Gilgamesh The Man And The Myth

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What I learned from the story

Gilgamesh was the best known individual in the ancient Mesopotamian society and he

was the fifth kind of the Uruk City where he ruled about 2750 B.C.E for a duration of 126 years.

Gilgamesh led his community in conflicts with the Kish which was a nearby city which had been

a principal rival of Uruk. He was also a subject in numerous legends and poems hence the

Mesopotamian Bards made him the principal figure in the stories of “Epic of Gilgamesh”. This

made him the paramount hero character in the prehistoric Mesopotamia and the gods gave

Gilgamesh a faultless body then gifted him with superhuman courage and strength. These

strengths led him to construct massive walls in the city of Uruk and other several magnificent

temples in Mesopotamia.

After the death of Enkidu according to the stories of Epic of Gilgamesh, after they had

executed an evil monster and rescue Uruk from destroying bull and later upset the gods hence

sentenced to death, Gilgamesh was greatly affected by his death. Gilgamesh then sought for

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ways to swindle death and then gain eternal life and hence ended up finding a supernatural plant

which had the power to deliberate immorality but the plant was stolen by the serpent and taken it

away. This led Gilgamesh to recognize that death is ultimate fate for all humans. In focusing the

themes covered in the books about Enkidu and Gilgamesh they reflected on the concerns and

interests of the urban based complex society which had emerged recently in Mesopotamia. These

complex societies were supported by productive agricultural economies in development and as

they congregated in the cities they needed to find ways to resolve their disputes. Mesopotamians

and many other people interacted regularly and hence the prosperity of Mesopotamians attracted

many migrants like the early Hebrews who hence settled in the cities and assumed

Mesopotamian ways.

What is the view?

Gilgamesh and Enkidu seem to have had a great impact in the history of the

Mesopotamians.

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Insert Surname 1 Professor’s name Student’s name Course Date What I learned from the story Gilgamesh was the best known individual in the ancient Mesopotamian society and he was the fifth kind of the Uruk City where he ruled about 2750 B.C.E for a duration of 126 years. Gilgamesh led his community in conflicts with the Kish which was a nearby city which had been a principal rival of Uruk. He was also a subject in numerous legends and poems hence the Mesopotamian Bards made him the principal figure in the stories of “Epic of Gilgamesh”. This made him the paramount hero character in the prehistoric Mesopotamia and the gods gave Gilgamesh a faultless body then gifted him with superhuman courage and strength. These strengths led him to construct massive walls in the city of Uruk and other several magnificent temples in Mesopotamia. After the death of Enkidu according to the stories ...
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