Gilgamesh's Lesson in Humility in Foster's The Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was destined to be perfect after birth. He was made as a sacred human being, two-thirds of sacredness, one-third of the people (5). He is a fate destined to live a luxurious life and has all the wealth that a man can hope for. Unfortunately, his arrogance and outstanding power hampered them (Foster 5). Gilgamesh is created by the gods and is perfect in every respect. But the gods could not prepare him life and human emotions, instincts etc. Gilgamesh made walls to protect his family Uruku (3). He is destined to live a life like God among his people.

The epic of Gilgamesh is the historical story of King Urugu Gurgamessh. The story portrays a short friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidou. At the beginning of the story, the tempting Enkidu's Shamat went to Uruk to persuade him to meet Gilgamesh. From that moment, the two were very close. They are going to the cedar forest and planning to beat the monster known as Humboba. Then Gilgamesh can show its power to Urk citizens. However, Enkidu tried to "disappear in vain" (18). Gilgamesh went to the forest.

Another famous text is an episode of Gilgamesh. 12 epic epic of this epic starts and ends at the wall of Uruk city established by Gilgamesh. The story itself conveys the story of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Among these adventures, highlights are the defeat of the monkeys of Sugi mountain's Humboba. Along with the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh began to work hard for eternal life, eventually leading him to a character like Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh has nearly three goals.

9 In 2001, Benjamin R. Foster published a story as Gilgamesh epic. The bilingual translation of Gilgamesh appeared as an epic of Gilgamesh in 2001: a myth reviewed in English and Hebrew; this indicates the need to clarify the necessity of the terms "ep" and "meditation" I will. The famous Gilgamesh scholar George announced "Epic of Babylon Gilgamesh" in 2003. David Damrosch insisted on "the wonderful epic of Gilgamesh" as the subject of the subtitles of "Burial Book of 2007". Theodore Tsiolkovsky, author of many classic welcome history, calls Gilgamesh a very consistent epic in their "Gilgamesh: a contemporary encounter with ancient epics". Published in 2011