The Epic of Gilgamesh is a legend of a great flood that pre-dates the story of Noah's Ark. It is possibly the oldest story in the entire world. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Sumerian legend that is preserved on 12 tablets of clay.
Background on Gilgamesh:
"Gilgamesh was a king of Uruk (Biblical Erech). According to the Sumerian Kings List he was the fifth king of the
First Dynasty of Uruk and has been dated to circa 2600 B.C. According to the poem, Gilgamesh
was one-third man and two-thirds god as his father was the god Lugalbanda. Gilgamesh is a poor
and oppressive ruler who seduces women, takes away their children, and spends too much time
building walls." Source:Sumerian Mythology: The Deluge
