Gilgamesh Tablet XI

As I read through tablet XI I had many surprices. I realized that although Gilgamesh was writen before the Bible the story of Utnapishtim is very similiar to the story of Noah's Ark. If we compare and contrast these two stories we can see that they are quite similar in several aspects. Ea the cleverest of all the Gods tells Utnapishtim that there will be a flood and that he mut save all living things from drawning. To do this he must built a boat in which he will reamain for six days and six nights. On the seventh day Utnapihshtim sends several birds to look for land. Same happens with Noah. God sends a messanger to tell Noah that their will be a flood and that he must save all animals and his family from this flood. To do this he must do the same as Utnapishtim, he must built a boat. In the bible they use a different word: and ark but it is technically a boat. Noah is in the boat for six days and six nights. On the seventh days he sends a bird to search for land.
Although these two stories are not exatly the same, they can be connected very easily. I was very surpriced by this because even though both Gilgamesh and the Bible are writen around the same time, one has nothing to do with the other. But looking closely into them they do.

What Happens When We Die?

What Happens when we die? If we ask this question to ourselves we will never have a concrete answer because we will never actually know until we die. We all have different points of view and different ways of describing death but for me death is something we all have to face. Some people believe in rencarnation, others don't even care what happens when we die. In my opinion there is an after life and God will guide us through it when we die. The doors of heaven will be opened for us and we will have a new journey and a new start. I don't really know how my life will be after I die but all I know is that is something I will have to face when the right time for my death comes.

Gilgamesh reading blog table 6-7

As I read the tables six and seven I had a couple of questions.

Why do Gilgamesh and Ekidu think that the other is going to die???

Why does Gilgamesh always have dreams and Ekidu always say that they are fortunate???

What is the real meaning of Gilgamesh's dreams??

Why did Gilgamesh changed during his journey??

Gilgamesh reading blog table 4-5

What I courage and who has it? I have been asking this question to myself a couple of months now and the best response I could find to it is: We all have courage because we have fears and pains. What gives us courage is that we keep fighting them. We all have hard times and hard moments in our lives, but that is what shape us and makes us become stronger. As I read this two tables in the book I realize that when we have a friend or someone we really love next to us in a hard moment it is easier for us to confront it. I have been learning this, through all the bad times in my life. Because I always have my friends and family that support me and help me go through them. When Gilgamesh is tempted by Huwawa I remembered all the times we are temped to do things we dont want to or maybe we do but we know that they are not right. But what Ekidu demostrates is that there is always someone that is there to help us and advise us.

Gilgamesh reading blog table 1-3

As I read the first three tables in this book, I learned that Gilgamesh is a character that is full of pride. He is always thinking that he is the strongest and most powerful man in the world. He is a little more secure of himself than what he should actually be. As I realized this I remembered the book "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austin. If you have read the book you probably don't see quite a conection right away. But if you look deep into the characters, Elizabeth Bennet, one of the main characters in this book is very similar to Gilgamesh. Even though she tries to hide her pride in this book, she is always thinking that she is smarter than all of her sisters. She also judges people and thinks she is better than every one else. You can't really see this once you start reading the book, but once you get towards the middle of the book and the character Mr. Darcy comes to life, Elizabeth cannot hide her pride when he is around. Same happens in Gilgamesh he doesnt really show his pride until Ekidu comes to life in this book and he cannot hide it from him.