Upon his arrival in Uruk following the defeat of Humbaba, the maids of Uruk shout out to Gilgamesh, "Gilgamesh is the most glorious among heroes! Gilgamesh is the most eminent among men!" It is women who give this wonderful praise to Gilgamesh; it is women who inflate his ego. Although women are not prominently featured in 's The Epic of Gilgamesh, inferences surrounding the role of women in ancient Mesopotamia can be made from the …showed first 75 words of 1246 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1246 total…to pump up their ego, and then attempt to teach him something once they felt he was listening. Only Ishtar, the embodiment of all womanly power had the luxury of teaching a man using executive power, the other women were forced to creatively bring men to an understanding. Their roles were limited to serving men in one way or another, and the result of their teachings always inadvertently led to the downfall of a man.