This week\’s blog seems to be very interesting. On eof the readings that I really enjoyed was the epic of Gilgamesh. The epic of Gilgamesh was a very interesting story. I think that it was one of the most exciting out of all of the stories. The reason I liked it so much was because of the two characters in the story Enkidu and Gilgamesh. Their roles in the epic were very important. Both of them were very exciting characters. There was alot of drama going on between the both of them. The story started off with Enkidu being created by the god Aururu. Enkidu was made out of clay and was endowed with strength and was believed to be the mightest in the land. Enkidu then had sdex with Shamhat for six days and seven nights. Shamhat sucked out all of his powers. Then she asked him to come with her to the Holy temple, which was the residence of the gods Anu and Ishtar.
Then the story shifted over to the character by the name of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh had two dreams about ekindu and told his mother . She explained that these dreams are going to have something to do with his future. Gilgamesh was then to marry Ishara. Before the wedding Ekindu blocked the way and both of them began to fight each other. After the fight they actually kissed and made up. Gilgamesh and Ekindu went to the forest and headed to the mountains. Everynight Gilgamesh had dreams. He had dreams about a bull named Shamash. IN the forest there goal was to kill Humbaba once they got to the Cedar mountains. ONCE THEY MET hUMBABA THEY BEGAN TO BATTLE AND gILGAMESH HAD TO SAVE eKINDU\’S LIFE BE KILLING hUMBABA. aFTER THEY KILLED hUMBABA the made a raft and headed out with the head of Humbaba.
Once they got back home Princess Ishtar wanted to marry Gilgamesh. THe Gilgamesh and Ekindu ran into the bull of Shamash. THey then kolled the bull of Shamash. After that Gilgamesh held a celebration in Princesses Ishtar\’s palace. While the celebration was going on Ekindu was having a dream.
By this time the gods were very angry with Gilgamesh and Ekindu they got together and had a conference to decide whether or not they should kill Ekindu and Gilgamesh. The Conference of gods included ANu, Enlil, and Shamash. In the end they spared Gilgameshes\’s life and killed Ekindu. Then Gilgamesh headed out for Utanapishtim . He went to Mt. Mashu where he met a scorpion that he had to battle and then killed. He also slew a couple of lions in the mountains. THen Urshanabi warned Gilgamesh about a great flood that the gods were going to send down to destroy the Sumerians. He told Gilgamesh to construct an Ark just like Noah. So Gilgamesh made the Ark and lived through the storm just like Noah. This story resembles Noah\’s ark in many ways.This week\’s blog seems to be very interesting. On eof the readings that I really enjoyed was the epic of Gilgamesh. The epic of Gilgamesh was a very interesting story. I think that it was one of the most exciting out of all of the stories. The reason I liked it so much was because of the two characters in the story Enkidu and Gilgamesh. Their roles in the epic were very important. Both of them were very exciting characters. There was alot of drama going on between the both of them. The story started off with Enkidu being created by the god Aururu. Enkidu was made out of clay and was endowed with strength and was believed to be the mightest in the land. Enkidu then had sdex with Shamhat for six days and seven nights. Shamhat sucked out all of his powers. Then she asked him to come with her to the Holy temple, which was the residence of the gods Anu and Ishtar.
Then the story shifted over to the character by the name of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh had two dreams about ekindu and told his mother . She explained that these dreams are going to have something to do with his future. Gilgamesh was then to marry Ishara. Before the wedding Ekindu blocked the way and both of them began to fight each other. After the fight they actually kissed and made up. Gilgamesh and Ekindu went to the forest and headed to the mountains. Everynight Gilgamesh had dreams. He had dreams about a bull named Shamash. IN the forest there goal was to kill Humbaba once they got to the Cedar mountains. ONCE THEY MET hUMBABA THEY BEGAN TO BATTLE AND gILGAMESH HAD TO SAVE eKINDU\’S LIFE BE KILLING hUMBABA. aFTER THEY KILLED hUMBABA the made a raft and headed out with the head of Humbaba.

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