Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The Epic of Gilgamesh
You have read the epic of Gilgamesh. Now it is time to analyze the epic and apply your knowledge to what you know about the Mesopotamian civilization. Answer the questions you received in class in paragraph form. Make sure to include details and examples from the epic to support your analysis. Make sure to use your notes from class. This is due by Monday, October 31, 2016. All responses must be posted by 8:00 am on Monday or it will receive an automatic 40% reduction. Have fun with Gilgamesh and Enkidu!
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These stories tell me about the role of god's played in the lives of humans by the people complaining about Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was treating humans all wrong and the humans got mad because he was supposed to be their shepherd. They called to Aruru to make someone else strong enough to beat Gilgamesh. The role of Gilgamesh was to be the shepherd of humans but he was a mean god.
ReplyDeleteThis story says about the ability of humans to change is that people are different. Not all people stay the same throughout life. For example, when Gilgamesh wrestled Enkidu to the ground they became friends. Gilgamesh changed during that fight. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because they believe in doing things right and doing it in the right way.
The epic part of the story is when the gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city and Ea told Uta-Napishti to build a boat. Uta-Napishti sealed himself in the boat and everything that was in it and they were in the boat for 6 days and 6 nights. This is similar to the story of Noah and the Ark when God flooded the earth and only Noah and a few people and animals were on it.
These stories tell me that the gods and goddesses care about their people's needs and wants. In tablet one, it's says how Gilgamesh was created and how powerful he was. Since he was so powerful, he became arrogant and believed that everything belonged to him. He ripped sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights. Because of all of that, the people prayed to the goddess, Aruru, who created Gilgamesh to create someone who can get rid of Gilgamesh. She heard their prayers and created Enkidu who was suppose to be more powerful than Gilgamesh. It turned out that Gilgamesh still overpowered Enkidu and became friends.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was part human and part God. He had the feelings of a human and the power of a god. When Gilgamesh and Enkidu was fighting the Bull of Heaven they worked together, but Enkidu was killed. When he was killed Gilgamesh's heart was broken and wept for his friend showing the human side of him.
In the bible a great flood came to wipe out all of the people that were wicked except for the animals, Noah and his family. In tablet eleven, the gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city of Shuruppak. In the bible God told Noah to build an Ark to put his family and the animals on during the flood. God gave Noah the dimensions of the Ark. Ea the ocean god told Uta-napishti about what the other gods were planning to do and told him to build a boat and gave him the dimensions. It rained consistently. When the storm calmed Noah sent a dove to find land and bring back a leaf to be a signal that there was land. Uta-napishti sent a bird to find land. Both boats land on a mountain.
These stories tell me that the gods and goddess care for the people in a way,but they are also selfish.In tablet one because Gilgamesh would rip sons from their fathers and the women from their husbands on their wedding nights people called out to the goddess Aruru, who created Gilgamesh, to make another king that is strong and can beat Gilgamesh. Aruru heard their calls and prayers and created Enkidu who eventually became friends with Gilgamesh.The gods and goddess are also selfish because in tablet six after Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends the goddess Ishtar wanted to be with Gilgamesh, but he rejected and insulted her. Ishtar didn't like that she had been rejected and insulted, so she sent down "The Bull of Heaven" to kill people and destroy crops which Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeated together. This only made her angrier, so her father Anu and the council of gods decided to curse Enkidu with a disease that killed him. Another example of them being selfish is in tablet eleven when they cursed Uta-napishti to live in a foreign land because a long time ago the gods lived in a city and they decided to flood the city because it was too noisy and crowded. The god Ea told Uta-napishti, so he built a boat and sailed away with his family to a foreign land. The god of earth Enlil found that he and his family was alive after everyone else died and cursed him and his wife.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh's story in the beginning he was rude,terrible and a tyrant. In the end he changed for the better after becoming friends with Enkidu although he had his heart broken after Enkidu died.This shows that humans have the ability to change for the better, but sometimes we might need a little guidance along the way.This reflects the Mesopotamian belief in redemption and humanity.
In the bible God created the first people to walk the earth out of clay and in the Epic of Gilgamesh the goddess Aruru created Gilgamesh and Enkidu out of clay.Another similarity from the Epic and Gilgamesh and the Christian bible is that one of the stories in the bible God created a flood to get rid of all the wicked people.In tablet eleven the gods decided there should be a storm to wipe out all the people in the city because they were noisy and it was crowded. God told a man named Noah about the flood and to build an Ark. Noah was told to take a pair of every animal and his family on the Ark. One of the gods told a man named Uta-napishti there was going to be a flood and to build a boat for him and his family. After the flood Uta-napsihti sent birds and when one didn't return that meant it found dry land. Noah sent a dove to find dry land and it brought back a leaf to prove that there was.
These stories tell me that the role of the gods in the lives of humans are helpful, but sometimes harsh.Before Gilgamesh became good he was a horrible 2/3s god. Aruru the full god,heard the people's cries and gave them Enkidu. This was quite helpful,because they soon became friends.That led to Gilgamesh becoming the god the people wanted him to be.Gilgamesh having the ability to change says that any human can change. It reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because they have a polytheistic belief.This means that they believe in multiple gods that can be either good or evil. Since Gilgamesh changed from good to evil this reflects their religion.The epic of Gilgamesh is similar to a story in Christianity.In the Tablet of Eleven when Uta-napishti tells Gilgamesh the story of the flood,it reminds me of how God flooded the earth and Noah built the ark.Just as Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat, God did the same with Noah. Uta-napishti took everything he owned and his household people, as Noah took animals and his family.Noah and Uta-napishti both sent out birds to see if there was land.This was one story that the Epic of Gilgamesh has that's very similar to a story in Christianity.
ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me about the role the gods play in humans lives because they make all the decisions and can be selfish. For example, Gilgamesh would take things from the humans that they want. He took the wife's husband on her wedding day and ripped sons from there fathers. The humans were scared of the gods because they were very powerful. Also the gods can do things like send floods to destroy the city, but the ocean god might tell someone about it. The gods are depended on to protect the humans and keep them in place. Some of the gods just give the humans something to believe in. The gods and goddess also hurt the humans because of their selfishness. For example, The goddess got mad and released a bull from heaven which could have destroyed everything.
ReplyDeleteThis story says that the ability to change is very easy and every person is different. I say this because once Gilgamesh wrestled with Enkidu and took him to the ground his feelings changed. He became best friend with Enkidu until he died. This relates to the Mesopotamians ways because they believed that its good to do the right way. For example, Gilgamesh changed for the good after taking Enkidu to the ground.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is like biblical stories is tablet eleven when the gods sent a terrible flood to destroy the city. This reminds me of Noah's Ark because god told him to build the boat just like the ocean god told Gilgamesh. In the bible the storm lasted very long just like the flood. Also they sent out bird to determine whether there was land near them just like in the bible. When the bird did not return they knew it was a good thing. This is how this relates to the biblical stories.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the gods and goddesses usually played out horrendous and glorifying acts towards the humans depending on their moods and personal feelings, sometimes without regarding the humans possible note-worthy opinions. The gods tried to reason with the humans logic, but were far to impatient in most situations. Gilgamesh being a egomaniac and a demigod treated humans foully until he was finally met with a challenge that was summoned by the humans who wished that Gilgamesh's rain of terror would end. To summarize the gods misunderstood the humans requirement or "request" and gave them a demigod unfit to rule and eventually had to send down Enkidu to dispose of him.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh being one third human can still feel sympathy and other subtle human emotions that are affected by his acquaintance with Enkidu who rather than being a rival became a friend as a consequence of Enkidu surrendering during their battle. When Gilgamesh rejected Ishtar she was blinded by fury and convinced her father to let loose the "Bull of Heaven" which was beaten by the duo triumphantly. Being angered and and failed Ishtar went to a higher source and was given permission to either dispose of Enkidu or Gilgamesh. She then chose Enkidu which I believe is because he threatened her with the same demise as the "Bull of Heaven". With her command the gods cursed Enkidu with a disease that desecrated his body. Gilgamesh sobbed and mourned for his friend and decided to migrate on forever always remembering his loss. The smallest bit of humanity made Gilgamesh realize what he had which is now gone. This reflects to Mesopotamian values and beliefs because it shows how humane we can be with personal actions and how we can change for the better once we realize our errors.
Uta-napishti and his family lived in the city which the gods wished to destroy because of its rowdiness. Ea the god of the Ocean not liking the idea of her oceans's actual entity being thrown across a city to cause unnecessary chaos warned a fellow human of their plan and gave him the instructions to living a longer life with his family. When the time came Uta-napishti sealed his family and himself inside the boat he built and waited out six days and six nights. On the seventh day the storm calmed and the boat landed on the top of a mountain where water stretched for what seemed endlessly. Uta-napishti continued to send birds until one did not return, for it had found land. The gods angered by Uta-napishti's survival cursed he and his wife with immortality and trapped them both in a distant land despite Ea's defenses. God told Noah, a worthy man, to board two of each animal, male and female, onto a boat that he was told to build. Noah then guided his family onto the boat as well and got ready to set sail once given the order.Once the rough storm began it continued on for 40 days and 40 nights. After the storm Noah and all of its passengers had to remain in the boat for at least 150 days because of every landscapes critical condition and the flood level being tremendously high. Noah soon sent out a raven which flew to and fro until all of the water was dried up. He then sent a dove which returned with a frond which proved that life outside the Ark was now an option.
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ReplyDeleteThe stories say a lot about how the gods played a role in humans lives.In these stories we can see the gods gave the people what they wanted and they looked out for their best interest.The gods gave the people what they wanted ,so that the people could live a good life.In the story,Aruru,who is a goddess gave the people Gilgamesh.Gilgamesh was 2/3 god and 1/3 man.Gilgamesh had beauty and courage,he was made to be a perfect leader.Since he was so strong and worthy he became arrogant. With him being arrogant and doing whatever he wanted ,he became a horrible king.Gilgamesh ripped sons away from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands.From doing horrible things like that his urge for doing unworthy things grew.The people had finally had the last straw with Gilgamesh and they asked gods for a better protector,one that could beat Gilgamesh.Giving the people what they wanted the gods created and sent down Enkidu.The people wanted Enkidu to challenge Gilgamesh and with that he did.Fighting like wild bulls,Enkidu surrendered and said,"You are the strongest" to Gilgamesh.The strange thing about it was that after the two had fought they had became friends.They became good friends who went on many adventures.That part of the story tells just how helpful the gods were.In tablet six it shows just how easily the gods can switch.The gods displayed that they will get what they want also.Ishtar,a goddess, was stunned by Gilgamesh beauty and wanted to marry him.Gilgamesh did not want to get married to this goddess.So, Ishtar told her father,Anu,and he sent the Bull of Heaven down to kill Gilgamesh.The Bull of Heaven did not win and so Anu and the council of gods decided to give a sickness that could kill to Enkidu.Enkidu died and left his best friend to be miserable.This example shows that the gods aren't always good.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was a horrible ruler in the beginning.Once he found Enkidu,Gilgamesh changed for the better.What that shows is that people have the ability to change as a person and to turn their whole life around.This story tells you that your first impression will not always be your last.Sometimes someone who meet is not really who they are.For example,in the beginning Gilgamesh did horrible things,but when he meet Enkidu his inner goodness came through.This reflects the Mesopotamian values and beliefs because they believe that their gods are doing what is best for them.They believe that gods can be evil or good. Mesopotamians value hard work and doing good.So when Gilgamesh changed for the better it showed dedication. This story is similar to the story of Noah and the Ark.God saw all of the bad people who were on the earth,so he decided he was going to destroy all of the bad people with a storm.Since Noah found favor in God ,Noah was told from God that he will gather his family and go into the ark.God told Noah exactly how to build the ark and he did exactly that.Once the flood was over Noah sent out a dove to find dry land.Noah had survived and found dry land.In the epic Uta-napishti was warned from Ea,the ocean god,that the gods were going to destroy the city.Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat with specific dimensions.Once it was time for the storm Uta-napishti sealed himself,valuable things ,and people of household in the boat.They were protected throughout the storm.The storm calmed down and Uta-napishti sent out a bird dry land.He found dry land ,but soon after sent to a faraway place.The stories were similar because both people characters were given instructions to help them survive.
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These stories tell me that the gods seek revenge whenever they get angered or upset. For example, in the story when Istar got upset, she went off to tell her dad, anu, to suffer from a seven year drought. Then she got even more upset, and then she told her dad to give her the bull heaven, after some pep talk, her dad finally broke down and gave her the bull of heaven. The bull trampled the streets of uruk and everything in its sight. All in all i got to say, the gods are mysterious people and will let their people suffer alongside them as in the story.
Gilgamesh's change from cruel to compassionate tells me that a person of a good nature can transform a person bad nature. For example, in the story gilgamesh was ripping sons away from their fathers and demanded wives away from their husbands. Then when the people talked to their goddess, enkidu was created. Gilgamesh and enkidu fought like bull through the streets, walls and floors trembling with every move they took. Then, enkidu did an amazing thing, he surrenders to gilgamesh admitting his defeat. By him doing the right thing, gilgamesh and the great enkidu became friends. This reflect to mesopotamian values and beliefs by the way that eruku surrendered and becoming friends like something they believe in very greatly in the mesopotamian culture.
In some biblical stories, there were quite a few fights between great beings in history just like gilgamesh and enkidu when they fought. In the biblical stories great beings fought for different reasons, but none had anyone who admitted the others defeat like enkidu did to gilgamesh. All stories should have the same ending like this one. To recap, they became friends over something politely done. To sum it up, they in biblical and gilgamesh’s scenario, things came to a rough start but uniquely worked themselves out.
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ReplyDeleteThe story says that in order for a human to change you must take something that they love and then they will change their ways. For example, in the beginning of the story Gilgamesh was a ruthless person.After Ishtar killed Enkidu Gilgamesh turned into a soft hearted person and grieved after Enkidu's death.This shows that Gilgamesh missed his friend and change over the course of the story. Also Gilgamesh was also a bad person before he meet Enkidu . When Enkidu and Gilgamesh battled Enkidu surrenderd thereforth they became friends. This story is similar to Christian biblical stories because in the last part of the story it talks about Gilgamesh meeting a man named Uta-napishti who the gods let live after a flood destroyed the city.This is similar to the bibilcal story of Noah and the ark. For example, in both stories the gods we're tired of the people so they sent a great flood and they only told one person to build a boat to survive the flood. Also in both stories, the person who survived the flood sent a boird out and if the bird came back then that meant that there was no dry land. If the bird didn't come back,then that meant ut found land and it was ok to leave the boat. This story tells that the role of the gods is ti supply the people with what they need or want. For example, the people kept complaining about Gilgamesh and how they wanted a new king. So the gods sent Enkidu to battle Gilgamesh. Also the roles of the gods are to protect the good people. For example, when Gigamesh meet Uta-napishti he tod Gilfamesh about how the gods let him survive during the flood.
ReplyDeleteFrom reading the story about Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and other gods they encountered, I can infer that the gods act as a president, or a counselor in the lives of humans.The gods protect, give advice, and help people with the problems they encounter. For example, when Gilgamesh was being cruel to people, the people of Uruk looked to Aruru, the person who created Gilgamesh, for help, because Gilgamesh was supposed to protect the people not cause chaos. So they asked Aruru to create someone stronger that can protect the people of Uruk, and beat Gilgamesh. The goddess Aruru answered the requests of the people, and built a wild man named Enkidu out of clay. Enkidu roamed the grasslands with other animals until a trapper noticed Enkidu, and thought that him and Gilgamesh fighting would bring peace to Uruk. So he sent his son to consult with Gilgamesh, and when Gilgamesh accepted the challenge the two powerful men fought, until Enkidu surrendered, and surprisingly the two men became friends and went on many adventures together. I also believe the gods play a role in human’s lives of punishing them when they do wrong. For example, in the city of Shuruppak the gods lived peacefully on the banks of the Euphrates river until the city started to become crowded and clamorous. So the gods moved away and planned a dangerous storm that lasted 6 whole days, to come and flood the city of Shuruppak, all because the people were too noisy.
ReplyDeleteIn the story before Enkidu died, Gilgamesh was very cruel and violent, because he would take sons and wives away from their loved ones, but once Enkidu was cursed with a disease that killed him, Gilgamesh became a good person. From this I can infer that sometimes it takes something tragic to happen for someone to change. Humans have the ability to change, but it’s their choice on if they want to or not. In Gilgamesh’s case he changed because of his depression of his friend, Enkidu, loss. This situation reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs by showing how a god can be created, and be either good or evil. For example, Gilgamesh was evil in the beginning before Enkidu was created by ruining families, and he became a good person in the end when the closest person to him, Enkidu, died.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is similar to a Christian story about God telling Noah to build a 3 story boat, because all the flesh on earth was corrupt, and God was planning to destroy them along with earth. God told Noah that the boat needed to be 300 cubic feet with a width of 55 cubic feet, and a height of 30 cubic feet (1 cubic is 18 inches). He told him to bring his 3 sons, wife, and 2 of everything on earth, specifically male and female. Once all settled God sent a big flood bigger than anything ever seen, to destroy earth, and kill everyone except Noah and his family. Likewise, in the city of Shuruppak, Ea, the ocean god warned Uta-napishti that the gods were sending a big flood to destroy the city and the people for being clamorous. Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat for him and his family to be able to escape the flood, and told him the dimensions the boat needed to be. When the time came, the gods sent the flood killing everyone, except Uta-napishti and his family.
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ReplyDeleteThe stories are explaining the role gods played in the lives of humans by giving examples, their names, and what they do for the humans. In the passage there four gods. Each god had something to do with Gilgamesh such as his strength which made him a hero who was immense and terrible.Each god gave the people what they needed most. The people cried to the gods for a powerful man to defeat Gilgamesh. When the beautiful young woman brought Enkidu, everyone thought he was the sting man to defeat him. Even though sometimes the people questions the gods they still need to obey for them to remain happy. Gilgamesh's story explains the ability of human change by having someone to always cheer you up and to help you do certain things. In the passage, Enkidu challenged Gilgamesh to a battle. After the were through "fighting like bulls" they became friends. I think Enkidu made Gilgamesh feel more open and pleasurable to everyone. Gilgamesh became friendly knowing that someone actually likes him. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs by believing that if you are created by a god, you could be good or evil. At first Gilgamesh was awful, then he became more a friendlier person. The part when Epic of Gilgamesh was similar to Christian biblical stories was when the passage explained how he was born and who gave him his powers and strengthens to become a powerful leader and could not have been defeated. Aruru created him to be two thirds of a god and one thirds of a man.
ReplyDeleteThe stories are explain how the go's played a major role in humans by showing who and what to believe in. In the passage there are 4 main gods that created Gilgamesh. They made him into a powerful king. For example many people feared him because he was two thirds of a god. This story tells me about how humans change by showingdifferent emotions and feelingsee for different things. For example when Enkidu died, Gil games have shredded in tears that shows human characteristics. Afree that he change into a whole new 0erson from a cruel and unkind man into a respectable and generous person. This reflects Mesopotamian values or beliefs by showing how a god can be created and change over a period of time.The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is like biblical stories is tablet eleven when the gods sent a terrible flood to destroy the city. This reminds me of Noah's Ark because god told him to build the boat just like the ocean god told Gilgamesher according to the passage
ReplyDeleteThe gods played an essential part in the lives of humans. They controlled their lives by making decisions from who their king should be to if there should be a flood. These decisions could deeply impact the life of a person. For example, the decision Ishtar made about the flood could cost many people’s lives. If not then they would grow up living a harsh life and suffer the consequences of her decision. Another example of how the gods play an important part in their lives was when Aruru created Gilgamesh and made him their king. Since it's clear they didn't have a choice on who they wanted to be their king, the gods must have made that decision. This decision affected the citizens lives and how they lived. Gilgamesh being an arrogant king adds to the idea that they didn't have a choice when it came to who their king should be. If they had they probably would have chosen one that wasn't as arrogant and made sure that he was a good king before making him one. This all adds up to how important the gods are to the human's lives and how that could affect them.
ReplyDeleteWhat this says about the ability for humans to change is that they can. Gilgamesh changed even though he was only one thirds human. This gives even more evidence that people who are all human can change and probably have a better chance of doing so. In the story, Gilgamesh changed with the help of a friend. This proves that having friends who support you is crucial. If Gilgamesh had never met Enkidu he would probably still be the arrogant ruler he once was. Since the citizens believed he could change with the help of Aruru they didn't give lose hope . Instead they continued praying and pleading, never losing hope. This is what eventually lead Aruru to send down Enkidu to help change Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh changed he was a more likable person and was more charming. This came as relief to the people of Uruk because now they could live in peace and not worry about Gilgamesh making their lives unpleasant.This shows that people can change if you don't stop believing that they will.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that resembles Christianity is when it says that the citizens are praying to Aruru . This is something Christians do when they don't know who to talk to or when they really want something. The people of Uruk desperately want and need a new king. They finally decide that he has too much power to get rid of him by themselves. When they realize that they start praying, hoping that Aruru will be kind enough to help them.They both pray when they start losing hope or are in desperate need. This is one of the similarities when it comes to them acting like Christians in some way. Another similarity is that they both believe in gods. Believing in God is an important part for Christians and apparently for citizens of Uruk. They have a strong belief and faith when it comes to their god. This gives both Christians and people of Uruk hope so they will have the strength to keep moving forward even when times are tough.
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ReplyDeleteThe Gods played a major role in human's lives.The story shows that any negative or positive actions humans do can cause a reaction from the gods or goddess. They want to worship the gods and the King was in a way, a representation of the people. The gods decides what happens, how it happens and where it happens. So the Gods get their way and sometimes people had to suffer. For example, Gilgamesh did not want to be with Ishtar. This resulted in a death to his best friend Enkidu. So the Gods will get their way and sometimes the people will suffer. Another example is Uta-napishti and Ea the ocean god. The Gods wanted to flood the city but Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat for the flood. He did that and ended up surviving. This shows the affect Gods have on humans.
This story can relate to a stories in the bible. That story is about the flood. The flood in the story can be compared to the flood in the bible. Noah built a huge ark because God was going to flood the earth. Uta-napishti was building a boat because the ocean god told him that the gods were going to flood the earth. Both Gods wanted to flood the earth and both gods warned one person about it so they can build a boat.
This story can prove that humans have the ability to change. Gilgamesh was a cruel leader in the beginning of the story. He did what he wanted when he wanted and how he wanted to do it. But through time and a certain person, Enkidu, Gilgamesh learned how to lead his people and be a great leader. Gilgamesh can thank the people of Mesopotamia for changing him because they cried out to the gods in order to help him. Mesopotamian people believe in redemption. In other words, they can forgive someone for their past acts.
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The stories explained how the role of the god's had am a major impact on human lives by expressing their beliefs on whats best for the citizens.For example, Gilgamesh thought that the citizens could handle their own on some situations, but the citizens felt like he didn't care about their health or the outcome of the situation.Some god's approached things differently then the others.Some citizens appreciated it and some didn't. I think the citizens just wanted their god to show love towards the community and keep it safe from enemies.This story shows how humans have the ability to change because throughout the story it showed how the people agreed with the god's decisions and how sometimes they didn't. For example, after Enkidu found how Gilgamesh treated the citizens, he challenged him in Uruk to prove that he was a better leader than Gilgamesh.The people liked this idea because they felt like Enkidu was the only person who could stop Gilgamesh.So they had a happy reaction because they felt like there would be a change in their lives.This reflects Mesopotamian values or beliefs because it showed how a god's character can change over time.For example, when the god's sent a flood to destroy the city, it showed how their emotions can go from love to hate.This is a life lesson to not always trust certain people because it can backfire on you.Now the citizens can prepared for the next time a situation like this occurs.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me the role of god's in the lives of humans by the people complaining about Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was treating humans awfully and the humans got mad because he was supposed to be their. They called to Aruru to make someone else strong enough to beat Gilgamesh. The role of Gilgamesh was to be the shepherd of humans but he was a mean god.
Gilgamesh's story in the beginning he was rude,terrible and a tyrant. In the end he changed for the better after becoming friends with Enkidu although he had his heart broken after Enkidu died.This shows that humans have the ability to change for the better, but sometimes we might need a little guidance along the way.This reflects the Mesopotamian belief in redemption and humanity.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is similar to a Christian story about God telling Noah to build a 3 story boat, because all the flesh on earth was corrupt, and God was planning to destroy them along with earth. God told Noah that the boat needed to be 300 cubic feet with a width of 55 cubic feet, and a height of 30 cubic feet (1 cubic is 18 inches). He told him to bring his 3 sons, wife, and 2 of everything on earth, specifically male and female. Once all settled God sent a big flood bigger than anything ever seen, to destroy earth, and kill everyone except Noah and his family. Likewise, in the city of Shuruppak, Ea, the ocean god warned Uta-napishti that the gods were sending a big flood to destroy the city and the people for being clamorous. Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat for him and his family to be able to escape the flood, and told him the dimensions the boat needed to be. When the time came, the gods sent the flood killing everyone, except Uta-napishti and his family.
These stories tell me the gods played a role in the humans lives because the humans did not have anyone else to believe in except the gods. They believe in the gods because they witnessed them create Gilgamesh, which was the powerful person in Uruk. Gilgamesh was created by the main 3 gods which were Aruru Shamash and Adad. If Gilgamesh was not created no one would believe in the gods because the gods gave him special features no other person had. For example the god Aruru made Gilgamesh two thirds god and one third man. This story says humans have the ability to change because the humans wanted another god to rule them before Gilgamesh became a better and more powerful leader. For example the humans asked the god Aruru to create another god that is strong enough to beat Gilgamesh because Gilgamesh would think everything that everyone else had belonged to him. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because some people thought that if you were created by a god you can be good or evil. For example people thought the gods created Gilgamesh to be evil because he was an awful ruler that decided that everything and everyone's property belonged to him, at first. The Epic of Gilgamesh reminds me of Noah's Ark because when he met Uta-napishhti he told Gilgamesh a story about how he was warned to create a boat to save himself from the flood. Once he built the boat he brought his friends family and everything he loved on the boat to protect himself and others from the flood. Also in both stories both of the boat owners sent out birds to detect if there was any dry to exit the boat onto.
ReplyDeleteThe role of the gods play a big role in the human lives during this time period. For example, in the story in of Gilgamesh and Enkidu the people of Uruk were tired of Gilgamesh taking anything they had without any remorse. So the goddess Aruru heard their cries and she a man could beat Gilgamesh. What does his story say about the ability of humans to change is that they can change. Gilgamesh showed that he can change when action is taken. With the some part of him being human he feels the emotion, if you will, that humans feels that the gods don't. This reflects the Mesopotamian values and beliefs because anything is possible. The Gilgamesh story has similarities to Christian biblical stories. For example, when the story said Aruru a goddess made a man out of clay similar to, when god created Adam out of dirt. Another similarity is when the story said that Uta-napishti said that, once again a god decided to flood Uta-napishti city for six days and six nights. Uta-napishti built a boat just like in the story of Noah's Ark .
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me about the role the gods played in the lives of humans, that the gods come off as very powerful and interfere with the lives of humans as they choose. The gods try to control human’s lives in a certain way. For example, when Gilgamesh was the ruler and people complained that he didn't treat his people well. So Aruru created Enkidu who is supposed to be the same as Gilgamesh. The gods are shown as they are constantly interfering in the lives of humans. Displaying an ability to use their powers to affect daily events. Gilgamesh was cruel at the beginning, but it was most likely because he was like an only child. Only child most of the time are spoiled, and get what they want. While all the people aren’t as courageous, and beautiful, Gilgamesh thinks he is better than them. When Enkidu came in and challenged him, I think it made him feel like he had a brother. Making his life change. This story says about the ability of humans to change that sometimes all you need to change is a little push. People expect you to change from one day to another all by yourself, truly you need time and someone to encourage you and challenge you to do better. Just like Enkidu challenged Gilgamesh. This reflects on Mesopotamian values and beliefs because Mesopotamians believe in gods being able to change their lives. Whether it is helping the people or destroying them. For example, Ea changed the life of Uta-napishti by warning him of the flood. This is the type of things that people believe the gods changing their lives positive or negative. Referring back to humans being able to change, humans can change positively or negatively with the help of others, influencing them because that is what they believe in. God's’ being able to change their life in whatever aspect of it. The part that the Epic of Gilgamesh is similar to Christian biblical stories is when the flood happens. For example, God choosing a righteous man to build an ark because of an impending great flood. In both accounts, samples from all species of animals were to be on the ark, and birds were used after the rains to determine if flood waters had subsided anywhere to reveal dry land. Also, God (or several gods in the Gilgamesh account) decided to destroy humankind because of its wickedness and sinfulness. The flood covered the land and mountains with water. Then sacrifices were offered after the flood. Those are a few examples of some similarities in both stories. In conclusion, I believe gods are very similar to humans. Gods fight for simple things(Ishtar for love, and destroying others for not achieving what she wants). Humans destroy each other because of jealousy of others, and not getting what they want. They destroy the happiness of others because they are not happy, so they can make them feel the same way.
Cristian Ayers 8A
ReplyDeleteThe story of Gilgamesh explained alot of things to me about the role of Gods,Gilgamesh,and Christian Biblical stories. The gods give the people what they want like in the first story the people wanted a ruler so the gods gave them Gilgamesh and when they wanted Gilgamesh defeated they gave them Enkidu. The gods don't want trouble with the people and they don't want to be angered so they just give the people what they want. Gilgamesh got a friend after battling with him(Enkidu) which made the two very close from the day they met and to just lose a friend like that, a person can change completely. Eternal friendships can go a long way and the lost of a friend can be a major setback to a person's state of being. This reflects to Mesopotamian values and beliefs because Gilgamesh redeemed himself and/or how a person/god can change over time. Tablet Eleven is similar to Christian biblical stories because god told Noah to build a boat just like Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat to survive the flood. Noah made it to safety and lived just like Uta- napishti made a boat to safety and also gained immortality along with his wife. The gods do everything for a reason. The story of Gilgamesh taught me a lot of Mesopotamia's values,how it relates to christian biblical stories,and how people can change over time.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the role of the gods was to help and protect humans; however the gods had to be merciless to maintain order. Aruru created Gilgamesh who was two thirds god and one third human. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. Gilgamesh was an awful king because he was arrogant, and he believed that everything belonged to him. For example, Gilgamesh would rip sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights. The people complained about Gilgamesh because he was suppose to be the protector of the people, but instead he neglected the task as their shepherd. The goddess Aruru heard the cries of the people of Uruk. Gilgamesh was unmatched in strength and power, so Aruru created Enkida to match Gilgamesh. This shows that the gods tried to help the people. The flooding of Shuruppak is an example of how the gods were merciless to the majority of the people to maintain order. The gods sent a flood to destroy the city because it was too noisy and crowded.
ReplyDeleteMesopotamians looked for bravery, strength, honesty, humility, humanity, and beauty in a Mesopotamian noble. Gilgamesh lacked some of these qualities. Gilgamesh was a very arrogant, cruel, and selfish ruler. Aruru sends Enkidu to battle Gilgamesh because the people did not want Gilgamesh as the king anymore. Enkidu was the only one who could defeat Gilgamesh. Enkidu surrendered to Gilgamesh, and the two became friends that would go on many adventures. The goddess Ishtar was furious with Gilgamesh because he had insulted her. Anu released the Bull of Heaven to his daughter, Ishtar, and she sent the bull to trample Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeated the Bull of Heaven causing Ishtar to be angry. Anu and the council gods declared that either Gilgamesh or Enkidu had to die. It was chosen that Enkidu would die from a disease, and Gilgamesh would suffer from the loss of his friend. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh grieves for him, finally showing that he can be a good person. This shows that your character can changes when your heart changes. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because they believed that a ruler should have humanity and humility. Gilgamesh now had these qualities.
This story has similarities to Christian biblical stories. The flooding of Shuruppak shares similarities to the story of Noah’s Ark. In the flooding of Shuruppak, the gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city because it grew too crowded and too noisy. Ea, the ocean god, told Uta-napishti about their plans and told Uta-napishti to build a boat. Ea gives Uta-napishti the dimensions and when the time came, Uta-napishti sealed himself, his belongings, and his household people in the boat. Uta-napishti set loose a bird to find dry land. In the story of Noah’s Ark, God looked down at the world and he saw that the people of the world had become very wicked. God decided to teach mankind a lesson by creating a flood that would destroy all the evil in the world. God looked around to see if there were any good people left, and he found Noah and his three sons. God wanted Noah to build an ark and to gather a male and female of every creature inside the ark. When the waters began to drop, Noah sent out a dove to find dry land. Noah, his family, and the animals were all safe when they walked out of the ark.
The role that the gods play in the lives of humans is that the gods are like the pack leaders. I say this because if the people cry out to the god telling them something is wrong or they don't like some the gods will try there best to make them happy. Even though the king rules the people,the gods are over everyone. For example, when the people cried out to the gods because king Gilgamesh was a bad and selfish king and Aurora his creator answered their prayers. Aurora came to help them so she sent them a new King that would be stronger than Gilgamesh and would protectake the people.
ReplyDeleteThis story tells us that people can change if they have a will to, or someone is encouraging them to change. Gilgamesh friend didn't encourage I'm to change but once they became friends he became nicer. This tells us that people can have an impact on others lives even if theyou started out with a bad start. People can always change whether it's a negative change or a positive change. This reflects Mesopotamia values and beliefs by telling us that they not always have a bad king and when they do they either get a new one or they change.
The Epic of Gilgamesh can relate to the Christian biblical stories. For example in tablet eleven a man named Uta-napishti was told by Ea the god of the ocean that the gods will send a flood destroying and killing everything on Earth except for him and his family. He was instructed to build a boat and was given the dimensions, so when the flood comes they will be ready. The storm lasted for six days and six nights and on the seventh day the storm was over. This relates to the Christian biblical story Noah and the Ark because God had told Noah their would be a flood, a flood that will kill all people on earth, and if he follows my direction him and his family will be safe. Noah follow God's instructions and created the Ark and put two of each animal in the boat and all of his family. Forty days and forty nights the Earth was flooded and on the forty first day the storm was over. These relate because the earth was both flooded and both of the people had to create a boat to be safe.
These stories tell me about the role the gods play in humans lives because they rule over and show their greatness to the people in order to gain recognition and respect of their power. For instance, Gilgamesh would take things from from people because he knew they were not a match for him. The humans were cautious of how they acted around or towards the gods because of their might. The humans are counting on the gods to symbolize power and greatness so whenever there might be a predicament, they can depend upon the god they worship to pull through for them. Some of the gods just give the humans something to believe in order to keep faith and hope for better days. The gods and goddess also hurt the humans because of their selfishness. For example, The goddess got mad because Gilgamesh didn't want her and she released a bull from heaven which could have destroyed everything.
ReplyDeleteThis story says that the ability to change is not difficult but usually requires something to give a sign that change is needed. I say this because when Gilgamesh wrestled with Enkidu and took him to the ground, he came to a realization that what he was doing was wrong and his feelings changed. After this, he and Enkidu went on many adventures together and developed a strong bond with each other. Then, they were a very dominant team and helped with many compilations. This relates to the Mesopotamians ways because they believed that it's relevant to be positive and keep a good mindset. For instance, Gilgamesh changed for the sake of his good after he fought roughly against Enkidu.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is like biblical stories is tablet eleven when the gods sent a catastrophic flood to dispose of the city. This reminds me of Noah's Ark because god told him to construct a boat just like the ocean god instructed Gilgamesh. In the bible the storm lasted for a while similar to the flood. Also they sent out a bird to determine whether there was land near them similar to incident in the bible . When the bird did not return they knew it was a good thing. Hence, this is how tablet eleven in the epic of Gilgamesh relates to the the biblical stories.
These stories tell me that the gods made all of the human's decisions and that the gods want exactly what is asked of the humans (selfish) in their lives, I say this because of details in Tablet eleven that says the goddess wanted Gilgamesh but he didn't take her so she decided to be selfish and make him suffer and kill his best friend. This story tells that anybody can change as long as there is someone in their life that really appreciates them and their company (a friend). It affects Mesoplatinum values and beliefs in humanity. This story is similar to the story of Saul (Paul), these two stories are similar because it took one person to change another except they both had to be guided to be good. I say this because in tablets six and eight Gilgamesh meet Enkidu’s and they fought until they decided to be friends and they went on a journey, which was Saul's (Paul’s) guidance to being a good person.
ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the gods played a very important role in the lives of humans. Without the gods, the humans wouldn't know what to do or who to turn to when something happened. I also see that the gods make the humans lives more interesting. For example, when Gilgamesh did cruel things to the people, it made their lives more interesting. Some people may not like the way it made it interesting but it did. It gave them something to talk about. In other words, without the gods the humans lives would be dull.
ReplyDeleteThis story says that the ability for humans to change isn't impossible. Some people don't like change while some just think it's impossible. If you don't change you'll never know the effect or outcome of it. It may point out the fact that they have over 1,000 gods and goddesses. I say this because in the different tablets, different gods and goddesses are introduced. This also clearly shows how man is able to change for the god. Even though Gilgamesh was just one third man, he could still be considered human. Enkidu changed Gilgamesh from a cruel leader to a man with a warm heart.
This is similar to the story of the devil but it’s the other way around. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh went from a cruel man to a great men. In the story of the Satan, he went from a great man to an evil one. In both stories it shows how human and human etiquettes can change a man whether it’s from good to evil or evil to good. Enkidu changed Gilgamesh and the will to have authority and power changed Satan. This also shows how people will never be all good or all bad. People may be good sometimes and bad sometimes.
These stories tell me that the gods abuse their powers for the good and the bad in the lives of humans. Humans know that the gods are all mighty and powerful and they can make anything happen. The people of Uruk didn't like their ruler Gilgamesh for his arrogant and savagery ways towards them. The people complained to the god Aruru to give them a new ruler who is strong enough beat Gilgamesh. Aruru created Enkidu him and Gilgamesh collided into a hellacious battle that Gilgamesh would ultimately win but throughout the fight the two became good friends. The goddess Ishtar was in love with Gilgamesh but he did not feel the same about her to he turned her down after this she pulled a hissy fit by telling her father the god Anu. She had told her father that Gilgamesh had insulted her but he really didn't care but she asked for The Bull of Heaven having his doubts he gave it to her. Gilgamesh and Enkidu work together and killed the bull Ishtar once again told her father he and the gods decided to to put it into this by the deciding to kill Gilgamesh or Enkidu. They decided to kill Enkidu they cured him with a disease that ultimately killed him this really hurt Gilgamesh causing him to leave Uruk and travel the world. The people got what they wanted but the expense was someone's death.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh being one third human has the ability to have a change at heart his story says that all humans have the ability to change for the better. Gilgamesh started off as this bad and curl person. After he formed a new relationship/friendship with Enkidu he started to change his outlook on life. All humans make mistakes in life but sometimes we need that one person to make us better than what we are. When Gilgamesh lost his best friend lost his best friend Enkidu it touched him in a sensitive spot that most humans have felt before. This reflects Mesopotamian beliefs and values by believing that any demon created by the gods can be good or bad. Gilgamesh being more god than human showed more of being a human than a god.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is similar to a Christian biblical story is when Gilgamesh and Enkidu Concord and killed The Bull of Heaven. When Ishtar sent the Bull to Uruk she thought it would have killed Gilgamesh in the snap of a finger. But him and Enkidu worked together and faced adversity and killed the beast. Willing knowing the beast was more powerful than them they still didn't let that stop them. A Christian biblical story that is related to this is David and Goliath. David had no armor no experience nor was he battle-ready but he faced adversity and killed the Goliath. It doesn't matter if you're the underdog in a fight you have to keep facing adversity.
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ReplyDeleteThis story tells a lot about the roles god played in the lives of humans. Based off what I read, I can tell that the gods played a huge role in the human’s lives. The humans depended on the gods to make their lives better. For example, when the humans got tired of Gilgamesh they called on the goddess, Aruru, to make their lives easier. She did this by sending Endiku , a man who had the potential of defeating Gilgamesh. But on the other hand there were some gods who were really selfish and didn’t care what happened to the humans. For example, Ishtar feelings were hurt so bad she released the bull of heaven, knowing it would put the lives of human in harms way.
In the beginning Gilgamesh was so cruel. He would take sons from their father and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights. It was so bad the humans begged the Aruru to send someone to take him down. But little did they know that person not only became his best friend but changed his life. Gilgamesh and Endiku became so close that when he died Gilgamesh changed for the better. This shows that humans always have the ability to change, its just whether they decide to change or not. The relates to Mesopitamian values because They believed that when something bad happened, whether a natural disaster or not, it was because the correlating god was angry at them, so they did their best to keep the gods happy.
This relates to Christianity because it’s similar to God and Noah. God told Noah everything he needed to do to survive the flood. And in this story the God was Ea and the Noah was Gilgamesh . Ea told Gilgamesh everything he needed to do in order to survive the flood.
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The roles the gods played in the lives of the humans was ruling them and do what they say. The gods did what they wanted to do and how they wanted to do it. For example, Gilgamesh the goddess ruled a nation or city, and everyone obeyed his every rule and command as the ruler. One of the commands Gilgamesh made was to the wives before their weddings to do what Gilgamesh wanted them to do. This shows that the roles of gods was to do anything they wanted to and make sure the humans obeyed them. Since, the gods have those roles they will do anything they want.
Gilgamesh story says about the ability of humans to change is that humans doesn't think one way. For example, if we figure out that we have a bad character or personality we will fix it. Since, the humans can change change they think more than one way. It reflects Mesopotamian beliefs and values because Mesopotamian beliefs and values change if they need to be changed. For example, later on the beliefs and values change because they needed to be change. They needed to be changed because they dangerous and there was going to be dead bodies everywhere. If there are going to be bodies everywhere many people wouldn't like to go there. Overall, humans reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is related to the Bible stories. For example, when Gilgamesh was talking to this man named Uta-napishti he was telling him about the time he had to build a ark for him and his family to live. Like the example the man had to build an ark like Noah in the Bible had to do in order to survive. At the end both Noah and Uta lived after the flood. This shows that the Bible stories and the Epic of Gilgamesh are alike in a way. Overall, the story Noah and the ark are alike when compared to the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Omar Young
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The roles the gods played in the lives of the humans was ruling them and do what they say. The gods did what they wanted to do and how they wanted to do it. For example, Gilgamesh the goddess ruled a nation or city, and everyone obeyed his every rule and command as the ruler. One of the commands Gilgamesh made was to the wives before their weddings to do what Gilgamesh wanted them to do. This shows that the roles of gods was to do anything they wanted to and make sure the humans obeyed them. Since, the gods have those roles they will do anything they want.
Gilgamesh story says about the ability of humans to change is that humans doesn't think one way. For example, if we figure out that we have a bad character or personality we will fix it. Since, the humans can change change they think more than one way. It reflects Mesopotamian beliefs and values because Mesopotamian beliefs and values change if they need to be changed. For example, later on the beliefs and values change because they needed to be change. They needed to be changed because they dangerous and there was going to be dead bodies everywhere. If there are going to be bodies everywhere many people wouldn't like to go there. Overall, humans reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is related to the Bible stories. For example, when Gilgamesh was talking to this man named Uta-napishti he was telling him about the time he had to build a ark for him and his family to live. Like the example the man had to build an ark like Noah in the Bible had to do in order to survive. At the end both Noah and Uta lived after the flood. This shows that the Bible stories and the Epic of Gilgamesh are alike in a way. Overall, the story Noah and the ark are alike when compared to the Epic of Gilgamesh.
From the readings of Gilgamesh,Enkidu,and other gods,I can infer that the gods played a major,key evident role of the humans ' everyday lives.For example , when the people called on Aruru,a goddess of the people,for help because Gilgamesh(the king of Uruk) was being cruel and harsh,she answered.The people were so dependent on their god ,Aruru to come and save them because Gilgamesh was two thirds god and one third man that the people wouldn't even have a chance to stop him. So then when Aruru answered she created Enkidu, a god who was strong enough to at least put up a fight against the "Almighty Gilgamesh".This is an example of the gods playing a very major in the lives of the humans' of Uruk.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was cruel at first.He gave many of his people hard times and soon he got what was coming for him. It took him for his best friend to die for him to become a better person and change. This says that some people may need a big mishap in their life in order to or them to change their micheaveous ways. In the Mesopotamia principles this shows they should give forgiveness no matter what's the cost.
The "Epic of Gilgamesh" is similar to the biblical stories of Adam and Eve. Gilgamesh was being cruel and micheaveous against his own and payed for it.He had his best friend killed and he decided to move away from his land.Adam and Eve disobeyed god and had to pay for their wrong decision. Although Gilgamesh was one of a kind he was the only one to make foolish mistakes and payed for it later on.
These stories tell me that a god's or gods' roles are not going to be the same in every environment. For example, in, "The Creation of Gilgamesh and Enkidu" the people's great god was Aruru. She had the role of a giver in the lives of humans. Aruru created Gilgamesh, who was made two thirds god and one third man with beauty and courage. The great goddess made him to be a king of strength and power, but his character showed this in irony of being the protector of the people. The people called out their cries to Aruru and she answered them making them another man, Enkidu, who could serve as their king. Overall, Aruru gave her people what they wanted, so her role was played as a giver. While on the other hand, in a different story, "Gilgamesh, Ishtar, and the Bull of Heaven", the goddess Ishtar had the role of a preparer in the lives of humans. Based off the story, Ishtar did nothing beneficial towards her people, but she did prepare them to be in a drought she caused. This shows me there is a difference between what a god's or gods' role is and what people think their role should be. Gilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the beginning, but he changed. His story says humans can change, but it depends on the people in their life that affects if there will be a change in their character or not. Without Enkidu and Ishtar being introduced in Gilgamesh's life, his character most likely wouldn't have changed. Gilgamesh learned how to be friendly when he became friends with Enkidu. Both fought each other and realized each other’s strengths. When Gilgamesh met Ishtar, Ishtar felt insulted by him and disliked his arrogance. She ended up getting her father to release the Bull of Heaven in the city of Uruk. If she didn't do this Gilgamesh wouldn't have protected the people by killing the Bull of Heaven. Gilgamesh then learned to care for other people. The Mesopotamian people believe if you are created by a god, you could be good or evil. At first Gilgamesh could have been described as being evil but he changed into a friendly person. A man named Uta-napishti was told by the Ocean god, Ea, to build a boat and he also gave him the dimensions and the plans that would happen. The Storm god, Adad, created a storm, which made flood waters. Uta-napishti survived the storm on his boat with his family. He released birds off the boat to find land. One of his birds found land and that is where he and his family lives. This part of the Epic of Gilgamesh is similar to a Christian biblical story of Noah and the Ark; God told Noah there would be a great flood and to build an ark with certain dimensions. God told Noah to gather his family and go into the ark. Noah and his family was safe during the flood and survived when it was over on the ark. Noah sent out birds to find land. One of his birds came back and he and his family lived on that land.
ReplyDeleteThe story of Gilgamesh has similarities of the Christian biblical times because Noah and Gilgamesh went the same obstacles courses. For example, in tablet eleven the Gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city of Shuruppak on the bank of the Euphrates river. In the Bible, a big, enormous flood was coming to wipe out all the people and living things except for the animals. God warned Noah to build an ark for his family and all the animals to keep them safe from the storm. The ocean God, Ea, also warned Gilgamesh that the other Gods were planning to flood and he gave him the dimensions t build a host to be safe. The similarities are that Gilgamesh and Noah had a person in their life that they could depend on to keep themselves safe.
ReplyDeleteWhen Gilgamesh became the king he abused his powers badly by demanding husbands to give their newly weddeds to him and believing that everything belongs to him. After Aruru tries to get rid of Gilgamesh it doesn't work because him and Enkidu, the replacement for Gilgames, became good friends. When Enkidu dies sadly, Gilgamesh became unexpectedly nice and friendly. This story says that the ability of a human to change is likely but rare because it is hard to change someone from being mean and up noxious to friendly. This affects the Mesopotamia rules and beliefs by humanity and redemption.
These stories tell you that the role of the Gods played in the lives of humans by describing their powers and abilities. Throughout the stories they explain how man is created and how weather is controlled. In tablet one, the creation of Gilgamesh and Enkidu is how the first God was introduced, Aruru. Aruru created Gilgamesh to be the king but he used his powers inappropriately. For example, he demanded husbands wives and acts selfish. Ea is a God that controls the ocean that warns Gilgamesh on his journey. A dad is the strongest God that stores black clouds and gloomy nights. Enlil, the ruler of earth, doesn't like Gilgamesh and wishes him and his wife forever in the faraway place where there is no land. In conclusion these stories tell that the role of these Gods is to help the people but to also be selfish.
This story tells us that the role of gods played an important role in the lives of the humans. The based their actions of what the gods expected from them. The people were dependent on the gods, and expected them to keep them safe. In the first paragraph, a lady says "Shouldn't Gilgamesh be our shepherd, the protector of our people?". This indicates that the people trusted the gods to keep them out of harms way. Gilgamesh abused his power, the opposite of what the people expected. This is why he was disliked so much.
ReplyDeleteThis story tells us that the ability of humans to change was easy and simple. Gilgamesh was one third human which gave him human characteristics. Gilgamesh had a heart and feelings, he just needed the right person to bring them out. Once he met Enkidu, he realized how to love. As Enkidu and Gilgamesh built their friendship, Gilgamesh began to change his ways. This tells me that someone can change for the better at anytime, they just need the right person to bring it out of them. This reflects Mesopotamian beliefs because they belief a characteristic of a god should be humility. Gilgamesh showed humility in the situation.
The Epic Of Gilgamesh is similar to the bibal story Noah and The Ark. Gilgamesh is told an important story by a man just like Noah in the bible. A flood was sent to wipe out the city, but one man was chose to survive. He was allowed to bring his belongings and loved ones on the ark with him. They listened to their gods and was able to survive the horrific storm. Listening to their god is what kept them alive.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the gods create the people and give them their abilities and looks. For example, Aruru created Gilgamesh, and Shamash gave him his beauty. The god's purpose is to also discipline the people. For example, Aruru created Enkidu to beat Gilgamesh. Most importantly, the gods protect the people from powerful forces such as their own. For example, Ea gave Uta-napishti the dimensions to a boat, so he can be protected by the Flood sent by the gods. These are the roles that the gods play.
This story says that it is not impossible for a human to change. This story is also saying that a human can change with or without inspiration. For example, after Gilgamesh became Enkidu's friend, Gilgamesh started going through a change. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because this shows that Mesopotamians believe in human change. The Mesopotamians think that humans are different from the gods. They think that humans are able to change unlike the gods. This is how the story reflects Mesopotamian values.
The story in the epic that is similar to the Bible is the story about Uta-napishti and the Flood. This story is similar to the Bible because Uta-napishti was given instructions on how to build a boat to protect himself from a flood from the gods. In the Bible Noah was given instructions on how to build a boat to protect himself from a flood from God. Uta-napishti was told to bring his family with him to the boat. Noah was told to bring his family with him to the boat. Uta-napishti sent a bird to look for land. Noah sent a bird to look for land.
From these stories, I can tell that the humans depend on the gods for many things. The gods were called upon for almost every problem that humans had. The gods fixed these problems, an example being when Gilgamesh was being a cruel king, the people called upon the gods and they created Enkidu to defeat Gilgamesh. This shows that the humans do not try to solve issues themselves but turn to the gods to fix them.
ReplyDeleteEven though Gilgamesh was an extremely cruel ruler in the beginning of the epic, he changed. From this, I learned that no matter how evil a person may be, they are still able to change. Mesopotamians strongly believed in this, as the Epic of Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian epic. Also, if someone as evil as Gilgamesh could change, then, why can’t we?
The part from the Epic of Gilgamesh that is similar to a biblical story is Uta-napishiti’s story of how the world ended. Once Gilgamesh meets him, Uta-napishiti tells him how he was cursed. The gods were planning to flood the Earth to kill all the humans but the god of the sea, Ea, warned Uta-napishiti and gave him dimensions for a boat. Uta-napishiti built the boat and the day the flood happened, he and his family boarded the boat. The flood lasted 6 days and 6 nights. Uta-napishiti survived and searched for land, which he found, but he was cursed with immortality because one of the gods found out he survived. The biblical story of Noah’s Ark is extremely similar, except for the fact that God did not curse Noah and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights.
Chailyn Robinson
ReplyDeleteThe stories from the Mesopotamian Society conveys that gods were thee leading and central power in everything. When the people wanted something done or wanted their way, they cried to the gods to bring it forth. An example would be when the women and men were tired of Gilgamesh and his unruly acts because he was selfish and arrogant. Since they were aggravated and tired of him, they cried out to the gods, “Shouldn’t Gilgamesh is our shepherd, the protector of our people?” They then called out to the great goddess Aruru: “You made this king of ours. Now make us another, who is strong enough to beat him.’, so the gods went to work. Then came a time when even one of god’s daughters, Ishtar complained to her father that Gilgamesh insulted her. Once again the gods went to work and fixed the need of the beggar.
In the beginning of the story, Gilgamesh was cruel and hardcore. Throughout the story his feelings shifts from stage to stage because of the new friend he meet named Enkido. This shows that humans can change under different circumstances. An example would be how people’s feelings change when someone close to them dies. Their feelings tend to bounce from being happy to sad because they lost someone they cared and loved. In the same way Gilgamesh felt sad and depressed because his best friend wasn’t by his side. This shows that Mesopotamian citizens believe in change. Even though Gilgamesh acted cruel for such a long time, he found a way to make it out of that dark hole.
This story can connect to a biblical story because Noah and the Ark, Noah was told to build a boat with the dimensions he received from God. The boat carried him, his family, and two of every animal that walked on earth. In the story Uta-napishti, he was told to do the same. Uta-napishti was told to use the dimensions given to create a boat for him, his family, and his personal items. As the same way in Noah’s story and Uta-napishti’s story a storm was supposed to wipe through their city and both men were warned.
In the stories it tells me about the role the gods and goddesses play in the roles of the lives of humans by stating what happens when they are angered, how the humans see them, and their literal role as a god or goddess. The way that they play a role in the lives of humans is when they are angered they can cause whole cities and towns to suffer because of one individual. For example in the text it states that Gilgamesh turned Ishtar down and she was upset so she convinced her father to give her the bull of heaven to trample Gilgamesh, but it would also cause the city seven years of drought. The stories also tell me about the roles of gods in the lives of humans by telling what the people thought of them because the people thought that since Gilgamesh was two-thirds god he was supposed to help them and not hurt them they also called to them whenever they needed. For example the text tell how after Gilgamesh was created the people prayed to the gods for them to create someone that can stop him. Finally the gods played a role in the lives of humans because of their literal roles as gods. For example ishtar is the queen of love so the way she plays a role in human's lives is that she controls the love of the city.
ReplyDeleteIn the story of Gilgamesh it shows that the ability for humans to change is always possible. I say that because in the stories Gilgamesh started off as an arrogant self loving jerk who believed that he owned everything. The way that he changed was when he became friends with Enkidu, he learned about empathy, compassion, and he became more of a human than a god. For example when Enkidu was killed he was sorrowful about the entire situation and left to travel. This shows that people can change because even though he cared for no one but himself at the beginning Gilgamesh became different in the end. It can relate to Mesopotamian beliefs because they believe that as a god you should be able to take humility and Gilgamesh was able to in these situations, that is how these relate to mesopotamian beliefs.
This relates to a biblical story noah and the ark. While traveling gilgamesh was told a story by a man who was similar to noah. The gods wanted to wipe the city cleans with a flood but one man was chosen to survive. The man was told to take all of his belongings and things that he loved ion the ship with him , he was told the dimensions for the boat and how long the storm would last. He would have been dead if he did not listen to the gods but instead of him staying in the other land her was sent to somewhere else to live eternal life.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me about the role gods played in the lives of humans were played in the humans were either negative or positive.I say this because each god mentioned in the story had played a negative or positive role.Gilgamesh is a prime example because he felt as if he was better than everyone else and mistreated many people.While on the other hand Enkidu was a very calm and humble person who treated the people kindly ,and also was willing to risk his life to make others better.So after reading these stories you could infer that they had a negative or positive role on the humans based on the actions and or feelings they portrayed.
ReplyDeleteThis story tells us about humans ability to change is how sometimes in order to change you need help from others.I say this because in the beginning Gilgamesh was very harsh and cruel towards others,but after meeting Enkidu you could say that Gilgamesh learned the value of life.It reflects to Mesopatamian values and beliefs because one main thing they beilived in was gods showing humility in the story Gilamesh has proved to us he has that.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is related to the well known biblical story Noah and the Ark I say this because they both show and tell you why there was a flood.Both stories include the details that there was a boat included to help save people from the outcome of the flood.Also the flood occurred because of sins and wickedness.In the story it does state that they sent a bird to find land and just like noah they found land.
ReplyDeleteAlthough they may not be prevalent in the lives of us human today, these stories clearly show how the role of gods had an impact on the lives of humans. The first piece of evidence that supports this statement is when the passage clearly shows how they affected what we believed in. We believed in the myths of what they controlled, and how they controlled us. The gods basically controlled our lives and our life spans. In the story everyone was afraid of the god Gilgamesh because he was all powerful and controlled everyone, their sons, and even wives. This shows the power of gods on the human lives. Often times we may think it is hard to forgive, or it is hard to change someone's opinion of you, but this statement was proven wrong in this story.
Gilgamesh was a harsh ruler. The things he did were over the top cruelty, but somewhere in the story Gilgamesh feelings start changing. They change because of Enkidu, which is his new friend. This goes to show that when you come across someone good in your life, they could affect how your feelings change. People can change for better or worse, and once Gilgamesh meet Enkidu and became friends with him, he changed for the better. Gilgamesh became really close to Enkidu, when he realized that Enkidu wasn’t by his side he felt lonely and hurt. This says that Mesopotamian believe in change. No matter how cruel or cold-hearted a person was. They can always change.
The Epic of Gilgamesh has some of the same similarities as the biblical of Noah and the Ark. The reason is because Noah was told to build a boat by God because the world was coming to an end. In the Uta-napishti he was told to do the same. The boat were for their families, animals, ect. In both stories God warned them about the storm. They choose to listen because they knew that God had something in store for them and their future after the storm. God has something in store for us all, but until the time comes we’ll have to follow down the right path instead of the wrong one.
The stories tell me that the role the gods played in humans lives were big. I say this because the text states that the women and the old ones complained to the gods, "Shouldn't Gilgamesh be our shepherd, the protector of our people. Which to me means that whenever the people needed help of any sort or was going through challenges in their life they would rely on the gods to help them with things that they could not fix or do in their lives. They worshiped the gods and stayed strong in their beliefs by them doing this they expected something in return which was the ability to be protected and feel safe in their living environment. Their worship of the gods was a major part of their daily lifestyle it helped them become into who they were each and everyday, which to me plays a big part in the be, beliefs and values of someone.
ReplyDeleteThis story says that the ability that humans have to change is not easy, especially when your talking about life in general. I say this because life is complicated, sometimes it's going to take different challenges in your life to have you keep swimming and not drown. Whether it is bad or good it takes something in your life to change who you are. We as people are suppose to mature little by little or big by big each day and the thing we go through each and every day bad or good helps us in life a great bit. Gilgamesh was a immense and terrible person/God he had beauty, courage, and was unmatched with strength and power, which made him into the arrogant person he was. He changed a lot due to that one thing in his life that changed him around for good which was Enkidu. With Gilgamesh being the most powerful person he knew on Earth he became arrogant and felt as if he was better than everybody else. Enkidu and Gilgamesh ended up fighting each other and due to him being able to admit that Gilgamesh that he is not the strongest, Gilgamesh felt as if he finally found someone to relate to. Enkidu was not more powerful than Gilgamesh but he was alike in so many different ways. He was able to connect with Gilgamesh actions and personalities especially with the way his mindset was set up. But even if Gilgamesh had changed a great bit it was still some of his old character traits inside of him. Enkidu ended up dying and Gilgamesh changed for good, which to me showed a lot of Mesopotamian beliefs and values traits. The Mesopotamian values and beliefs is very strict. Mostly because the values and beliefs goes with the rules. Which the rules are basically about how if you make a mistake in your life then you need to learn from your mistake. There is not a guarantee that you will make the mistake again if you suffer the consequences.
This epic story has many similarities to Christian biblical stories, but there is one in particular that came to my mind while I was reading the epic and it was Noah and the Ark. I say this because the text states that “ along time ago the Gods lived in a city of Shuruppak, on the banks of the Euphrates River. But they left the city because it grew too crowded and too noisy. The gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city. But Ea the ocean God whispered their plans to me. Ea told me to build a boat and gave me the dimensions. I followed his directions. When the time came, I sealed myself inside my boat along with everything I owned and all my household people.” Unlike the story of Utanapishti, Noah and the Ark is very similar. I say this because God told Noah to build a big boat, called an ark, and He told Noah exactly how to do it. The ark was to be 450 ft. (137 m) long, 75 ft. (23 m) wide and 45 ft. (14 m) high. It was to have three decks, be divided into rooms and have a door in the side. They are the same by both of their gods telling them about what they are about to flood whether it was a city or the whole Earth. So in conclusion no matter how big, bad, tough, strong, and fearless you are, there are events in your life that can change you. Especially the lose of someone very special can often change the way we think and feel about life.
These stories tell you that the role the gods played in the lives of humans were extremely purposeful. For example, the women wanted Gilgamesh to be protector of the people. He became protector of the people. A trapper and his son saw Enkidu among the animals and saw how he scared the creatures away from their traps. Because Gilgamesh didn't like this and saw the people were afraid, he fought Enkidu. Gilgamesh defeated him in order for the people he protected to feel safe.
ReplyDeleteThis story says that it isn't impossible for humans to change. Gilgamesh first believed that everything belonged to him and he was arrogant. He ripped sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights. Once Gilgamesh's friend died he was no longer arrogant. He seemed unhappy and felt as if death was following him. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because it showed that certain things could affect the way a person acts. The impact could change a persons outlook and personality completely.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is similar to Christian biblical stories because they share similar events. Gilgamesh was unmatched in strength and power just as God is. Also the city of Shuruppak suffered a punishment of a a six day and six night long storm. In the Bible the town suffered a 40 day and night long storm punishment. During both stories, birds were sent to find land. In the Epic of Gilgamesh a bird was sent, in the Bible a dove was sent. Lastly, certain people were chosen to be protected from the deadly storm in both stories. Utanapishti was saved and survived the storm, as well as Moses.
The epic of gilgamesh was a very complicated story or tale. There is so much going on and we learn from these complications. For example we learn about how the gods have roles within the story such as a protector or shepard. This means that the gods were mean't to have a positive look o the people even though the gods are able to do bad. How cruel Gilgamesh was in the beginning and how he changed shows us that how the mesopotamians believed in change with little patience. Even though the king may not agree with second chances and wanted specific rules, this is what must happen. This epic also has a lot of relation from things of the bible. The part where the most bible relation happens is where Uta-napishti tells gilgamesh about how he was told about the flood that was coming and how he was able to escape with his family. The exact same things happen in the bible. This shows how they were highly influenced from the bible.
ReplyDeleteThe roles of the Gods in humans played that any problem the humans had the Gods will answer. like in the begining of the story, the people had cried out to the Gods and she had sent Enkidu. This story shows the ability that humans can change by friendship, the reason i saw friendship is because Enkidu and gilgamesh had fought each other after that they were best friends. This reflects mesopotamian because mesopotamian think two negatives equal a positive. This story is similar to the story of noah, the reason i say this is because the Gods had told Gilgamesh to build and ark which he did.So after he built that ark it had rained for six days and six nights. The story of noah was that God had told noah to built an ark which he did just like Gilgamesh. But the only difference is that in the story of noah it had rained for forty days and forty nights and the story of Gilgamesh and rained for six days and six nights.
ReplyDeleteThese story's tell me how much he gods cared for their people and how their powers had an affect on humans. For example, Aruru created Gilgamesh and although he was partially human the other gods like shamash and Adad gave him beauty and courage. This example also shows how with out the gods people would have nothing because the gods are what give people life and power. The fact that the gods do this tell how much they care for their people. This is what role I think the gods play in humans lives based on the story.
ReplyDeleteWhat this says about humans ability to change is once humans see that they have people trying to take advantage of them just for their strengths and value they have to urge to change themselves also this shows once humans loose soneone they have grown close to it has a really bad effect ofpn them. For example when Gilgamesh lost enkidu he began to change his ways and he also became depressed because he lost his friend over something that wasn't his fault. This shows that Mesopotamia belive in if the person you are close to is taken away it causes you to feel the shame and change your thinking.
Theses stories are similar to Christian stories by when the flood came Utah-napishiti built a boat to get away from the storm like Noah's art in the bible the only difference is Noah built the art for his animals and napishiti built his for his family this is how the two story's compare to each other.
These stories tell me that the role of the gods are essential to the town of Uruk because they rely on the gods to fulfill their beliefs of how a god is supposed to act. For example, the people of Uruk didn’t think Gilgamesh was worthy enough to be their king/god because he was arrogant and believed everything belonged to him. After the people were fed up, they called upon the god Aruru and said, “Shouldn’t Gilgamesh be our shepherd, the protector of our people? You made this king of ours. Now make us another who is strong enough to beat him.” Furthermore, throughout the stories, i realized how important it is to have a perfect god in for your town. In the stories, it continuously shows how the town got mad any time the gods did something wrong even if it was small.
ReplyDeleteHis story shows a lesson learned that good can always outweigh the evil. Once Gilgamesh met Enkidu, he became more humble and realized that he wasn’t making a good example for his town after all. This also tells me that being around negativity will make you negative and being around positivity will make you positive. However, in this case Gilgamesh was never around negativity, but was made by the other gds negatively. Lastly, tis reflects the Mesopotamian beliefs and values, by the story showing how deeply they need kings to rule them and the importance of it.
This story has some similarities to Christian biblical stories because it has the same factors of them being myths with historical characters. Some of the characters relate like Noah and the ark when the city was flooded. In this epic Uta-napishti made the ocean flood.
The Epic of Gilgamesh stories were very detailed about how the Gods played as part of the human's lives, and these stories are somewhat similar to christian stories. For example one time they said the gods cause a great storm which caused a flood. One god had made Gilgamesh build a boat so he could survive. This is just like Noah and his ark, God told him to do the same thing to build the ark. Gilgamesh was such a horrible ruler, I can't believe Ea the ocean god told him the god's plans. Gilgamesh was so bad but he changed because of the death of his friend. This is saying that Mesopotamian people really cares about their friends so much that if they lose them then they will be effected for the rest of their life.
ReplyDeleteThe gods in this ancient episode practically have the lives of the humans in their own two hands. These stories tell me that the gods play a very important role in humans lives because they can control what is going on. Many of the humans beg the gods when they have and issue. For example, the women and the old ones complained to the gods about Gilgamesh's terrible way, in search of a new hero or king. In some senses, it is reasonable to negotiate with certain gods, but just don't make them angry. As it was demonstrated in the stories, the gods are very powerful and believe in revenge. Even thought the gods can be cruel and unruly, the humans still had to respect them because they were so powerful and were able to change humans' lives forever.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning, Gilgamesh was very cruel. His undeniable strength was a reason that no human could possibly compete with him. Many of the humans characterized Gilgamesh as being terrible, arrogant, and filled with savagery and tyranny. Thankfully, Gilgamesh changed after being accompanied by Enkidu. Gilgamesh went from being cruel and unreasonable to merciful and understanding. This shows that it is always possible for people to change their ways. Mesopotamian beliefs are a strong advocate for humility in a leader. After going through his change, Gilgamesh was filled with humility. According to tablet eleven, Gilgamesh was still very depressed about the loss of his great friend Enkidu. This also tells me that Gilgamesh went from a cold and heartless oaf to being a compassionate and humane person. I believe that Gilgamesh is acting like more of a human now instead of a god, which is good.
This story has many similarities to Christian biblical stories. For example, God formed man from clay and in this epic, Enkidu was formed from clay. In the bible, Noah made an ark to protect himself and some animals from the flood. In this epic, Uta-napsiti made a boat to protect everything he owned and the people that lived in his house as well as himself . Both of the stories consisted of a flood, and a traveling vessel that had to be made for protection. Before Gilgamesh went through his change, he reminded me of the unamused Pharaoh in the bible, one of the cruelest rulers in the oppression of the Israelites. Gilgamesh and Pharaoh were kind of similar because they were both cruel, unreasonable, arrogant, and selfish. In conclusion, the ancient epics about Mesopotamian history has many similarities to Christian biblical stories.
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These stories tell me a lot about the role of the gods. For example, in Tablet one the people of Uruk prayed and begged to the gods to get a new king. The gods are there to grant the wishes of the people they care for. When the gods created Enkidu to defeat Gilgamesh, the people of Uruk were elated.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh's story tells us that it is possible for someone so mean and cruel can become a nice and thoughtful person. During Tablet six Gilgamesh and Enkidu went on many heroic adventures. When they returned Gilgamesh was no longer a villain but now an great hero. Enkidu changed him for the better. Even through the bad things they remained together to fight for the city of Uruk.
Tablet Eleven has several similarities to Christian bibical stories. The story compares to Noah and the ark. During the stories god decided to send a flood to cleanse the earth. But the gods told one person their plan,Noah and Uta-napishti. The built and ark and while it rained they ere Sade in the ark they built. The only difference was that for Uta-napishti iit rained 6 days and 6 nights. For Noah it rained 40 day and 40 nights.
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ReplyDeleteThe gods played the most important role of all. I say this because they controlled things such as, the weather, the creation of things, and the purpose of things. This is something that no one but gods can do which lets me know that they are instantly superior. For example, when Arunu used his power to release the bulldog heaven. Another example is when the gods used their power to create something that could kill Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh’ story shows that humans are capable of major changes. I say this because Gilgamesh was a cruel ruler at the beginning but then he became good because of Enkidu. Him and Enkidu had a battle that would destroy the town but help each other. So instead of the, being cruel mean spirited people they’re now warm hearted friends. It reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because when Gilgamesh was being mean he changed and the people of Uruk far gave him which is a Mesopotamian belief to forgive.
This story is similar to Christian biblical stories, because it was similar to Noah’s Ark. I say this because the text states that “ along time ago the Gods lived in a city of Shuruppak, on the banks of the Euphrates River. But they left the city because it grew too crowded and too noisy. The gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city. But Ea the ocean God whispered their plans to me. Ea told me to build a boat and gave me the dimensions. I followed his directions. When the time came, I sealed myself inside my boat along with everything I owned and all my household people.” Which is like Noah’s ark because it symbols how God warned Noah about the ark and how Noah built the ark to survive the flood.
Based on my readings of Tablet One, Tablet Six, and Tablet Eleven, I have concluded that the role of Gods in humans were very important. The humans tried everything they could to make sure they had the best king they could possibly get. Even though they did not come out on top with wanting to create Enkidu to destroy Gilgamesh, they still put all their faith in the hands of the Gods to make things happen for them. The Gods created Gilgamesh, so they could have created another King to defeat him. In Tablet One it states, “You made this king of ours. Now make us another one who is strong enough to beat him.” After this was stated, the Gods made Enkidu with long matted hair. The Gods were responsible for creating the best rulers the humans could get. When something didn’t go right they would complain to the Gods. In Tablet Six, the goddess Ishtar complained to her father in heaven that Gilgamesh had insulted her. She states,”Give me the bull of heaven father”.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the beginning. He was arrogant and believed everything belonged to him. The story of Gilgamesh shows that when humans have a positive influence or have someone who they know is there for them, then they can change. Gilgamesh had Enkidu there for him right by his side. When Enkidu had a disease and died, Gilgamesh was not the same. In Tablet Six it says , “It was therefore chosen that Enkidu would die and Gilgamesh was still suffer at the lost of his friend.” They knew they had to do something about Gilgamesh and Enkidu, and they knew splitting them up would do they most damage. They both worked together and defeated the bull of heaven, which made the goddess very angry. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because one of the characteristics are strength and it took Gilgamesh a lot of strength to go from arrogant to strong and friendly. It also took him a lot of strength and bravery to get over the loss of his friend Enkidu.
Noah’s ark can be compared to the Epic of Gilgamesh. Uta-napishti built a boat when the Gods sent a flood to destroy the city of Shuruppak. Noah built an ark because God told him that he was sending a flood that would destroy everything. In Tablet Eleven it says, “Ea told me to build a boat and gave me the dimensions.” Both Noah and Uta-napishti were warned about the flood.
These stories tell me that the role the gods plyed in the lives of the humans was a very big and important role because the humans relied on the gods for a lot of things for example qhen the humans asked Aruru to create another god or man strong enough to defeat Gilgamesh because of the bad things he was doing to the peopple that lived in th city of Uruk.the story of Gilgamesh says a lot about the ability in humans to change because Gilgamesh went from being immense and terrible to. Being heroic and saving the people of Uruk from certain death then going right into grief and depression.it reflects mesopotamian values and beliefs because the mesopotamians have 5 demands that every person must have Bravery, strength, Honesty, Humility, Humanity, Beauty, Gilgamesh had 3 of these traits when Enkidu was not around but when Enkidu came into the story he gained all 5 of these important traits.the part of this epic tha. Has simularities to christian biblical stories is tablet 11, because it is very simular to the story of noah and the arch for example this character called Uta- napishti built a boat/arch to keep him protected frkm th. Flood that was coming which is exactely what noah did and the storm lasted for 6 days and 6nights but in the christian biblical story it lasted 7 days and 7 nights.
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These stories tell me that the role of the gods played in the lives of humans are to protect humans. The gods had to be strict so that they can maintain order. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. Gilgamesh believed that everything belonged to him. Gilgamesh ripped sons from their fathers and took wives from their husbands on their wedding night. People didn’t like Gilgamesh because he’s harming the people instead of protecting him. Gilgamesh was unmatched in strength and power. The people of Aruru created Enkidu to defeat Gilgamesh because of the harmful things he did for people.
Gilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the beginning. In the story, The ability of humans changed because Enkidu died and Gilgamesh suffered at the loss of his friend. Gilgamesh wept for his friend and decided to leave Urak and travel the world. Enkidu was the only one that Gilgamesh could really be around. No one else liked him because of the cruel things he did. It reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because it took a lot of effort for Gilgamesh to go from haughty to friendly. Gilgamesh had no choice but to be friendly because his friend Enkidu wasn’t alive to be mean with him. It took a lot of bravery when it came down to his friend’s death.
The story has similarities to Christian biblical stories. The gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city. Ea, the ocean god, whispered to Uta-napishti on how to build the boat.The floods swept the boat away which made it float away. On the seventh day, the storm calmed down and the boat reached a mountain. Uta-napishti set loose a bird so that it could find dry land. Uta-napishti was anxious because he didn’t know how the man survived. Noah’s Ark was made to protect the people and animals from the flood. The people and animals that were in Noah’s Ark were all safe.
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ReplyDeleteThese epics tell us about many things about past culture. The epic about enkidu and gilgamesh shows that the gods were called on to help people in desperate need. The gods in this story understood that gilgamesh did not have all characteristics to be a king. The people of the town started to pray about their situation ,then the gods found a way to resolve it. The gods respond to the people when they are needed. I think their gods will only respond when needed because the people may be able to solve the problem themselves. The complete role of a mesopotamian god is to protect the people in any way when their help is needed.
Gilgamesh did change but he was only ⅓ human which means he can’t be an example for a humans. Though gilgamesh wasn’t the best and improved one of the reasons he could improve easily was because the god that created him already gave him good mesopotamian values. Most humans can’t change permanently in days or weeks ,but gilgamesh did with the help of enkidu. This reflects that mesopotamian values are necessary, because gilgamesh would have been dethroned. The gods knew that these values and beliefs were important, then sent enkidu to give gilgamesh the qualities he was missing. Overall I think gilgamesh shows improvement is necessary but not for humans, because he was a demigod, and that change is important to have good values.
The epic of gilgamesh is a story that shows improvement and emotion which is why you can compare them to biblical stories. In the epic of gilgamesh the main character is a king who is strong and brave but lacks better qualities, but he is not the only person that can recognize that. Many of his citizens prayed to Aruru to help them. In christian biblical stories things are similar because their is a problem that god recognizes and addresses by telling a worthy person who can carry out the actions correctly to save himself and others. In the epic Aruru is making enkidu worthy of helping or defeating gilgamesh by shaping enkidu herself. In both Mesopotamian and Christian stories a god is called on for help on a situation then someone carries out the plans of the god. Both religions mold their stories the similar and can easily be compared from one another, but the two are different enough to tell the difference.
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This story tells that gods were sometimes the fate of humans. Such as when Gilgamesh’s friend Enkidu died because the council and Aruru cursed him with a disease that ended up killing him and turning him to nothing (Tablet Six). (Tablet One) Also I see that Aruru was the one to create Gilgamesh, a god named Shamash the Sun gave him beauty and Adad The Storm gave him beauty. She also made Enkidu out of clay.
Gilgamesh at first was a man that always thought that he could rule. But soon after him and Enkidu fought, he recognized something and he got a friend in Enkidu. Which is rare when you have a battle with someone. This reflects Mesopotamian religion were very spiritual people. Which makes Gilgamesh reflect it.
This story is compared to Christian bible stories such as when they have the flood and is like Noah’s Ark is preserved either as an oral tradition, or in written form handed down from Noah, through the patriarchs and eventually to Moses, thereby making it actually older than the Sumerian accounts which were restatements (with alterations) to the original.
These stories tell that the role of the gods was to decide what shall happen to the people and land. Adad, the Storm god, forced a most powerful storm that lasted for six days, including a flood that destroyed the city they lived in, Shuruppak. Ishtar sent down a beast known as the Bull of Heaven to trample Gilgamesh after he insulted her. Ea, the ocean god, decided to tell Uta-napishti about the flood and how to survive by building a boat for him and his family. Enlil, ruler of all the earth, condemned Uta-napishti and his wife to live in this far away place. And Enkidu was made to be the only god powerful enough to defeat Gilgamesh in a battle, even though he surrendered and became friends with Gilgamesh.
ReplyDeleteThis story states that in order for someone to change, that person must have someone to be their friend. During the story, Enkidu and Gilgamesh fought each other at first, but Endiku believed that Gilgamesh was strongest, and surrendered, also becoming friends with Gilgamesh. After that, Gilgamesh slowly started becoming more human and soft-hearted. This also reflects Mesopotamian values because they strongly believed in strength, beauty, bravery, being human, and riches. Gilgamesh was the most powerful, the most handsome(according to the epic), the most courageous, the most rich, and became human through the loss of his friend, Enkidu. Gilgamesh was a cold-blooded, heartless ruler that believed everything belonged to him. Now he's kind, friendly, beautiful(still), courageous(still), and adventurous.
While this epic is authentic, it also has similarities to Christianity. Here's why: after Gilgamesh met Uta-napishti, Uta-napishti told him of a great storm that happened a long time ago, before they even met. Now, the gods, who once lived in Shurupak, left their city because it was getting too crowded and noisy. They decided to send down a flood to destroy their beloved city. Only two people survived, Uta-napishti and his wife. They survived because one god, Ea, decided to help him by telling him to build a boat. This is where the two religions meet. The same thing that Ea told Uta-napishti to do was the same thing that God said to Noah. God knew that a mighty flood was headed Noah'd way, so he suggested that Noah build a boat and take his family and all the animals with him. Both storms lasted for a long time, but at the end, both Noah and Uta-napishti survived.
These stories tell me that the role the gods played in the lives of humans were very important. The gods were like the go-to people for when something is going wrong and you need help. The people depended on them to save and help them with any problems that they had. When the people felt that Gilgamesh was abusing his powers they went to the gods to complain and request for another king or someone that could defeat Gilgamesh. To please the people, they made Enkidu and ¨set them against each other.¨
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the beginning, but after he fought Enkidu they became friends and he wasn't cruel anymore. They left Uruk together to search for¨many great adventures.¨ This story says that the ability of humans to change depends on the people in your life and how they influence you. If Gilgamesh never met Enkidu he probably would've been the same old selfish Gilgamesh that he was known as, but Enkidu influenced him to be good and do right. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because it took Gilgamesh a lot of strength and bravery to just all of a sudden go from evil to good and to go up and fight Enkidu, a person that he didn't know at all, with confidence.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is similar to a Christian biblical story is when Ea, the ocean god, warned Uta-napishti about the flood that he was sending. He told him to build a boat so he could be safe from the storm and he did. He took everything that he owned on the boat with him and when the storm came Uta-napishti was safe. The storm lasted for six days and six nights. The same story was in the bible, but the man's name was Noah and instead of taking his belongings on the boat with him, he took two of every animal, male and female. Also, in the bible the storm lasted for seven days and seven nights.
These stories tell me that the role the gods played in the lives of humans were very important. The gods were like the go-to people for when something is going wrong and you need help. The people depended on them to save and help them with any problems that they had. When the people felt that Gilgamesh was abusing his powers they went to the gods to complain and request for another king or someone that could defeat Gilgamesh. To please the people, they made Enkidu and ¨set them against each other.¨
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the beginning, but after he fought Enkidu they became friends and he wasn't cruel anymore. They left Uruk together to search for¨many great adventures.¨ This story says that the ability of humans to change depends on the people in your life and how they influence you. If Gilgamesh never met Enkidu he probably would've been the same old selfish Gilgamesh that he was known as, but Enkidu influenced him to be good and do right. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because it took Gilgamesh a lot of strength and bravery to just all of a sudden go from evil to good and to go up and fight Enkidu, a person that he didn't know at all, with confidence.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is similar to a Christian biblical story is when Ea, the ocean god, warned Uta-napishti about the flood that he was sending. He told him to build a boat so he could be safe from the storm and he did. He took everything that he owned on the boat with him and when the storm came Uta-napishti was safe. The storm lasted for six days and six nights. The same story was in the bible, but the man's name was Noah and instead of taking his belongings on the boat with him, he took two of every animal, male and female. Also, in the bible the storm lasted for seven days and seven nights.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the roles the gods play in the lives of humans are to dictate what happens in other people lives and what and what not people can do. The Gods jobs are to rule us and tell what we can and cannot do. For example, Gilgamesh demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights and ripped sons from their fathers. Gods do whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. For example, Ishtar saw Gilgamesh beauty and told him "Be my husband". He said no and she did not get her way and she wanted to punish him by running him over with a Bull of Heaven.
ReplyDeleteWhat his story says about the ability of humans to change is that everyone can change and no one is too big of a person to know they need to change. When Gilgamesh started to soften up and get in touch with his feelings about his friend death it showed growth as a person. This shows you that no matter what you are you can change your personality. But some are not willing to change and do not want to like the goddess that wanted him trampled. And when he defeated the bull she got his friend cursed. If a god can change his personality then so can you. This reflects to Mesopotamian values because they want the god to be strong and have courage.
This story has similarities to Christian biblical stories because of the flood that was sent to destroy the city. This relates to the story of Noah`s Ark when it flooded. They both were told to build a boat for protection. They both helped protected things. Noah protected him, his family, and animals, and Ea protected him, household people, and items. And in both stories it rained for several days and nights.
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When I read tablets one, six, and eleven I saw that whenever the people needed anything, they went straight to the gods. When this did happen, the gods gave their people what they needed. For example, in tablet one, it says “The women and the old ones complained to the gods, ‘shouldn't Gilgamesh be our shepherd, the protector of our people?’ They called to Aruru: ‘You made this king of ours. Now make us another who is strong enough to beat him.’ The goddess Aruru heard the cries of the people of Uruk, she fashioned a wild man named Enkidu out of clay.” When the people asked Aruru to build someone strong enough to beat Gilgamesh, she did exactly that. Another example is in tablet six. It says “‘Give me the Bull of Heaven, father,’ she insisted. ‘I want to trample Gilgamesh, the arrogant one.’ ‘The Bull of Heaven will not only trample Gilgamesh,” warned Anu. ‘The city of Uruk will suffer seven years of drought.‘ Ishtar assured her father that she would prepare the city for the coming drought, so Anu released the Bull of Heaven to his angry daughter.” When Ishtar asked for the Bull of Heaven to trample over Gilgamesh, Anu released the Bull to her. Both these parts from the tablets showed me that the gods provided what the people needed which was very important to them.
In tablet one Gilgamesh was a mean and ruthless leader. But in tablet six Gilgamesh lost his closest friend which caused him to suffer a bit of a heart break. In tablet one, it says, “Gilgamesh was unmatched in strength and power. Arrogant, he believed everything belonged to him. He ripped sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights.” Once his very close friend Enkidu died, he felt grief and sorrow for him. This changed him completely. In tablet six it says “Gilgamesh wept for his friend and decided to leave Uruk and travel the world, forever grieving his friend.” Gilgamesh felt terrible about his friend dying which shows me that he is becoming more humane. This also tells me that people can change people.
One part where this story was similar to a Christian biblical story is in tablet eleven. It says “‘The gods decided to send a flood to destroy the city. But Ea, the ocean god, whispered their plans to me. Ea told me to build a boat and gave me the dimensions. I followed his directions. When the time came, I sealed myself inside my boat, along with everything that I owned and all my household people.’” Uta-napishiti’s story is just like the story where God told Noah to prepare for a big storm that will wipe out everything. God wanted him to build a very big arch and take two of each animal with him. Both Noah and Uta-napishiti survived their storms and they both sent multiple birds each day to see if there was any land. These two stories are just alike but with different characters.
In the Epic Of Gilgameish I saw that Gilgameish was a powerful kind of like an Roman Ruler named Julius Caesar.Although Julius Caesar has nothing to do with the epic of gilameish I felt that as a small comparsion.But during the epic of gilgmeish I feel that the gods and goddesess played a very crituque role of the lives of humans.I I say this because in the story it quoted"that Gilgameish was a person who had unmatched power than the average person and he was arrogant and thought that everything was about himself and others.With this being said the Mesopatamian people had a goddes to go to and her name was "Aruru. Aruru heard the cries of many people that were telling her and or complaining to her about all of the pathetic things that Gilgameish did in the past and in the present.Aruru answered the people of the Mesopatamian society by finding a person to beat the man bull Gilgameish.The man who to defeat the man named Gilgamesh name was Enkuhdoo.
ReplyDeleteEnkuhdoo was a man made out of clay.Enkuhdoo's main job was to help the goddes Aruru answer the many calls of people that were in the Mesopatamian society to get rid of Gilgameish.
Also in this story a woman that loved Gilgameish aked him to marry her and he did.She then went to her father complainig that Ishtar had insulted her.Gilgamesh then warned her that the the city of Uruk was going to suffer a 7 year worth of drought.
Lastly Gargamel met a man named Utashitpapi who was Gialagameish friend who then later on died.This is simmiluar to Christians because we belied that 6Adam was the son of Abraham and Mary was the Motherr of Jesis and That Adam an Eve were one of Jesisi's decyples and the 9 commandments that God commanded and or instructed to be done and this how this is similar to the epic of gargameliesh they depended on one person and then they got what needed.So this was what the Epic of Gargameliesh was about and how it all started and what happened during that time fragment/period.
These stories tell me that the role the gods played in the human's lives were very important. Everything the gods did could have affected the humans in a bad way or a good way. They destroyed a city with a flood once.Then created a king that was destroying the city by upsetting the people of the city of Uruk.
ReplyDeleteThe gods created a strong king name Gilgamesh to lead the people in the city of Uruk. But the beauty, courage, and strength that Gilgamesh had, overtook his heart and controlled his mind. Gilgamesh had so much power that he believe that everything was his. No one was stronger so no one could stand up to him.The human complained to the gods and then everything went downhill for Gilgamesh he lost his best friend because of his past.
The gods felt as if they needed to eliminate some of the humans because of the problems they were causing. So they decided to send a flood to destroy the city. But just like God told noah to build an Ark Ea told Uta-napishti to build a boat both of them took their families with them. Also the flood didn’t stop until the seventh day. They both found land and started a new life.
Cameron Mahand 8B
ReplyDeleteThis story tells me the role the gods played in the lives of humans is to be a strict/mean role model for people. Gilgamesh was very arrogant and believed was his and he didn’t care what he did. He took fathers sons and husbands wives just because he wanted to. That was his way of being strict and showing his dominance over the humans. But the humans thought he was too bad so they asked Aruru to make a new god to beat him so Aruru did and named him Enkidu.
What this tells me about the ability of humans to change is that can handle a lot of changes. I say this because the humans handled Gilgamesh leaving. Even though they thought Gilgamesh was bad to them but he was still good in some ways. This reflects in Mesopotamian values and beliefs because Gilgamesh did a lot to go from strict/mean to a friendly person. It’s hard for person to get over your only friend dying and being alone. It shows how Gilgamesh could turn from being the moist hated to being a good person.
The story has similarities to Christian biblical stories at the part when Gilgamesh met Uta-napishti and told him about a great storm that some time before. He said that the gods that lived there left because of their people. There were too many people and it was too loud so they left. Then they sent out a flood that would destroy their whole city but the only people who lived were Uta-napishti and his wife. The way they lived was because a god named Ea, helped them and told them to build a boat. This connects to Christianity because this sounds like when God told Noah to build a boat because a flood was coming towards him and to put his family and all the animals on the boat and he ended up living with his family.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me about the role that the gods played in the lives of the humans by the god's listening to what the people want and need. I say this because in the story it said," Shouldn't Gilgamesh be our shepherd, the protector of our people?" They called to Aruru: “You made this king of ours. Now make us another who is enough to beat him." The goddess Aruru heard the cries pf the people of Uruk, she fashioned a wild man named Enkidu out of clay." Out of all of this I can see that the goddess does what the people want, and he did what they wanted by him creating Endiku. This story says that the ability of humans to change is possible because in the beginning Gilgamesh was a cruel ruler. I say this because in the beginning Gilgamesh was arrogant and believed everything belonged to him. He ripped sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights.
ReplyDeleteIt also talks about the ability to change because Gilgamesh was down when Anu killed Enkidu. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because in Mesopotamia, kings rule the people and everyone were expected to obey. In this society kings rule also everyone was expected to obey. I say this because in this society the king rules and because the king rules and everyone obeys him. This story is similar to Christian biblical stories because in the Epic of Gilgamesh it showed how man is able to change and Gilgamesh changed. Also it is similar because two Mesopotamian noble characteristics are bravery and strength and Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Uta-napishti.
These stories tell me that the god played an important role in their religion. Which was to supply for the goddess to give her what she needs. Also I think they role was to give and supply for the people things that can help them in a way and keep them safe. I say this because in the story when the goddess was angered the god provided her with the bull of heaven which she wanted to defeated gilgamesh with. Also I think that they are to help the people because when the people wanted giglmeash to battle they got him to battle and also they provided Gilgamesh's powers to help the people in the story. So that why I think that the gods played and important role helping and supplying .
ReplyDeleteAlthough Gilgamesh was a cruel ruler in the begging he began to change after moments in life. For example ,when Gilgamesh fought with Enkidu he begin to change. When he changed he began to become more powerful and smarter with courage. This relates to mesopatamians beliefs and values because they believe in having a great powerful god with courage.
These stories relates to the Noah's ark in the christian bible . Because of how when the flood can he put animals and his family in the boat to protect them. Like in the biblical story in tablet Eleven when uta-napishti told the story about how he listen to the god. When he listen to the god he was able to build a boat that he also put his family and house things in. So they are similar because they are both telling how they listened to the gods and prepared for a flood to help them in the future.
This story tells me that the Gods had control and were the causes of different events in Mesopotamia history.I say this because the Gods were the ones who made Gilgamesh sos significant,and a king.The Gods were the reason Enkidu and Gilgamesh fought and became friends.In the story,Anu,the god released the Bull of Heaven in Mesopotamia.This woul bring Mesopotamia to horrible,depressing times.Even though it was not originally his idea,he still is the reson why the Bull of Heaven was realeased and how people had to suffer.The Gods were some people to complain to.I say this because the citizens of Mesopotamia asked the Gods for a person who will defeat Gilgamesh.They support on the Gods to fix their problems The Gods were their strongest support system and the reson why most things happened in Mesopotamia.
ReplyDeleteThis story shows how Gilgamesh is able to change from a negative to a positive character.The story says humans are able to change.When making Gilgamesh,Aruru made Gilgamesh two thirds god and one third man.This attitude transition is an example of the man Aruru gave to him.This proves the people who thinks that no one can positively change their attitude wrong.This story can reflect the Mesopotamian beliefs and values by Gilgamesh finally having the characteristics of a Mesopotamian Noble.The Gods gave Gilgamesh beauty and courage,but he was missing strength and power.When Gilgamesh changed for the better he met all the beliefs of being a Mesopotamian Noble.
One thing I have noticed about this story is that tablet eleven tells a story very similar to a Christian biblical story. Tablet eleven explains how Uta-napishti tells a story about the Gods and himself.In the story,the gods leave the city of Shuruppak unhappy,so they decide to flood the city when they leave.Before they could send the flood,the ocean god told Uta-napishti to build a boat and put everything he owned and lived with to stay there during the storm.When it was over,water was everywhere;he sent out birds until one found land.The story similar to this is about a Noah,a Christian biblical character.In this story,God was disappointed about the way mankind was acting,so he wanted to punish them by sending a flood;the only person he was pleased with was Noah.So God told Noah to build a huge boats and put his belongings,family,and all the animals in the boat.This similar to when Uta-napishti had to build follow his command and build te boat. When the flood ended,there was no land to be found,so Noah sent out birds until it found land.This similar to Uta-napishti's story too.This story has many similarities;they are almost the same,but they have small differences.
These stories tell me that the gods did whatever they wanted with the humans. I say this because one of the gods killed a whole city because his daughter was mad at the ruler. Sometimes their decisions were right and sometimes they weren't. Another reason I say they gods did whatever they want with the humans is that when the other gods found that Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the Bull of Heaven they cursed Enkidu with a disease.
ReplyDeleteHis story says that anyone has the ability to change. I say this because at first Gilgamesh was a cruel person but then after he fought Enkidu they became friends somehow. Then he became a better person. This story reflects on Mesopotamia values and beliefs because Gilgamesh had the traits of bravery, strength, and beauty but he didn't have the other traits of honesty, humility, and humanity which are all of the Mesopotamia noble characteristics.
The part of the epic that was similar to the Bible was when Uta-napishti told Gilgamesh about when the god told him about the terrible flood and he let him build a boat and put him and his household on the boat and they were the only ones who survived. This is similar to the story Noah and the Arch but Noah had two of each animal on the boat with him.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the role of the gods was to help the humans and make sure that everything stays in order,and when things get out of order there are consequences. Aruru created Gilgamesh who was two thirds god and one third human. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. He believed that everything belonged to him,and he thought that he could do whatever he wanted .He ripped sons from their fathers and demanded wives from their husbands on their wedding nights.The people thought of him as “The wild man”,. The people didn't like him much because of all the harmful things that he had done to them.
ReplyDeleteGilgamesh lacked some of the qualities looked for in Mesopotamian nobles.The qualities are bravery, strength, honesty, humility, humanity, and beauty in a Mesopotamian noble. In the beginning Gilgamesh was a very arrogant, cruel, and selfish ruler. Turns out Enkidu wasn't strong enough and surrendered to Gilgamesh, and soon after that the two became friends.They decided to travel the world together.Then Enkidu dies,and Gilgamesh suffers from his friend’s death.When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh grieves for him, and starts to show that he can be a good person. This reflects Mesopotamian values and beliefs because they believed that a ruler should have humanity and humility.
This story has similarities to Christian biblical stories. Ea, the ocean god, told Uta-napishti about the plans of the gods, and told Uta-napishti to build a boat.When the time came, Uta-napishti sealed himself, his belongings, and his household people in the boat. Uta-napishti set loose a bird to find dry land. In the story of Noah’s Ark, God looked down at the world and he saw that the people of the world had become very wicked. God wanted Noah to build an ark and to gather a male and female of every creature inside the ark. When the waters began to drop, Noah sent out a dove to find dry land. Noah, his family, and the animals were all safe when they walked out of the ark.
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These stories tell me that the gods played the “hero” (or the only ones that would try and help the people get what they wanted) in the people’s lives. For example, when Gilmamesh was terrorizing the people of his kingdom, they ran to the goddes Aruru to fix what was wrong and get rid of him. Even though Aruru created the Enkidu and his attempt to overule Gilgamesh failed, there was still an attempt to “save” the people made by her so that makes her somewhat of a hero. The stories also tell me that the gods play the “ultimate rulers” and what they say goes. For instance, the fact that Aruru was able to literally create Gilgsmesh it shows that she is extremely powerful because Gilgamesh was powerful himself. You can tell that Gilgaesh was powerful because in tablet one it says “Gilgamesh--perfect in strength, stronger than all others”, meaning that his power can’t be matched so he’s powerful. Aruru made him to be a ruler/king and that’s exactly what he was so what she says goes.
This story tells me that the ability of humas to change is present in everyone, it just takes them to realise that and act on it for it to work. For example, Gilgamesh was a bad person and ruler but once he became friends with the Inkidu he realised that he could change and he did. However, once the Inkidu and Gilgamesh killed the bull of heaven they were both punished; The punishment led to an eternal separation between them. For instance, the princess decided to unleash the bull of heaven into the city but since he was killed (by the Inkidu and Gilgamesh), she got her father to curse the Inkidu with disease that caused him to “wither him away into noting” and since he died Gilgsmesh was left in grief and sorrow. This reflects the Mesopatamian beliefs because it tells me that they believed in consequences for your actions even if you are of high power; Sometimes though the punishments can be quite harsh and unfair, in my opinion. For example, since they committed a “crime” in killing the bull, they were punished, but the events that led up to that point makes it unfair because it only happened because Gilgamesh turned down the princess’s offer of marriage.
The part of the Epic of Gilgamesh that is similar to the Christian biblical stories is the part that talks about the flood and the building of the “boat” for Gilgamesh to take cover in. This particular is similar to the biblical story about Noah building the Ark for he and the animals to take shelter in to escape the flood that covered the earth. Also they are similar because God told Noah to build the Ark and he warned him before the flood happend; In the Epic of Gilgamesh the God Ea warned Gilgamesh about the storm and floods so he could build a boat, take shelter, and survived. Gilgamesh was granted immortality and could live forever along with his wife after the flood; Noah lived 950 years of the maximum 1,000 that he could’ve lived so he basically was imortal just like Gilgamesh, in my opinion. Another similarity is that in the bible the ark landed because the storm had calmed; In the Epic of Gilgamesh the boat landed because the conditions of the weather was better than it had been in the previous days.
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ReplyDeleteThese stories tell me that the gods were always the good guy or always played a role as the good guy. I say this because the gods are always the cause for something good in these stories. For example, when Gilgamesh was making everyone suffer and cry out to the gods and the god Aruru "swooped" in and solved the problem for the people. Another thing these stories tell is the gods control everything. It's like when the gods say something it automatically goes. For example, when Ishtar was mad at Gilgamesh she just told her dad. Her dad is a sky god and he just gave her a bull to trample Gilgamesh. Also when that didn't work Ishtar got angry again and told her father this time her dad said one need to be killed. And in fact one was killed.
ReplyDeleteIn these stories this can show that humans can change because Gilgamesh was rude and only cared about his self. When Gilgamesh finally got someone that was willing to fight and surrender to him he felt better. In the end, Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends in which turned Gilgamesh nice and gave him something to live for. This relates to Hammurabi's code because the code tells how someone is punished for certain and very specific behaviors. In these stories Gilgamesh is punished for his behaviors in the beginning and in the end loses a close friend.
These stories could be related to biblical stories when they talk about Uta-napishti building the boat to protect himself and his family from the flood. This relates to biblical stories because there so a story in the bible when God told Noah to build an Ark for when the flood was going to happen. Another way biblical stories are shown is when Uta-napishti said he had eternal life. In the bible it is stated if you do right with no sins you will have eternal life. (Not quoted just noted)