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Gilgamesh was a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk and a major hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.

According to legend, Gilgamesh slayed the giant Humbaba in combat and forged the sword Humbaba's Fang from his tooth. By the 1st century BCE, the sword would end up in Ptolemaic Egypt, where it was recovered by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.^[1] Gilgamesh's stories persisted through the centuries into the Abbasid Caliphate, as the thief Nehal later playfully compared the king of myth to her friend Basim Ibn Ishaq's desire to leave a legacy in Baghdad.^[2]

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 '''Gilgamesh''' was a historical king of the {{Wiki|Sumer|Sumerian}} city-state of {{Wiki|Uruk}} and a major hero in ancient [[Mesopotamia]]n mythology.
-According to legend, Gilgamesh slayed the [[giant]] [[Humbaba]] in combat and forged a [[Humbaba's Fang|sword]] from his tooth. By the 1st century BCE, the sword would end up in [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic]] [[Egypt]], where it was recovered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Humbaba's Fang]]</ref>
+According to legend, Gilgamesh slayed the [[giant]] [[Humbaba]] in combat and forged the [[sword]] [[Humbaba's Fang]] from his tooth. By the 1st century BCE, the sword would end up in [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic]] [[Egypt]], where it was recovered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> Gilgamesh's stories persisted through the centuries into the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], as the [[thief]] [[Nehal]] later playfully compared the king of myth to her friend [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]'s desire to leave a legacy in [[Baghdad]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1stm}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==References==