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Andrew R. George, The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts (2003)

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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Gilgamesh Tablet XI preserves an Akkadian flood account closely related to Atrahasis material.

The flood narrative is plainly present and comparable with Atrahasis. The leap from text to global geology is not supported by the text itself.
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The listed critical and development sources establish a layered literary Gilgamesh tradition but do not independently establish a historical ruler behind it.

Answer / theory: A historical ruler behind the legend is possible, but the epic itself is literary and mythic. What supports it: Gilgamesh appears in Mesopotamian king traditions. What is weak or disputed: Independent historical evidence for the person's biography. Evidence level: Plausible but Unproven.
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