Mkambe's Mind Mosaic

I was deep into my current read when my mind drifted. When was the first book ever written? What was the first story that truly gripped people, the one that refused to be forgotten? That question took me back, far back, to ancient Mesopotamia, where stories were not just written but painstakingly carved into clay tablets. The first known book, in the sense of a written narrative, was The Epic of Gilgamesh . This ancient masterpiece was not printed or bound but etched into stone over 4000 years ago. Calling it just a story does not do it justice. This is not some dusty old myth lost to time; it is humanity’s first great narrative. At its heart, Gilgamesh is about power, friendship, loss, and the endless search for meaning. It wrestles with the same questions we still ask ourselves. What does it mean to be human? How do we deal with mortality? What kind of legacy do we leave behind? What makes it even more fascinating is the transformation at the core of the story. Gilgamesh starts o...