Reading a lot of middle east ancient history, it's pretty easy to see the population pressure causing regular wars. In my opinion, Gilgamesh has a much milder

Reading a lot of middle east ancient history, it's pretty easy to see the population pressure causing regular wars. In my opinion, Gilgamesh has a much milder tone than a lot of ancient history because it was nearer to the time when agriculture and walled cities were a new invention and the population pressures were much less severe.