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Questions
1. What do we know about the origins of this story? How old is it? Who wrote it? How do we have it today? What are the possible problems of using this story as a primary source?
2. Who is Gilgamesh? Please find three passages describing Gilgamesh's appearance, characteristics, or past. According to the story, is he a good king or a bad king?
3. Who is Enkidu? Please find three passages describing Enkidu's appearance, characteristics, or past. Also, how does Enkidu become "civilized"?
4. Who is Shamhat? Please find a passage describing her appearance, characteristics, and role. How does she contribute to Enkidu's incorporation into Uruk?
5. What is Uruk like in a material sense? Please find thee passages that describe the city in terms of its size, layout, buildings, composition, and outlying areas.
6. What conflicts exist among the people of Uruk? Are there mechanisms for resolving these conflicts? Do the people of Uruk have enemies outside the city or beyond their local environments?
7. Mesopotamian society has been characterized by historians as essentially pessimistic. Does the Epic support this characterization?