Gilgamesh (Book of Giants)

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The Mesopotamian hero-king appears by name in the Qumran Book of Giants, listed among the Watchers' offspring - direct evidence that the Enochic giant tradition absorbed Babylonian material. The stature figure comes from the epic, not the scroll.

Named in the Dead Sea Scrolls (notably the Book of Giants), 1 Enoch, Jubilees and related non-canonical literature.

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Also known asGilgamos
Lineage Nephilim (named among the giants) · race detail
TraditionBook of Giants (Qumran); Mesopotamian epic
RegionMesopotamia / Uruk
EraPre-Flood in the scroll; Early Dynastic in the epic
Stature as recordedEpic of Gilgamesh: eleven cubits in height, four cubits across the chest
Primary references4Q530; 4Q531; Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet I
Source Wikipedia: Book of Giants

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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Gilgamesh (Book of Giants)

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