GILGAMESH

GILGAMESH BIRTH

• Gilgamesh was born in 2150-1400BCE.
• Goddess Ninsum and Priest-King Lungalbanda, We're his parents.
• Which means Gilgamesh is a DemiGod.

HIS RULE

• Uruk ruled by Gilgamesh for 126 years according to the Sumerian King List. The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh written on clay tablet and lapis lazuli.The Urk III Period in Sumer.

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 1.Inanna plants a troublesome tree named Huluppu.Which Inanna plans to make a chair and bed from.When it is infested by snakes.Gilgamesh gets rid of the snakes for his sister and makes the chair and bed.

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 2.Was thrown out of a window when he was young, but an eagle broke his fall.
• 3.Gilgamesh in his ruling was never over throne by another King.

IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 4. Gilgamesh as a Mighty leader built the walls of Uruk,and the gate as made of very strong wood.
• 5.During Battle Gilgamesh becomes friends with Enkidu then after the battle Enkidu falls ill and dies.Gilgamesh has great grief.

IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 6.Gilgamesh tries to achieve immortality to live forever but does not prevail.
• 7.The texts have 4 note tablets, a prologue and 9 story tablets, that's about 10 books long, today.

IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 8.Over time the texts must have change threw translation because so many other things do.
• 9.Gilgamesh destroyed the only giants that could touch Euphrates river

IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT HIS LIFE

• 10. When Gilgamesh found the immortal man he wished to be immortal, but Gilgamesh would not succeed in his quest.

HIS RULING STYLES

• 1.One of Gilgamesh's ruling styles was his organization of his empire. He made sure nothing was out of place.
• 2.If anyone or any animal is mad simply do not kill it unless it is trying to kill you.
• 3. Gilgamesh would put himself before his people.
• 4. Ruled as if he was the all mighty and powerful.

END OF RULE

• At the end of his rule he mourns over his friend's death.
• Gilgamesh returns to Uruk to rule his final years.

FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE

• Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the sixth Sumerian ruler in the First Dynasty of Uruk, and son of Gilgamesh according to the Sumerian king list.
• Untapishtim wife of Gilgamesh has a son with him. Her name means"he who knows".

FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE

• Was 2/3 God
• If you read Gilgamesh's text the text suggests water in an area of dryness.That means the fertile crescent.
• Gilgamesh has reoccurring bad dreams when on a journey with Enkidu.
• Before Enkidu dies he also reoccurring has bad dreams

HIS DEATH

• They do not know if that is true death,it is when the writings are finished.He suffers for 12 days tell he dies, and knows he will be with his friend.
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