Read the other Great Myths Here Just before his death, Gilgamesh’s friend Enkidu dreams of the Underworld. While what remains … Continue Reading The Great Myths #51: Enkidu in the Underworld (Mesopotamian)
One of the greatest stories of a person “living in nature” becoming “civilized” is perhaps the earliest one. Also here … Continue Reading The Great Myths #40: Enkidu Comes of Age (Mesopotamian)
I’ve tried submitting this to many prestigious journals of Ancient Near Eastern history, but no one seems to believe that … Continue Reading Don Henley’s Mesopotamian Connection: “The Boys of Sumer”
Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu face Humbaba, the guardian of the cedar forests of Lebanon. The tablets where the story … Continue Reading The Great Myths #22: The Monster Humbaba (Mesopotamian)
[Amid the long illness that leads to Enkidu’s death:] As for Enkidu, his mind was troubled, he lay on his … Continue Reading The Great Myths #6: Enkidu in the Underworld (Mesopotamian)
