eview for the Test on Gilgamesh
I. Characters: Be able to identify each of the following characters and know what role
they played in the epic.
The trapper
The harlot
Arruru
Enkidu
Gilgamesh
Ninsus
Shamash
Enlil
Humbaba
Ea
Utnapishtim
Utnapishtim’s wife
Urshanabi
Siduri
The Scorpions
II.
In each of the boxes below, list the important events for each part.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six and Seven
1. Which of the gods created Enkidu and why?
2. Gilgamesh goes on two quests. What are they?
3. What does Ninsus, Gilgamesh’s mother, ask of Enkidu? What does she do for Enkidu?
4. What action finally causes the gods to condemn Enkidu?
5. What is the Sumerian view of the afterlife?
6. According to Siduri what is the purpose of life?
7. With what story does Gilgamesh return home?
8. Name four themes in Gilgamesh.