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  2. List of characters in Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    Alhena Gadotti additionally notes that Gilgamesh's two sisters are unusual as characters appearing the corpus of Old Babylonian Sumerian literary texts, as otherwise only five mortal women are referenced in it, including a number historical figures (Enheduanna, Ninšatapada, who was a daughter of Sîn-kāšid of Uruk, and additionally possibly ...

  3. Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, [7] / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.

  4. Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /) [2] is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames" [3]), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BCE). [1]

  5. Category:Characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Shamhat - Wikipedia

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    Shamhat (Akkadian: 𒊩𒌑𒉺, romanized: Šamḫat; also called Shamkat in the old Babylonian version of Gilgamesh" [1]) is a female character who appears in Tablets I and II of the Epic of Gilgamesh and is mentioned in Tablet VII.

  7. Gilgamesh flood myth - Wikipedia

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    Gilgamesh, who wants to overcome death, cannot even conquer sleep. As Gilgamesh is leaving, Utnapishtim's wife asks her husband to offer a parting gift. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh of a boxthorn-like plant at the very bottom of the ocean that will make him young again. Gilgamesh obtains the plant by binding stones to his feet so he can walk on ...

  8. Forgotten One (character) - Wikipedia

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    The Forgotten One (also known as Hero and Gilgamesh) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in The Eternals #13 (July 1977) and was created by Jack Kirby . [ 1 ]

  9. Bull of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    In the Sumerian poem Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven, Gilgamesh and Enkidu slay the Bull of Heaven, who has been sent to attack them by the goddess Inanna, the Sumerian equivalent of Ishtar. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The plot of this poem differs substantially from the corresponding scene in the later Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh . [ 7 ]