Classical Music
- The Epic of Gilgamesh (Martinů), 1955 choral work by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.
- Gilgamesh (Kodallı opera) 1962–1964 opera in Turkish
- Gilgamesh (Saygun opera) 1964–1970 Op.65 opera in Turkish
- Gilgamesh (Nørgård opera) (1971–72) is an opera in Danish by Per Nørgård based on the epic.
- Gilgamesh (Brucci opera) (1986), an opera in Serbian by Yugoslavian composer Rudolf Brucci based on the epic.
- Gilgamesh (Battiato opera) (1992), an opera in Italian by Italian composer Franco Battiato based on the epic.
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