ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ˈɛpɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi bᵻsˌaɪdz ðɪ ˈɛpɪk ʌv ɡˈɪlɡeɪməʃ ɑːɹ ðə ɡɹˈiːk ˈɛpɪks ˈɪlɪˌæd ænd ˈɑːdɪsi ænd ðɪ ˈɪndiən sˈænskɹɪt ˈɛpɪks ɹˌæmeɪˈɑːnə ænd mˌæhɐbhɐɹˈɑːɾə.
The oldest epic poetry besides the Epic of Gilgamesh are the Greek epics Iliad and Odyssey and the Indian Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.