B) relates the adventures of a lugal of Uruk in ancient Sumer.
• C) tells us more about ancient Persian society than it does about ancient Sumer.
• D) is largely derived from stories in the Hebrew Bible.
• E) tells the story of a simple Akkadian farmer.

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