When was the Epic of Gilgamesh Written? Tablet XI or the Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of how cuneiform was written on small, rectangular clay tablets.View Video Only Save Timeline Video Quiz Course 159K views Epic of Gilgamesh Summary At the beginning of the Ep...
3. The tablet is broken here, but it seems that Gilgamesh has suggested going to the Pine Forest to cut down trees and kill Humbaba (known here as Huwawa). Enkidu protests, he knows Huwawa and is aware of his power. Gilgamesh talks Enkidu into it with some words of encouragement but ...
Tablet 3 [Most of tablet three doesn't exist] The elders of the city protest Gilgamesh's endeavor, but agree reluctantly. They place the life of the king in the hands of Enkidu, whom they insist shall take the forward position in the battle with Humbaba. Gilgamesh's mother laments her ...