compare/contrast Gilgamesh and Job as heroes

compare/contrast Gilgamesh and Job as heroes


The Epic Of Gilgamesh 1 THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH N. K. Sanders Assyrian International News Agency Books Online www.aina.org The Epic Of Gilgamesh 2 CONTENT PROLOGUE ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 GILGAMESH KING IN URUK ........................................................................................................................... 3 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 THE COMING OF ENKIDU ............................................................................................................................... 4 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 THE FOREST JOURNEY .................................................................................................................................... 7 3 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ISHTAR AND GILGAMESH, AND THE DEATH OF ENKIDU .................................................................... 12 4 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 THE SEARCH FOR EVERLASTING LIFE ...................................................................................................... 16 5 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 THE STORY OF THE FLOOD .......................................................................................................................... 20 6 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 THE RETURN .......................