Gilgamesh (English spelling)

Japanese: ギルガメシュ（英語表記）Gilgamesh

The protagonist of the ancient Babylonian epic poem, written in cuneiform script and spanning 3,000 lines, Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, wanders in search of eternal life after the death of his best friend Enkidu, and finally finds his way to the afterlife. It had a major impact on the religion and literature of the peoples of Western Asia, and the flood story in it is the prototype for Noah's Ark in the Old Testament. It was discovered by Smith in the 19th century among clay tablets excavated at Nineveh.

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Japanese:

古代バビロニアの大叙事詩の主人公
楔形 (くさびがた) 文字で3000行に達し，ウルク王ギルガメシュが親友エンキドゥに死なれ，永遠の生命を求めて放浪のはて来世を見る。西アジア各地の民族の宗教・文学に大きな影響を与え，その中の洪水説話は『旧約聖書』の「ノアの箱舟」の原型である。19世紀，ニネヴェ出土の粘土板の中からスミスによって発見された。

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