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“The Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the books telling about heroes in ancient times. However, unlike heroes of Greek or Celtic in folk tales, Gilgamesh was an actual figure. He is a king of Uruk around 2700 B.C, who was two-thirds god and one-third man. The god made him to be a great King with beauty, strength, and wise. In the story, his characteristics change constantly as the text proceeds due to the influence from his side-kick character, which is Enkidu, his god-made equal. The first-hand…

Gilgamesh is the oldest known piece of literature. From it, we learn many things about ancient Mesopotamia including about their religion, beliefs, gender roles, and many more. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the main character, Gilgamesh who is the king of Uruk oppresses his people thus forcing them to pray to the god, Anu, for help. Anu replies by sending a wild man named Enkidu and sending him to control Gilgamesh’s cruel ways. Once Enkidu arrived, he tries to…

INTRODUCTION The renowned king of Uruk in Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh, comes from an age which had been wholly forgotten, until the last century archaeologists began uncovering the buried cities of the Middle East. Mesopotamia is one of the cradles of human civilization. The earliest cities in the world history appeared, about 3500 BC. “Mesopotamia” is a Greek word meaning, “Land between the Rivers”. The region is a vast, dry plain through which two great rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris flow.…

his knees and turned his chest away, thus embarrassing himself in front of all the people of Uruk. If Gilgamesh had not had so much pride, his loss would not have been as detrimental to his self-esteem, and he would not have lost so much respect from the people following him. Overall, both Abner and Gilgamesh create astounding error in their authority and cause their subjects such as the citizens of Uruk and Abner’s family to lose their once strong faith in them by demonstrating too much pride…

control his power. This can be shown when he raped wives and daughters of nobles of Uruk whatever he desire it. So to bring back the balance to City the god Anu called out: "Aruru, you are the one who created humans. Now go and create a double for Gilgamesh, his second self, a man who equals his strength and courage, a man who equals his stormy heart. Create a new hero; let them balance each other perfectly, so that Uruk has peace."( Stephen) Enkidu was created and sent to the wildness, when he…

city-state of Uruk. This work is more than a poem surrounding Gilgamesh: it incorporates extensive themes such as longing for immortality, the clash between nature and nurture, and one man’s path to enlightenment. Through Gilgamesh’s pursuit of harmony among the multiple faces of his being: a ruler, a mortal man, and two-thirds deity, this epic reveals the changing perspective of kingship. To begin with the character the epic is crafted around, Gilgamesh is the king of the ancient city-state of…

At this point Gilgamesh recognizes and sinks in the idea that one day he will die, however he wants to avoid that and become immortal just like all the other gods that watch over him and the city of Uruk, Gilgamesh’s people. The death of Enkidu was no peaceful death at all. As stated on page 153 in the text, “O Enkidu, what is this sleep that has seized you, that has darkened your face and stopped your breath?” This quote symbolizes the death of Enkidu…

Dating back to 1600 BC, the historical King of Uruk, named Gilgamesh, was an unkind man who treated his people unfairly- stole wives, daughters, and sons. As a result, the gods of heaven begged to the God of Uruk to create a man who was a reflection of Gilgamesh, therefore, Enkidu was created. Enkidu and Gilgamesh did not get along at the beginning, but soon after, they became friends. Enkidu did not only provide friendship for the hated King of Uruk, but he also changed him for the better.…

Gilgamesh, the one who is two thirds god and one third man, is king of the ancient Sumerian city-state of Uruk. The gods made him perfect. They gave him a perfect body, beauty, courage, and strong. Creating such a creature does have negative side effects. Gilgamesh became extremely cocky, he’d spend all his time wearing out the young men of the city with endless athletic contests and sexually exploiting the young women. The people became scared of him and eventually started crying out to the…

goddess who oversee fertility, love, the hunt, war and marriage. Cuneiform is the first written language on clay tablets and the ancestor of all Western written languages. Epic of Gilgamesh written in Cuneiform is the tale about King Gilgamesh ruled Uruk which was one of the five Cities of Sumerians. Even though the Epic of Gilgamesh is very old, its meaning is still valuable in nowadays. The tale gives prominence to the friendship,…