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Thanks to the labors of Haupt, the numerous fragments of it representing several copies, have been pieced together so as to form an almost complete text. In reply to Gilgamesh's queries, Parnapishtim spoke to Gilgamesh: "I will tell thee, Gilgamesh, the secret story, And the secret of the gods I will tell thee.
But what Gilgamesh is not permitted to hear, the mourner is told. A description is given him of how the dead fare in Aralû. The problem, however, is somewhat different in the story of the descent of Ishtar, from the one propounded in the twelfth tablet of the Gilgamesh epic. The question uppermost in the mind of the mourner is "Will the dead return?"
This myth was adapted by the theologians to illustrate the doctrines that were developed regarding the kind of existence led by the dead. The literary method adopted is the same that characterizes the elaboration of the Adapa myth and of the myths incorporated into the Gilgamesh epic.
That is precisely the manner in which Kronos warned Xisuthros of the coming Deluge in the version of Berossus; while in the Gilgamesh Epic the apparent contradiction between the direct warning and the dream-warning at once disappears.
In the Gilgamesh Epic, on the other hand, the ordinary ideogram for "vessel" or "ship" is employed, though the great size of the vessel is there indicated, as in Berossus and the later Hebrew Version, by detailed measurements.
The name of the hero is Semitic, and signifies 'strong. An identical name appears in the Old Testament, and it is possible that the Babylonian Etana represents, like Gilgamesh, some ancient historical person of whom a dim tradition has survived among other nations besides the Babylonians. The deeds recounted of him, however, place the hero entirely in the domain of myth.
The tablet also furnishes the phonetic reading pï-ïr, and Scheil is of the opinion that these two syllables form the first element in the name of the hero. Unfortunately, the tablet is badly mutilated at this point, so that the question of the reading is not absolutely certain. Gen. xix. The word used is tû which means a charm or incantation in general. Made of the charm root. Gilgamesh.
But there is one very striking point in which our new Sumerian text agrees with both the Hebrew Versions as against the Gilgamesh Epic and Berossus; and that is in the character of Ziusudu, which presents so close a parallel to the piety of Noah.
Not one country, but the entire ancient culture world, Babylonia, Persia, Egypt, Arabia, Judea, and Syria, combine to form the legendary Alexander. Each country contributes its share of popular legends, myths, and traditions. Babylonia offers as her tribute the exploits of Gilgamesh, which it transfers in part to Alexander.
Whose power is stronger than thine, Who rests not, ... neither by day or night. O Eabani, change thy ... Shamash loves Gilgamesh, Anu, Bel, and Ea have given him wisdom. Before thou comest from the mountain Gilgamesh in Uruk will see thy dream. Dreams play an important part in the epic.
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