Interesting note here about kingship as the only form of government in ancient mesopotamia especially hout yoursking could be bad – And thus trow his society into Chaos- but then with the Gods help he can become wise And grow And be beneficial to his people

I never realized how influential Gilgamesh has been on western Myths the Hebrew bible, Homer, etc … This is an interesting modern issue that much deal with the basis of our culture being rooted so firmly in Iraq just as biologicaly we are rooted firmly in Africa

You know it’s an epic when the hero is Seeking fame

Unlike the flood of Noah which was brought on by people being wicked, the Sumerian flood was brought by the Gods because of over-population. Too many people using up the finite resources?

Interesting how of.ten Gods have dual personalities or functions. Ishtar is goddess of war AND love. Artemis goddess of the hout and virginity. Christian God, too has three Substances- Father, Son, And -Holy Spirit.

Unlike Paradise Lost in which the free will of man is a lungs subserverand to God, free will here can thwart the Gods plans

The probewitha translation is that each generation had its own” take” on the tale so that new discoveries Actually complicate the tale. I wonder, however, how much we can learn About each epoch as we uncover different versions?

No meter in the Greek sence, but punning And wordplay was something that Was common’ The Akkadian language WAS A major language of Diplomacy all though the ancient Near East. And so it’s no wonder their stories were picked up by Greeks And Hebrews.

Mesopotamia was it largely urban area with subdued and democratic gods. Political matters were handled in Assemblies Lots of trade meant wealth and leisure time for stories – contest literature Something akin to an Ancient rap battle 4000 years ago. Storytellers used the tablets as an outline to help guide the narrator and some writer scribes were also in incantation priests