Is the Epic of Gilgamesh about a real person?

or a made up one

Asked by Tt99059905 on 22 May 13:20

Last updated by Jill W on 15 Oct 00:04

Answered by Jill W on 15 Oct 00:04

The Epic of Gilgamesh is based upon the real life King of Uruk (Uruk was a Sumerian city-state), who reigned somewhere around 2700 B.C.