mesopotamia

Gilgamesh

Would not leave young girls alone, was a burden to his people

Enkidu

Was created as a rival to gilgamesh from clay

Enkidu

Has to stop being allied with animals to become human

Enkidu

Has relations with shamat and becomes wiser

Gilgamesh and enkidu

Join forces to destroy humbaba

Humbaba

Giant guarding trees in the forest

Ishtar

Wants relations with gilgamesh

Ishtar

Sends the bull of heaven after gilgamesh

Enkidu

Must die in recompense for the bull of heaven

Ut’napishtim

The only immortal human

Shamat

Seduces enkidu

Ereshkigal

Goddess of death and the underworld

Utnapishtism

Tries to help gilgamesh become immortal, but the snake eats the plant

Utnapishtims

Tells gilgamesh about the flood

Assyrian contract writen in cuneiform, 600s BCE, mesopotamia

Assyrian, possibly gilgamesh 5 m tall

Bull man enkidu, mesopotamia , fighting a lion 2200 BCE

Clay mask of humbaba, babylonian, mesopotambia, 1700 BCE

Cylynder seal, babylonian gilgamesh 800 to 700 BCE