Download or read book The Hero King Gilgamesh written by Irving Finkel and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1998 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago, in a time of magic, there lived a mighty king whose name was Gilgamesh. He ruled a great city, and he was the noblest and strongest of men. Everyone bowed down to him; no fighter could match him. Surely he had everything he could want. But Gilgamesh was restless, and bored.