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GILGAMESH
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Undergraduate 1
07/02/2009

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WHAT LANGUAGE WAS GILGAMESH?
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SUMERIAN
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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBE GIL'S BEHAVIOR?
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ARROGANT, OPPRESSIVE, BRUTAL
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DESCRIBE ENKIDU
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GODLIKE; A BLEND OF HUMAN AND WILD ANIMAL
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF GIL'S KINGDOM
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URUK
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WHO RAISED ENKIDU
Definition
WILD ANIMALS
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST ADVENTURE FOR GIL AND ENKIDU
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CEDAR FOREST
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WHO DID GIL AND ENKIDU SLAY IN THE CEDAR FOREST
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HUMBABA
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WHAT WAS THE SECOND ADVENTURE FOR GIL AND ENKIDU?
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TO DESTROY THE BULL OF HEAVEN
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WHO IS ISHTAR
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GODDESS OF LOVE, FERTILITY AND WAR
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WHO WAS GILGAMESH'S FATHER
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LUGALBANDA
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WHO WAS GILGAMESH'S MOTHER
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NINSUN
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WHO WERE THE ONLY TWO TO SURVIVE THE GREAT FLOOD; BECAME IMMORTAL?
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UTNAPISHTIM AND HIS WIFE
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HOW MANY TABLETS ARE THERE IN THIS GILGAMESH?
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11
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HOW MANY PARTS ARE THERE IN GILGAMESH?
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FIVE
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PART I: TABLETS 1-3
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INTRO OF GILGAMESH
CREATION OF ENKIDU
PREPARATION FOR FIRST QUEST
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PART II: 3-V
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HUMBABA AND THE CEDAR FOREST
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PART 3: 6-8
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RUN IN WITH ISHTAR
KILL BULL OF HEAVEN
ENKIDU DIES
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PART 4: 9-10
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SEEKS IMMORTALITIY
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PART 5: 11
Definition
UTNAPISHTIM TELLS HIS STORY
GIVES GIL A TEST; HE FAILS AND RETURNS HOME
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WHO IS SIDURI
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TAVERN KEEPER AT THE END OF THE EARTH
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WHO TELLS GIL TO EAT, DRINK, MARRY, BATHE, HAVE CHILDREN AND MAKE LOVE?/
Definition
SIDURI
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WHO IS SHAMLET
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HARLOT, PROSTITUTE THAT PERSUADES ENKIDU TO BECOME CIVILIZED
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WHO ENCOUNTERS ENKIDU FIRST?
Definition
HUNTER
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WHO WERE ISHTAR'S LOVERS AND WHAT DID SHE DO TO THEM?
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1. DUMUZI-GOD OF VEGETATION-HE SITS CRYING
2. ROLLER BIRD-SHE BROKE HIS WING
3. LION- BUILT AN AMBUSH PIT 7X7
4. WILD STALLION- SHE BROKE HI AND MADE HIM DRINK MUDDY WATER
5. SHEPHERD- SHE STRUCK HIM AND TURNED HIM INTO A WOLF (MAKES HIM AN OUTSIDER)
6. ISHULLANM- THE GARDNER; SHE TURNED HIM INTO A SCARECROW.
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DISCUSS SIMILARITIES BETWEEN UTAP'S FLOOD AND NOAH'S FLOOD
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THEY BOTH TAKE ANIMALS
THEY BOTH TAKE FAMILIES
DOVE
RAINBOWS
BOAT REST ON MOUNTAIN
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DISCUSS DIFFERENCES IN TWO FLOODS
Definition
IN UTANAPISHTIM'S FLOOD HE TAKES ARTISIANS AND CRAFTSMAN TO HELP HIM WITH THE BOAT; THE COMMUNITY HELPS
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WHAT MUST GIL DO TO OBTAIN IMMORTALITY?
Definition
STAY AWAKE 7 DAYS
FIND PLANT OF REJUVENATION
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WHAT KIND OF CREATURE STEALS THE PLANT OF REJUVENATION FROM GIL AT THE END OF THE STORY?
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SERPENT
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