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Gilgameš (Sumerian: 𒄑𒉈𒂵𒈩) was the mythical king of a city named Uruk and was well-known for his epic journey to find immortality.

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Source record No.p. 174, fig. 19MediumPrint sketchOrientationFrontImage date1876CreatorGeorge Smith (assyryologist)Source notesFig. 19 caption: "Izdubah strangling a lion. From Khorsabad sculpture." In Smith, Chaldean Genesis, 174. [Fig. 19]

Source record No.p. 90, fig. 69MediumPrint sketchImage date1992CreatorTessa RickardsSource notesBlack and Green, Gods, Demons, and Symbols, 90. [Fig. 69]

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  Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld Afterlife myth

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  While Enki was saling, the south wind uprooted a single ḫalub tree on the bank of the Euphrates river. A woman found it, planted it in Inanna's garden, and watered it by only using her feet; it grew massive after ten years. Inanna wanted to use it for a chair, but its bark would not break. Inanna cried and asked her brother, Gilgameš, to do it. Gilgameš cut the tree with his strength and also made a powerful mallet from its branches. During a game, both the ball and the mallet fell down into the netherworld. When Gilgameš could not recover items, his servant Enkidu offered to retrieve it. Enkidu became trapped there. Gilgameš asked Enki and Enlil to rescue Enkidu, but without success. Utu, however, obliged and made a hole for Enkidu to return. Gilgameš rejoiced and asked Enkidu how different kinds of people fare in the netherworld, ending the poem.    

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  The Song of the Hoe Creation myth

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  Epic of Gilgamesh (SBV) Prestige, Hero myth

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  Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk and has a track record of terrorizing his own people. The people cry out to the supreme deity Anu, who creates a twin of Gilgamesh named Enkidu. Enkidu sets out for Gilgamesh, finds him, and they become friends after a brawl. The two journey together, whereby Enkidu dies. Gilgamesh tries to become an immortal with the help of a plant, but fails. The story ends with Gilgamesh realizing that his destiny is to be a good king to his people. 

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