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Discussion Questions Gilgamesh

What role does friendship play in this epic?

Are there checks on Gilgamesh’s power in Uruk? What are they and how significant are they? What’s the political hierarchy of Uruk like?

What does this story tell us about what it means to be human?

How does the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu reveal the characters of The two?

What function do women play in this story?

What does this story reveal about the values –the Moral and ethical ideas and standards of behavior Of ancient Babylonians?

Reread the conclusion of Gilgamesh. How is the ending appropriate for the story or not? What’s Gilgamesh’s next step?

How was death regarded by the ancient Babylonians?