Question: Facts: - type: mesopotamian - caption: louvre museum - parents: lugalbanda and ninsun - symbol: bull , lion - name: gilgamesh - abode: earth - image: herosmaitrisantunlion.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gilgamesh .
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gilgamesh -lrb- ; , '' gilgames , '' originally bilgamesh -rrb- is the main character in the '' epic of gilgamesh '' , an akkadian poem that is considered the first great work of literature , and in earlier sumerian poems .in the epic , gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who builds the city walls of uruk to defend his people and travels to meet the sage utnapishtim , who survived the great flood .gilgamesh is generally seen by scholars as a historical figure , since inscriptions have been found which confirm the existence of other figures associated with him in the epic .if gilgamesh existed , he probably was a king who reigned sometime between 2800 and 2500 bc .the sumerian king list claims that gilgamesh ruled the city of uruk for 126 years .according to the tummal inscription , gilgamesh and his son urlugal rebuilt the sanctuary of the goddess ninlil in tummal , a sacred quarter in her city of nippur .