Aubrey Medina
10/8/12
1A
 Gilgamesh. The king
 Ishtar: Desperately wants to marry Gilgamesh,
promises him riches if she marries him.
 Tammuz, Shepherd, Ishullanu: Princess Ishtar’s
previous lovers who were turned into various animals
by Ishtar
 Anu and Anrum: Princess Ishtar’s parents who allowed
Ishtar to use the Bull of Heaven
 Enkidu: Great friend of Gilgamesh who helped kill the
Bull of Heaven
 Fair
 Refused to marry Ishtar because he has nothing to give
to her in return
 “What would I have to give you if I married you!”
 Relevant
 Presents a universal quality that we usually give something in
return of something given to us
 Smart
 He knew that Ishtar would probably treat him the
same way she treated the other men
 “And now me! It is me you love, and you will ordain for
me as for them”
 Lifelike
 We can believe a male character who is strong enough to
defend himself
 Uses good examples supporting his argument that Ishtar
would probably treat him like her other previous lovers
 Reacts smartly and reasonably
 Strong
 “Gilgamesh, like an expert butcher, boldly and surely
approached the Bull of Heaven.”
 “Between the nape, the horns, and... he thrust his
sword.”
 Dramatic Method
Disrespectful
 Confronts Ishtar (a
princess) and tells her
upfront how cruel she is
Lists all of Ishtar’s
lovers and what she did
to them
 “See here now, I will
recite the list of your
lovers.”

yet
Brave
 Be strong for himself and
decline Ishtar even
though she is a Princess
 Brave enough to be
truthful to Ishtar about
what she is
 Shallow (Dramatic Method)
 Evil (Dramatic Method)
 Believable
 One sided
 Archetypical
 Simple
 Ishtar’s first lover
 Princess Ishtar turned him into a broken winged bird
 Simple
 Previous lover
 A baker and slaughterer
 Continually slaughtered lambs and presented bread
for Ishtar
 Ishtar turned him into a wolf
 Simple
 Previous lover
 Ishtar’s father’s date gardener
 Continually brought Ishtar dates.
 Was turned into a dwarf by Ishtar
 Ishtar’s father and mother.
 Anu allows Ishtar to use the Bull of Heaven
 Eventually gives Ishtar the Bull of Heaven like
archetypical parents
 Pushover parent who give their spoiled child what they
want
 Enkidu and Gilgamesh attacks the bull together and
cut out the Bull’s heart.
 Brave
 Good friend
 strong
 Smart
 Disrespectful
(Dramatic Method)
 Evil
 wants to destroy Gilgamesh just because of his refusal of marriage
 Believable and one sided
 we know of characters who take a lot of what they get for granted,
and become infuriated when they don’t get one thing they wanted.
 Portrays an evil character throughout the tablet
 Archetypical
 The spoiled girl who gets upset if she isn’t given what she wants,
takes advantage of men, has the pushover parents, disrespects
parents
 Shallow
 Became interested in Gilgamesh when he cleaned up his
appearance
 Disrespectful
 “he wrenched off the Bull's hindquarter and flung it in her face”
 Good Friend
 “Jumped out” to help his friend when he didn’t need to. He chose to.
 Gave all the glory of killing the Bull to Gilgamesh by announcing it
to the men of Unuk and did not mention himself.
 ‘Gilgamesh is the bravest of the men, the boldest of the males!’
 Smart
 Made a plan of using both his and Gilgamesh’s strength together to
defeat the bull
 “I will rip out...I and you, we must share (?)I shall grasp the Bull…I will
fill my hands (?) ..”
 Brave and Strong
 “Enkidu jumped out and seized the Bull of Heaven by its horns”