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Matthew Jankowski
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Enkidu: gilgamesh kept killing the men and taling the brides. penguin version finds the priestess of the temple of love a harlot. Gilgamesh demands the right of first night. Enkidu steps in to stop Gilgamesh. Enkidu loses the fight. He and Gilgamesh become fast friends.
— Mar 25, 2013 07:43PM
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Matthew Jankowski
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Urshinabi is banned from heaven. Upshanatim tells Gilgamesh how to fi d the flower of life. Gilgamesh wins the priZe but a snake steals it.
— Mar 25, 2013 08:14PM
Matthew Jankowski
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The story of the flood: shurrupak the city was noisy. Angering enlil. He sent a great flood. Upshanatim was allowed immortality so long as he remained inthe garden of the east, heaven.
— Mar 25, 2013 08:13PM
Matthew Jankowski
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The scorpion man allows Gilgamesh to pass through the mashu mountains to find upnapshtim, the only mortal allowed by the gods to become immortal. Siduri bye the sea allows Gilgamesh to pass the gates and see urshinabi, the ferryman. Gilgamesh accidentally breaks the ferrymans boat. He fashioned 12o poles and in the end served as a sail. Meeting upshanatim.
— Mar 25, 2013 08:11PM
Matthew Jankowski
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Gilgamesh spurs ishtar. The pair kill the bull of heaven. Enlil declares they must die, shamash says only one must die, enkidu. Enkidu dies, leaving Gilgamesh.
— Mar 25, 2013 08:03PM
Matthew Jankowski
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Humbabu: Gilgamesh and enkidu prepare to fight the watchman of the cedar forest, humbabu. They journey far, aided by shamash who entrapped humbabu. Humbabu begs for his life, enkidu insists humbabu be killed. Enlai is furious.
— Mar 25, 2013 07:55PM
