How Gilgamesh Defeated Mighty King Agga Of Kish
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The 'Epic of Gilgamesh' is not the earliest literary source to mention Gilgamesh, the fifth ruler of Uruk and a demigod whose superhuman strength enabled him to build the city's defensive walls.
According to the Sumerian King List, he ruled the city of Uruk for 126 years.
One old legend, "Gilgamesh and Agga of Kish' mentions Gilgamesh, long before the famous epic. The legend is a short Sumerian story about an armed confrontation between the two contemporary kings, Gilgamesh of Uruk and Agga (also known as Akka) of Kish.
This short Sumerian story – most probably based on one of the many historical wars between the city-states of Sumer - tells how Gilgamesh defeated the neighboring city of Kish, which, according to the Sumerian King List, was the first city to have kings following the deluge.
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