Upon his arrival in Uruk following the defeat of Humbaba, the maids of Uruk shout out to Gilgamesh, "Gilgamesh is the most glorious among heroes! Gilgamesh is the most eminent among men!" It is women who give this wonderful praise to Gilgamesh; it is women who inflate his ego. Although women are not prominently featured in 's The Epic of Gilgamesh, inferences surrounding the role of women in ancient Mesopotamia can be made from the characters Ninsun, Ishtar, and the Harlot. These women are always sure to pump up the egos of the men they encounter, and they never short a man of his lesson. Despite her place in society each woman embodies a certain creativity and power untouched by the men they come across. The Harlot mentioned
