In this part of the tablets of Gilgamesh, I made some questions. Gilgamesh lives in grief after Endiku´s death.
" I thrive for the death of Endiku the companion, he who has fought with lions and with wolves", pg 56.
He stays with the body until worms start eating it up. Then he leaves, because he fears that his fate will be the same as his companions. The king tries to find the answer: how to escape death.
""Must I die too? Must Gilgamesh be like that?", pg 56.
He goes search for the only person who has ever done this, Utnapishtim. He travels a long journey, always thinking about Endiku.
At this point, I thought: Why does Gilgamesh do this journey, caused by the loss of his friend, escaping death?
If death is the taker of his companion, why does he seek to escape it so much?
If he really wanted to see his brother, why not die and be closer to him in another world?
If Gilgamesh really loved his companion as much as he said he did, why live a life without him, in grief?
I think that Gilgamesh didn't love Endiku, he liked the idea of liking someone more than he loved himself.
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