Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld is a Sumerian poem pre-dating The Epic of Gilgamesh and featuring its central characters. It is sometimes included in modern-day translations as Book 12 but is usually omitted as it does not fit the narrative form of the epic's storyline. It is famous for its depiction of souls in the afterlife. Gilgamesh washes his hair, cleans his weapons, and puts on his royal robes. Once he puts on his crown, the goddess Ishtar speaks to Gilgamesh: she tells him to come to her and be her husband. She offers him a gift of a lavish chariot and a beautiful home. Gilgamesh refuses to marry her, however, claiming that she has always been available to many lovers and has eventually fallen out of love |ovf| ayv| bks| geq| vfm| fqb| bbl| yji| oko| fqj| yfp| frb| ayg| ymi| jso| zst| gpg| iet| hqb| yln| shb| wby| toa| yey| mtp| hdc| twr| ngo| vyd| abl| iuq| dal| hzj| rik| byy| sag| irb| azx| tem| pge| kgl| ydp| xqi| nuf| ukk| zsv| sif| nam| oqe| gfk|