Gilgamesh and the Quest for Immortality

The pursuit of immortality of immortal stories collected in the episodes of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh depicts the conflicts felt by ancient Sumer. Since urbanization wiped out Mesopotamia, social status changed from a hunting society of nomads to a static agricultural assembly society. In this ancient "Renaissance" people have discovered his relationship between God's uncertainty and instability. Epic depicts a confrontation between nostalgic nostalgia in a relatively simple time and destruction of the Near East civilization.

In the Gilgamesh epic, Gilgamesh started seeking eternal life as a means of peace, meaning and happiness of life. He tried to reach it in various ways, and every aspect failed as much as its predecessor. The two main types of immortality are important through life action and accomplishment. Gilgamesh tried to pass his actions first, and then experienced a change that he led to try to become immortal. He eventually returned to where he started.

The pursuit of immortality of immortal stories collected in the episodes of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh depicts the conflicts felt by ancient Sumer. Since urbanization wiped out Mesopotamia, social status changed from a hunting society of nomads to a static agricultural assembly society. In this ancient "Renaissance" people have discovered his relationship between God's uncertainty and instability. Epic depicts conflict between incognitous nostalgia for brevity ... Gilgamesh's epic is so popular as it provides insight into human concerns 4000 years ago, It lasts very long yet it is relevant. Some of the human concerns found in books still apply today: fear of people, fear of death, overwhelming desire for immortality, and the impact of friendship on their lives.

History is a story of the pursuit of eternal life by mankind. Everyone carefully studying to find contemporary immortal cultural roots and philosophical precedents, you can see that the human history that seems to conquer death has been expressed many times. Indeed, the earliest proven record pursuing immortal death can be found in the first wonderful literary work actually thought so far: "Gilgamesh epic", the Akkadian poem about Gilgamesh, or the building Games, the city of Ancient Mesopotamia Ulm Sumerian King, Between 2800 and 2500 BC. This epic may orally appear before 2200 BC before being recorded in a stone monument The main character of this story, Gilgamesh, is widely regarded by scholars as the fifth king in the history of Uruk.