As the Assyrian Empire crumbled in 612 BCE, a hidden treasure endured—transformed, not destroyed. Deep within the ruins, the Library of Ashurbanipal, its 30,000 clay tablets filled with ancient wisdom, was not reduced to ash but hardened by fire. The very flames that sought to erase history instead preserved one of its greatest epics: The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Sometimes, survival is forged in destruction. Sometimes, fire does not consume—it immortalizes."