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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem known to be the oldest surviving literary work in history. Written approximately 2,500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the poem, written on clay tablets, recounts the life and trials of King Gilgamesh, including his eventual death and burial. The story was long believed to be a work of fiction poetry, so when a tomb was discovered that seemed to be described in the epic poem, it raised many questions. The main one being, did Gilgamesh and his ancient civilization live? The location of Gilgamesh's burial is explained in the epic and is identified as the Euphrates River. The river travels through Syria and Iraq, with its origins found in Turkey. The Euphrates River is the most extensive river system in West Asia. Although the land around the river once provided ideal conditions for nature, with some of the world's first civilizations being found nearby, a government report tells us that the river is drying up at a startling rate. A report given in 2021 by the Iraq Ministry of Water Resources warned that the river could completely dry up by 2040 if current rates continue. There is some debate about the causes of this, one of the main culprits being climate change. The Middle East is one of the most affected areas by climate change. After centuries of its survival, the river's drying up raises concern for over 60 million people. The Euphrates-Tigris River system sustains many lives in Syria and Iraq, not to mention the vast amount of disease that will spread when a lack of clean water is available to the people relying on the river. Water diseases like cholera and typhoid will slowly return to modern-day life. In the time of Gilgamesh, the river was free-flowing and luscious. This may be why it was chosen to be the final resting place of his tomb. According to the tablets, the river parted when Gilgamesh died to make way for his last resting place. So back in 2003, when a German expedition seemed to uncover the entire Uruk city, including the tomb of Gilgamesh, it was the start of a discovery that would change the world. Scientists used the magnetization of the soil in the area to map any signs of a previous civilization. What they discovered, in short, was a map of Uruk. Jörg Fassbinder, one of the historians on the expedition, commented, By reading differences in the magnetization of the soil, you could look into the ground. The difference between mud and bricks in the Euphrates provided a detailed structure. We found just outside the city, an area in the middle of the former Euphrates. The remains of such a building, which could be interpreted as a burial. The expedition's members were most stunned to find structures identical to those described in the Epic of Gilgamesh tablets. They described the findings to be like Venice in the desert. Although hesitant to confirm the findings of the ancient civilization, the similarities between the mapped results and the city described by the unknown authors speak for themselves. Since 2003, very little has surfaced about the tomb or the condition of whatever lay inside. There have been speculations that the body of Gilgamesh lay intact inside the tomb, showing his half-man, half-godlike body. But these have gone unconfirmed. Claims that his body remained as described in the tablets would confirm that he was a member of a giant race. The potential discovery of the body of Gilgamesh might mean an undisclosed confirmation of a giant race's existence in history. It might explain why the government has yet to elaborate on the discovery any further. Although many believe the war in Iraq began after the tragic events of 9-11, it's worth noting that the war also began approximately one month after the discovery of Gilgamesh's tomb. As the war became incredibly volatile, it became impossible for Fassbender and his team to excavate the area where they located Gilgamesh and the remnants of his civilization. In fact, according to Fassbender, he and his team were forced to flee the site in the early days of the war, never to return. Many reasons have been identified as potential factors for the Iraq war. But with most of them being publicly denied, is it possible that the discovery of Gilgamesh forced the government into locking down the entire country of Iraq? Not to mention the eventual damage that would befall Iraq in the war, with many of the discovery areas being destroyed. It may seem far-fetched, but consider this. Hillary Clinton, a well-known former First Lady and Secretary of State, was on the receiving end of leaked emails. She received one of the emails from a person named Senegar. The subject title reads, requesting documents pertaining to the resurrection chamber of Gilgamesh, the location of his body, and the buried Nephilim. Not only does this confirm government knowledge of the existence of Gilgamesh in his tomb, but it also confirms the existence of the Nephilim. The Nephilim is the name given to a group of mysterious beings of unusually large size and strength. They are said to have lived before and after the Great Flood in Genesis. Nephilim translates to giant, or the fallen ones. This casual referencing of a considered mythical race and its location seem highly controversial when found in government private emails. It gives the impression that there are documents out there showing evidence about Gilgamesh and a large Nephilim race. So why are they being hidden? The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in Mesopotamia, which was known in the modern day as Iraq. The poem was written in Akkadian, a now extinct language, on 20 incomplete pieces of tablets. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, a king whose mother was a goddess. Starting with a prologue praising him as a great warrior, builder, and with knowledge of all things. As the tablets describe, Gilgamesh stands an incredible five and a half meters tall. This makes his existence not only evidence of an ancient civilization before we knew human life began, but also of the possibility of a giant race. However, the poem tells us that Gilgamesh is selfish, lustful, and oppressive, a harsh ruler of the city of Uruk. Currently known as Warka in Iraq. Because of his brutal rule, the gods create a wild man to oppose Gilgamesh. The goddesses make this man from clay, intending him to be an animal rather than a human. They name the man Enkidu, who quickly falls into human life, wearing clothes and eating human food. Tablet 2 talks about the matched strength between the two men as they become rivals. Their inability to overcome each other leads to them becoming friends and embark on adventures together. Some text of the same subject describes Enkidu as a servant of Gilgamesh. Tablets 3-7 go on to say that together the two kill a monster, Humbaba, who is a monster created by the gods. This enrages the gods, who see wastefulness in their creation of Enkidu as a man who no longer rivals Gilgamesh but serves him. When Gilgamesh refuses the marriage proposal of the god Ishtar, she sends another monster to seek revenge. Instead, Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill the new monster, angering the gods further. This time the gods sentence Enkidu to death. Enkidu dreams of this sentencing and his death before he falls ill and is taken by the gods. Tablet 8 is a lament for Enkidu as Gilgamesh mourns the death of his friend. Tablet 9 shows Gilgamesh on a journey to seek Utnapishtim, a man who is said to be able to restore youthfulness and offer eternal life. On finding Utnapishtim, Gilgamesh learns he must find a plant that is said to hold eternal life, which he later finds in the ocean. However, the plant is stolen and eaten by a snake. As it slithers away, it sheds its skin, becoming young again. Gilgamesh returns to Uruk, mortal, understanding that despite his fame, he will be equal to all in his death. The poem has become incredibly influential. Not only does it seem to be an earlier telling of stories we know associated with the Bible and the Old Testament, the Garden of Eden, the creation of man, the Great Flood, etc., but it went on to influence writers like Homer in his epic tales The Iliad and The Odyssey. It also gives us an incredible insight into ancient civilization. Whether completely factual or fantasy-based, the story of the Flood in the epic of Gilgamesh predates the Flood in Genesis by centuries, which leads to various speculations about the origins of this tale. The discovery of Gilgamesh, although one to change the world as we know it, has remained mysterious. Are the contents of the tomb being kept from public knowledge, or were the findings not substantial enough to confirm Gilgamesh and his ancient civilization's existence?