I've got the odd bits of info floating around as well that I need to dig into. I'm thinking the best source is The Epic Of Gilgamesh...The origional story was oral, and I don't think the flavour of it's writing was ment to be a written art, but rather a document to preserve an oral story that wound up being corrupted over time by the additions of current events (to re-write parts that had perhaps lost relevance?)??

Or perhaps someone has slipped something into my coffee?