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    Rachel is significant figure in biblical history‚ and her story of love is recalled in the book of Genesis. Rachel was the younger and more beautiful daughter of Laban‚ brother of Isaac’s wife Rebecca. Her name means ‘ewe’‚ a female sheep‚ a symbol of prosperity and security for nomadic people. Every afternoon‚ Rachel watered her flock of sheep at a well near Haran‚ an outpost of the ancient city of Ur. When analysing this story critically‚ a well was identified as a symbol of the feminine and

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    Mesopotamia. She is often shown winged and bearing arms. In the excerpt‚ Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the Assyrian News Agency Version‚ Ishtar is the goddess of love and fertility‚ also the goddess of war which no latter day king‚ no man alive can equal. This expresses a strong feminist standpoint during the ancient Mesopotamia. Ishtar lures her lovers and then executes them hence; Gilgamesh refused her proposal for marriage. Gilgamesh is afraid of the outcomes‚ if he should engage in sexual activities with Ishtar

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    A scribe named Sin-liqe-unninni is credited with editing the standard version. The Epic of Gilgamesh was lost for centuries‚ but in 1853‚ it was rediscovered by Austen Henry Layard and Hormuzd Rassam on baked clay tablets in the Library of Ashurbanipal‚ the Assyrian king whose martial images grace museums around the world. The puzzle of Gilgamesh is still being completed as more is discovered and holes are filled. One place‚ among others‚ that archaeologists find the

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    both historical and fictional. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one such story. Gilgamesh deals with immortality on nearly every level‚ and at the same time points back to mortality‚ trying to extract a reason for living and dying. Ostensively‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh entertains the idea of immortality on a physical plane. The struggle for earthly immortality is meant to seem futile in Gilgamesh because in the story‚ as in life‚ all humans die. At first‚ Gilgamesh shrugs off the fate of living by going to

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    The epic of Gilgamesh is story about death and friendship‚ these are two main themes in the book. Gilgamesh is the one who has to come to grips with the reality that death is inevitable‚ and that friendship is a necessity. When Enkidu dies Gilgamesh cannot deal with it‚ he starts to think that if his friend can die that he too is only mortal‚ the first thing he does is go into denial about his mortality. He goes off on his quest to find eternal life and soon comes to realize that he cannot become

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    Epic Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known pieces of literature. According to Sumerian tradition‚ he was an early ruler of the city-state of Uruk. “He is said to be the son of the god Ninsun and a mortal father‚ however‚ historians have not obtained clear details on that matter” (McCaughrean‚ pg.5). It is also unclear whether the King Gilgamesh actually existed‚ but his story still acted as “instructive text” for the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens

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    sustain injury or loss. When the lives of Gilgamesh‚ Enkidu and Job are placed one a comparative level‚ clearly on can see that they all suffered some loss or pain. When one examines further their loss or pain‚ evidently their suffering is placed on different levels as they differ in their intensity even though their suffering share some of the same characteristics. Therefore it can be argued that Gilgamesh‚ Enkidu and Job all suffered but the result Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s sufferings were self-inflicted

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    Topic 2 Finish these readings: 1) “The Epic of Gilgamesh” (textbook‚ pp.116-8); 2) “A Pyramid Text” and “Book of the Dead” (textbook‚ pp.121-3); develop an essay addressing the attitudes of Mesopotamians and Egyptians toward death‚ life‚ afterlife and meaning of life (or anything you think related to these

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    losing something so dear to you. This is proven in one of the oldest stories ever written‚ “The Epic of Gilgamesh”. Although the main plot is focused on Gilgamesh losing is closest friend and going on a journey of immortality‚ by studying Gilgamesh’s idea of avoiding death‚ we can see throughout the story that death is inevitable‚ lack of humility is an issue‚ and the symbol of the serpent. Gilgamesh‚ the king of Uruk‚ is a mighty king that built magnificent temple towers and high walls that surrounded

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    Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends in a very strange way‚ but I guess back then it was normal. To see someone being honor at‚ rather than oneself drove Gilgamesh mad. Gilgamesh was king and everyone should praise him‚ but along came Enkidu who was given a special treatment‚ and that brought displeasure to Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was the first one to attack and they ended up in a crazy physical fight‚ breaking things left and right. They hit each other till they were exhausted and with a last look in

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