The Internal Journey of Gilgamesh In ancient Mesopotamia there was a human of great powers. His name was Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is an ancient tale passed down orally from generation to generation in mesopotamia. David Ferry writes this version. The author reconstructs the epic tale on the ancient Mesopotamian ways of friendship, gods and goddesses, and immortality. The tales follow Gilgamesh on very dangerous journeys across ancient mesopotamia. Some symbolic battles are those with Huwawa, the …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 695 total…trust her. Then when he was resting in the forest a snake ate the plant and eventually he died. He never obtained immortality and all of his travels and journeys were for nothing. He changed when he returned to the cedar gates of Uruk, and finally understood that his life was to end. He found pleasure in his kingdom, but knew he was going to die and lived his life to the fullest. Word Count: 688