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Enkidu (Sumerian: ð’‚—ð’† ð’„ EN.KI.DU10) was a
legendary figure in
ancient Mesopotamian mythology,
wartime comrade and
friend of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Their...
- was king of Uruk) and
Enkidu, a wild man
created by the gods to stop
Gilgamesh from
oppressing the
people of Uruk.
After Enkidu becomes civilized through...
- five
surviving Sumerian poems. The
earliest of
these is
likely "Gilgamesh,
Enkidu, and the Netherworld", in
which Gilgamesh comes to the aid of the goddess...
- moonlight. Inside, they are
attacked by a golem,
Enkidu. A
woman called Amina appears and
explains that
Enkidu was
formed from clay and
brought to life by...
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attack Gilgamesh and his companion, the hero
Enkidu, who slay the Bull together.
After defeating the Bull,
Enkidu hurls the Bull's
right thigh at Ishtar, taunting...
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guardian of the
cedar forest, to
which Gilgamesh ventures with his
companion Enkidu. The
subsequent encounter leads to the
death of Humbaba,
which provokes...
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bringing the wild man
Enkidu into
contact with civilization.
Shamhat plays the
integral role in
Tablet I, of
taming the wild man
Enkidu, who was
created by...
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screams out a
curse on
Enkidu: "Of you two, may
Enkidu not live the longer, may
Enkidu not find any
peace in this world!" Soon
later Enkidu becomes sick and...
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interprets his dreams,
petitions the sun god
Shamash to
protect him, and
accepts Enkidu as a
member of her family. In the Old
Babylonian version her role is p****ive...
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historical figure, and his good friend,
Enkidu through various adventures and
quests that
eventually lead to
Enkidu's death. The
second half of the epic deal...
