Gelgamesh

 
 

Hero of various myths and epics. The name was mentioned in the Summerian Kings? annals of the first Uruk dynasty, the second dynasty that ruled after the Great Flood. The annals mention Galgamesh as a king who ruled for 126 years. The oldest mention of his name dated to Jamdet Nasr era (3200BC). His name was written in various forms. It means in Akkadian (The Warrior in Front). In Summerian it means (The Man who is the Seed for a New Tree). Many cylinders represent him wrestling wild beasts.