Chapter 10: The First Epic Hero Flashcards
1
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626 BC
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When the king Ashurbanipal died. Also, the six stories of Gilgamesh became linked during this time.
2
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Ashurbanipal
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He became king in 668 B.C. He collected twenty-two thousand thousand clay tablets into the worlds first real library.
3
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Enkidu
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He was created by Uruk’s citizens appeal to the gods for deliverance. He looks strong and god like, but acts like a beast.
4
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Humbaba
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He gets killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. He is in the story “The Journey To The Cedar Forest”
5
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Shulgi
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The Sumerian king of Ur. He believed he was related to Gilgamesh.
