ˈʌðɚ sˈoːɹsᵻz ɐskɹˈaɪb ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɹˈɪʔn̩ pˈoʊɪtɹi tə ðɪ ˈɛpɪk ʌv ɡˈɪlɡeɪməʃ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn kˈʌneɪfˌɔːɹm; haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪɾ ɪz mˈoʊst lˈaɪkli ðætðə tˈeɪl ʌvðə ʃˈɪpɹɛkt sˈeɪlɚ pɹɪdˈeɪts ɡˈɪlɡeɪməʃ baɪ hˈæf ɐ mɪlˈɛniəm.
Other sources ascribe the earliest written poetry to the Epic of Gilgamesh written in cuneiform; however, it is most likely that The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor predates Gilgamesh by half a millennium.