a different story

vTablet I
In the city of Uruk, lived Gilgamesh,”two thirds a god, one third a man, the king.” The people complained to the gods asking- "is this the shepherd of the people? Is this the wise shepherd, protector of the people?" (p. 3) the gods heard the people’s complains and told the goddess Aruru to make a double for Gilgamesh, this way these two would fight and there would be peace in Uruk. She created Endiku, a hairy wild man. One day a hunter goes and complains to Gilgamesh because Endiku freed all the animals he hunted. Gilgamesh tells him to get a prostitute to conquer him and so he does. Some days later, Endiku leaves the prostitute and goes to find the creatures of the grasslands, but the all run away. The prostitute asks him- "Endiku, now you are beautiful as a god. Why do you seek the company of beasts?" (p.5) this is a reflection of us humans, who believe we are too beautiful, too powerful to pay attention to other creatures.
Tablets II and III
Shamat, the prostitute clothed Endiku, and they went to a shepherd’s camp where they were given food and beer. Endiku didn't understand this human behavior but after drinking and eating, he bathed and dressed, acting like a normal human. Endiku later heard Gilgamesh was to wed and he demanded to be taken to Uruk, to challenge Gilgamesh. Endiku and Gilgamesh fought and wrestled until Eniku said- “You are the strongest of all, the perfect, the terror" (p. 8) they "embraced, kissed and took each other by the hand. (p.8) Gilgamesh's mother adopts Endiku do to the fact that he has no parents. Gilgamesh decides to go on a journey, and kill a beast, enemy to the sun. His task is to kill Huwawa and cut a cedar down. These tablets end with the mother of Gilgamesh praying for his son's life to the gods and Endiku and Gilgamesh departing from the city in search for Huwawa.
Gilgamesh is very different to what we are accustomed to read. We can tell it was written in earlier times do to how it repeats passages and narrates the story. There isn’t much to reflect on. Until now, it seems like a myth, a bed time story but I think later on the message will be discovered.