Mesopotamian Epic 2

Reading: Gilgamesh, the hero’s quest for immortality, Tablets VII-XI (pp48-73).

Writing: Post 1-2 sentences in response to one of the following prompts:

1. Seems to me this epic just gets weirder as it goes along. Quote a line or cite a plot event from the second half of the epic that strikes you as a good starting point for discussion—and comment on why it’s puzzling.
2. Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality takes him beyond the mortal plane. Quote a line or cite a plot event that strikes you as suggestive for understanding this culture’s conception of the cosmos beyond—and comment on what it suggests.