We are fortunate in that both the Gilgamesh Epic and Sumerian King List mention Gilgamesh in correct name and also in correct time (i.e., postdiluvian or postflood).

This would be like having King Arthur lead the English. You can learn more about Gilgamesh and the Sumerians in Civilization VI by watching the trailer below.

These cities were ruled by kings, whose names might have been forgotten were it not for the discovery of the Sumerian King List. Copies of the list have been found on 16 different clay tablets or ...

The Sumerian King List is a catalog of Mesopotamian kings found in various archaeological and documentary artifacts, with slight variations. It begins with mythical rulers before the flood, with ...

The Sumerian King List claims the legendary hero-king, Gilgamesh, ruled from his seat at Uruk in the 2600s BCE, which is not long before the recently excavated boat was built, sailed, and sank.

The Sumerian King List is unsurprisingly filled with the names of men: Alulim, Hadanish and Zizi. But alongside its male monarchs, the world’s first known civilization also produced the first known ...

The Sumerian King List is a group of clay prisms with names of Sumerian cities and rulers on them. The prisms are an important record of the Sumerian language.

Eridu’s significance is evidenced by the Sumerian King List, various versions of which were inscribed in cuneiform toward the end of the third millennium B.C.

The Sumerian king list also featured events from the Great Flood, legends about Gilgamesh and stories of antediluvian monarchs.