Gilgamesh the King Cover of first edition (hardcover) Author Robert Silverberg Illustrator dt3456 Country United States Language English Genre Historical Publisher Arbor House Publication date 1984 Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) Pages 320 pp ISBN 0-87795-599-9 OCLC 10849752 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 19 LC Class PS3569.I472 G5 1984