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| where did the story originate |
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| acient sumeria/ mesopotoamia |
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| approximately when did the story originate |
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| 2750-2500 bce/ 18th century bce |
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| according to the prolouoge who wrote down the story |
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goddess of vegetation and fertility, also goddess of war
patroness of uruk, called queen of heaven |
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| god of vegetation and fetility, born a mortal |
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| third kind of uruk (after the deluge), minor god, sometimes called father of gilgamesh |
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| demon, guards the cedar forest, killed by Gilgamesh and Eukidu |
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| prostitute that tames eukidu, they copulate for 6 days and 7 nights (shemhat) |
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| a king and priest of shurrpak, god granted him and wife eternal life- for building boat (family and one of every living creature) |
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| bull released by anu, kills hundreds of men in uruk |
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| steals giglameshs plant, Gilgamesh realizes death cannot be avoided, sets him free, foreshadows adam and eve and serpant story |
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| discovers eukidu at watering place in wilderness, plots to tame him |
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| evil fate, god of death, responsible for disease and pests |
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| the plant that made man young again |
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| Gilgamesh's mother, niusuu adopts eukiu, endorsing friendship with Gilgamesh-made them brothers |
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| slow painful death, suffered for 12 days, for him and Gilgamesh killing humbaba and the bull of heaven |
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| gilgameshs reaction to enkidus death |
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| horrified by prospect of his own death, looks to learn the secret to eternal life |
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| the abode of untanapishtim |
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| the realationship between Ishtar and gilgamesh |
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| Ishtar tried to seduce him, when he didn't give in she condemned him and got mad |
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| gilgameshs relations with people of uruk |
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| no compassion for the people of uruk |
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| king od shurappak, secret meetings, the god enlil orders flood to destroy mankind, Ea warns him that there will be a flood, builds ark, boat ran into a mountain peek, after 7 days released a dove and realized no dry land, enlil granted them eternal life for saving humanity |
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| height (approximately 180 feet) with six decks and one acre of floor space, and load it up with the seed of each living thing and with his family and possessions, lied to city to help him build it, built in 7 days |
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| enkidus relationship with the harlot |
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| seduced by her, copulate for 6 days and 7 nights |
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| what is the wild bull in Gilgamesh's dream |
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| what alerts humbaba to Gilgamesh and enkidus presence |
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| them making a lot of noise in the forest and chopping down trees |
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| what is Gilgamesh's breastplate |
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| describe the fight between humbaba and Gilgamesh and enkidu |
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| They cut down trees and hear Humbaba coming then slashing and confusion arises. Gilgamesh offers a desperate prayer to Shamash, who then releases 13 storms onto Humbaba. The storms make Humbaba stagger then Gilgamesh overtakes him, Humbaba pleases for his life and says he will be Gilgamesh’s servent but then Enkidu urges Gilgamesh to kill the monster. |
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| what is enlils reaction to Gilgamesh and enkidus victory over humbaba |
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| enlil thinks enkidus should die |
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| what does Ishtar threaten to do if she isn't granted the bull of heaven |
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| whom does enkidu curse and why |
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| The hunter who first spotted him and the temple prostitute. He knew he was going to die |
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| what is the staute of enkidu made of |
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| why does Gilgamesh seek utnapishtim |
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| he seeks the secret to eternal life |
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| what lies beyond the darkness through which Gilgamesh treveld |
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| Beautiful garden by the sea |
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| what does shamash say to Gilgamesh |
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| The dreams are an effect of Humbaba’s spell. Humbaba is only wearing one of his garments at that point in time. |
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| what does sirduri tell gilgamesh |
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| To go to Urshanabi’s house and tells him to ask Urshanabi to take him to Utnapishtim. Then tells him to return if he refuses. |
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| what is the result of Gilgamesh destroying urshanabis holy things of stone |
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| Urshanabi orders Gilgamesh to go back into the forest and cut sixty poles, and then another sixty poles. |
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| what must Gilgamesh do but cannot do to attain immortality |
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| Stay awake for seven days |
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| what does utanpishtim do to ushanabi |
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| Forbids him from returning to the island |
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