Epic of Gilgamesh

They have changed a lot because, of benefits equality and there are more day cares around.

Death and the new life that comes fron it

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Well, really, there is nothing to suggest that the snake symbolizes anything. The episode where the snake steaks Gilgamesh's magic plant while he is bathing serves two purposes. The main one is probably to emphasize the futility of the hero's search for immortality. This aspect of the story is similar to other ancient tales in which human adventurers loose out on their chance of immortality by making silly but costly mistakes. The second purpose is likely to be aetiological. That is, the story explains why snakes are able to shed their skins and apparently rejuvenate.

the advice was to enjoy his life and do what's best for his people

The Epic of Gilgamesh explains that the people on earth were becoming too noisy. One of the gods, Ea, went against the decision of the rest of the gods, and told a human, Ut-Napishtim, to build an ark to save a few humans, and some animals.

The Epic of Gilgamesh comes from Mesopotamia, most likely the Sumerian period around 3000BC.

Bronze age Greece

Gilgamesh, although i'm not sure of the reason why...

Uruk. It's in a poem written in Mesopotamia.

The Goddess Aruru designed the model for his body and made him that way.

Does the epic of Gilgamesh suggest that Mesopotamian society was uncivilized? I don't really think so. It was probably the most sophisticated, technologically advanced socitey of its day. Certainly Gilgamesh's behaviour at the start of the epic was a little barbaric, but the epic makes it clear that this behaviour was unacceptable. It also seems to suggest that dangerous journeys of conquest are not ideal, pandering more to the hubris of the king than the good of his people. Furthermore, the story of Enkidu describes civilization as a powerful and positive influence on the former wild man. If anyone is barbaric in the epic it is the chief gods for destroying humanity with a flood. Unlike the biblical equivalent, however, they are strongly repremanded and criticized for this action. Finally, the production of such a momentus literary work as the epic itself is the best argument for the sophistication and humanistic values of at least one educated subsegment of Mesopotamian society in the late second millennium BCE.

C. 6,000 bc

I am not claiming to know the answer. However I will just record why reading Gilgamesh was important to me.

First of all, I learned that, not 3,000, but 5,000 years later humanity has not changed as much as we like to think. We are still the same types of people with the same longings and needs.

We like to think of ourselves as having changed and evolved, at least mentally, and thus are somehow better than our ancestors.

Fortunately by reading ancient texts, we come to realize that the human experience is not much different than it was so long ago. We are after all only humans interacting with nature.

Thus I would say reading Gilgamesh gives one a perspective of time and the human condition within it.

These are just some thoughts, I look forward to other responses.

Gilgamesh was a ruler of the city of Uruk back in 2700 BCE, however his adventures in the EPIC OF GILGAMESH are most likely exaggerated.

Enlil was angry because no man was meant to survive the destruction. Ea had heard the great gods decide to produce the flood and had told Utnapishtim to tear down his house and build a ship, and to take on the ship the seed of all living things.

Enkidu thought that Gilgamesh's plan was a suicide mission because the powers Humbaba had been given by the gods made him invincible.

Because he's made up and the writers thought it'd be a good idea.

Actually, a flippant reply is quite appropriate because it's obvious you haven't read the story. It is stated quite plainly that Gilgamesh seeks out Utnapishti because he is afraid of death and wants to learn the secret of immortality.

Another aspect of your question that needs to be clarified is what is meant by the term "underworld". Utnapishti lives in the realm of the God Ea, the Apsu or freshwater ocean beneath the earth. This is to be differentiated from the Netherworld, the dusty and terrifying realm of the dead which, presumably, was one level down from the Apsu. Although there is occasional overlapping of the terminology in other Mesopotamian literature, in Gilgamesh they are clearly separate.

i think so that is how it was for the Mesopatamions

Gilgamesh shows Urshanabi the walls of Uruk to prove his accomplishments....

1.) Assimilation and Separatism 2.) Coming of Age 3.) Human Rights

The tale other than Gilgamesh's journey is the Flood Story. This is the story of Utnapishtim and how he survived the flood the gods sent.

It is suggested that he was the cup-bearer to Urzababa, the King in Kish at the time. Before this time there were no empires so if you were a king you just ruled one city. Some suggest he fled to Susa in the east (edge of modern day Iran) where he was able to lead an army (where did he get it? we don't know) and start from the eastern city of Susa and work his way west, taking all the southern Mesopotamian cities and uniting them under one government. Another version is that he just took the throne from in Kish and went from there.

Uruk is currently unoccupied and is an archeological site in Iraq. The answer to who the most famous King of Uruk was can be found at the below link.