Gilgamesh and Agga of Kish

The "Gilgamesh and Agga of Kish" is a Sumerian poem that tells of a conflict between Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and Agga, the king of Kish. This epic is one of five short Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh, written during the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE.1234

In the poem, Agga of Kish, the last ruler of Kish's first dynasty, is defeated by Gilgamesh. While Gilgamesh is a legendary hero, historical evidence suggests he may have ruled Uruk in the first half of the 3rd millennium BCE and was a contemporary of Agga. The poem is part of a larger body of literature surrounding Gilgamesh, the most famous hero of ancient Mesopotamia.342