In the myth of Inanna's descent, Inanna, in order to console her grieving sister Ereshkigal, who is mourning the death of her husband Gugalana ( gu, bull, gal, big, ana, sky / heaven ), slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu, sets out to visit her sister.

In the Book of Jonah a worm ( in Hebrew tola ' ath, " maggot ") bites the shade-giving plant's root causing it to wither, while in the epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh plucks his plant from the floor of the sea which he reached by tying stones to his feet.

Among the findings were the Enuma Elish, also known as the Epic of Creation, which depicts a traditional Babylonian view of creation, the Epic of Gilgamesh, a large selection of " omen texts " including Enuma Anu Enlil which " contained omens dealing with the moon, its visibility, eclipses, and conjunction with planets and fixed stars, the sun, its corona, spots, and eclipses, the weather, namely lightning, thunder, and clouds, and the planets and their visibility, appearance, and stations ", and astronomic / astrological texts, as well as standard lists used by scribes and scholars such as word lists, bilingual vocabularies, lists of signs and synonyms, and lists of medical diagnoses.

One of the most famous of these was the Epic of Gilgamesh, in twelve books, translated from the original Sumerian by a certain Sin-liqe-unninni, and arranged upon an astronomical principle.

Like Odysseus, Gilgamesh gets directions on how to reach the land of the dead from a divine helper: in this case, the goddess Siduri, who, like Circe, dwells by the sea at the ends of the earth.

Her home is also associated with the sun: Gilgamesh reaches Siduri's house by passing through a tunnel underneath Mt.

These early levels were sealed off with a sterile deposit that was interpreted by excavators of the 1920s as evidence for the Great Flood of the book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh.

One of the most famous of these was the Epic of Gilgamesh, in twelve books, translated from the original Sumerian by a certain Sin-liqi-unninni, and arranged upon an astronomical principle.

* In the book series by the Irish author Michael Scott, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, from book three, The Sorceress, and onward, Gilgamesh the King, the oldest immortal in the world, is sometimes referred to as the " Ancient of Days.

The Epic of Gilgamesh contains an episode involving Ishtar which portrays her as bad-tempered, petulant and spoiled by her father.

Angered by Gilgamesh's refusal, Ishtar goes up to heaven and complains to her father the high god Anu that Gilgamesh has insulted her.

Others include The Great Flood and Noah which was influenced by the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Tower of Babel.

One of the most famous of these was the Epic of Gilgamesh, which first appears in Akkadian during the Old Babylonian period as a circa 1, 000 line epic known by its incipit, šūtur eli šarrī, ‘‘ Surpassing all other kings ,’’ which incorporated some of the stories from the five earlier Sumerian Gilgamesh tales.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was discovered by Hormuzd Rassam in 1853 and is now widely known.

Andrew George believes that the mysteries it refers to is information brought back by Gilgamesh from his meeting with Uta-Napishti ( Utnapishtim ) about Ea, the fountain of wisdom.

The story begins by introducing Gilgamesh, king of Uruk.

The gods respond to their pleas by creating an equal to Gilgamesh in order to distract him.

The trapper tells Gilgamesh of the man, and it is arranged for Enkidu to be seduced by a harlot.

Unfortunately, when Gilgamesh stops to bathe, it is stolen by a serpent, who sheds its skin as it departs.

What is particularly noticeable is the way the Genesis flood story follows the Gilgamesh flood tale " point by point and in the same order ", even when the story permits other alternatives.

* The 1901 full text translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh by William Muss-Arnolt

* Gilgamesh by Richard Hooker ( wsu. edu )

Gilgamesh falls asleep, and Utnapishtim instructs his wife to bake a loaf of bread on each of the days he is asleep, so that he cannot deny his failure to keep awake.

Andrew R. George submits that the flood story in Genesis 6 – 8 matches the Gilgamesh flood myth so closely, " few doubt " that it derives from the Mesopotamian account.

Siduri, nonetheless, has a long conversation with Gilgamesh, who boasts of his exploits and is forced to explain why his appearance is so haggard.

All she wants is a peaceful life with her brother, but her mother's debt and the conflict between the Gilgamesh and Orga keep haunting her, as well as the memory of what her father did, so she can never find any peace.

If so, it must be Lilîtu [...] the demon of an evil wind ", named ki-sikil-lil-la < ref group = " nb "> ki-sikil-lil-la ( Krealing ) and ki-sikil-lil-la-ke ( Albenda ) appear to be mistaken readings of the original Sumerian passage from the Gilgamesh epos: ki-sikil lit.

Various themes, plot elements, and characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh can also be found in the Bible, notably in the stories of the Garden of Eden and Noah's Flood.

In a 2001 Torah commentary released on behalf of the Conservative Movement of Judaism, rabbinic scholar Robert Wexler stated: " The most likely assumption we can make is that both Genesis and Gilgamesh drew their material from a common tradition about the flood that existed in Mesopotamia.

* Translations of the legends of Gilgamesh in the Sumerian language can be found in Black, J. A., Cunningham, G., Fluckiger-Hawker, E, Robson, E., and Zólyomi, G., The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford 1998 –.

The first written accounts of grapes and wine can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Sumerian text from the third millennium BC.

However, he is completely convinced that, without someone to enforce the peace, Europe ( or even the world ) would once more descend into chaos — and though he has high hopes in his son, Gilgamesh, he can find no one more capable than himself to fill the role until his son is ready to take the metaphorical reins.

This ancient motif of a legendary figure traveling to the end of Earth is also found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, which can be dated to c. 2000 BC, making it one of the earliest known works of literary writing.

Enkidu, a main character in the Babylonian poem " The Epic of Gilgamesh " can be considered a parahuman.

Gilgamesh is set in the super present and the plot revolves around characters who can be divided into four groups: The Countess and the Orga-Superior, the Mitleid Corporation, the siblings, and the Gilgamesh.

The Countess of Werdenberg leads a team of three children ( the Orga-Superior ) who can use the Dynamis to battle the Gilgamesh that work for Dr. Madoka.

The story follows the repeated clashing of the four groups as the siblings, who can be called the main characters, try to figure out who to trust ( the Gilgamesh who appear to want a better world, the Countess and the Orga-Superior, who are fighting the Gilgamesh and trying to prevent what they believe is the end of humanity, or the Mitleid Corporation who are the only ones trying to tell the children the truth ).

The first female Gilgamesh member introduced in the series, Uno ( One ) can be recognized by her light blue eyes, long red hair and the plait wound around her head.

Firstly she can be recognized as the only Gilgamesh to have a visible tattoo on her body, as her eye is covered with one.

Gilgamesh comes equipped with a sword, which he can use to defeat monsters, and a shield, which can be used to block magical attacks.

* In Tales of Hearts, Gilgamesh can be summoned as a support character.