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In the Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the gods who are present when the decision is made to send the great flood. Ereshkigal: Ereshkigal is the goddess of the underworld. She appears in the company of her scribe Belet-Seri in Enkidu's vision of the underworld, which he relays to Gilgamesh before dying.
In both the Epic of Gilgamesh (tablet XI, line 102) and the Neo-Assyrian version of Atra-Hasis, Erragal is responsible for "ripping out the mooring-poles" before the flood. Frans Wiggermann tentatively suggests that this might be a wordplay involving the name Errakal and the term tarkullu.
- Nancy Katharine Sandars
- 1960
- Gilgamesh. King of Uruk, the strongest of men, and the personification of all human virtues. A brave warrior, fair judge, and ambitious builder, Gilgamesh surrounds the city of Uruk with magnificent walls and erects its glorious ziggurats, or temple towers.
- Enkidu. Companion and friend of Gilgamesh. Hairy-bodied and brawny, Enkidu was raised by animals. Even after he joins the civilized world, he retains many of his undomesticated characteristics.
- Shamhat. The temple prostitute who tames Enkidu by seducing him away from his natural state. Though Shamhat’s power comes from her sexuality, it is associated with civilization rather than nature.
- Utnapishtim. A king and priest of Shurrupak, whose name translates as “He Who Saw Life.” By the god Ea’s connivance, Utnapishtim survived the great deluge that almost destroyed all life on Earth by building a great boat that carried him, his family, and one of every living creature to safety.
Oct 7, 2019 · “The god Errakal was uprooting the mooring-poles, Ninurta, passing by, made the weirs overflow. The Anunnaki gods carried torches of fire, scorching the country with brilliant flashes.
- Joan Acocella
The Epic of Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /) [2] is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames" [3] ), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur ( c. 2100 BC ). [1]
- Aaron Shaffer, Herbert Mason, Jean Bottéro, Stephen Mitchell, Andrew George, Morris Jastrow, Albert ...
- 1999
Jan 26, 2018 · The main character is a king of Uruk. Uruk was founded in modern day Iraq, around 4,500 BCE. It’s known for being the first great city. The story also mentions gods and goddesses that would have been Sumerian in origin.
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Gilgamesh and Urshanabi bearded the boat, they cast off the magillu-boat, and sailed away. The wife of Utanapishtim the Faraway said to him: "Gilgamesh came here exhausted and worn out. What can you give him so that he can return to his land (with honor) !"
