Mapping the Gilgamesh Epic Where Did Gilgamesh Go? Mapping the Gilgamesh Epic

This map shows the area that is known as Mesopotamia Label as much of the geography as you can recognize. Check your answers on the next slide and fill in the details

Where was Gilgamesh’s City? Use your text and find out the city that Gilgamesh was from. This is your starting point. We’re now going to map out his journey up to where you have read for today

Where was Enkidu From? Steppe: an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes Which direction from Gilgamesh’s city do you think Enkidu was from? Why? (Hint: You can use google earth/maps). Make a note of where you think Enkidu was from on your map. Why do you think people at the time would associate this area with the wilderness?

Can you find out where Gilgamesh and Enkidu might have travelled to Can you find out where Gilgamesh and Enkidu might have travelled to? Where in this area of the world might there have been a cedar forest?

Where did Gilgamesh Go After Enkidu Died? Use your text, and then decide where he went on the map

Where do you think the Mashu Mountains are? Use clues from your text and your own thinking to decide which way Gilgamesh went.

The Road of the Sun and the Valley What about the geography of this area could help us theorize about where the Road of the Sun might have been and where the valley of fruit-filled vines and precious jewels was?

ANCIENT NEAR EAST: The “Fertile Crescent”

Which ‘Sea of Death’ did Gilgamesh sail on?