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"They took hold of each other and, they [linked] their hands like" - ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by
Andrew George
Significance: the moment where Enkidu and Gilgamesh connected for the first time. Their
relationship is sentral to the epic and this moment symbolizes the transformative power of their
relationship.
"Of the plant's fragrance a snake caught secant, came up in [silence], and bore the plant off." -
ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by Andrew George
Significance: represents the ultimate failure of Gilgamesh's wish of finding eternity. Even though his
efforts were wasted, this experience furthered his understanding of life - ultimately making him a
better leader
"The goddess Aruru, she washed her hands, took a pinch of clay, threw it down in the wild. In the
wild she created Enkidu, the hero, offspring of silence, knit strong by Ninurta." - ANSWEREpic of
Gilgamesh by Andrew George
Significance: The creation story of Enkidu. Enkidu's emergence from clay signifies divine influence of
life.
"Shall I not die too? Am I not like [ ]? Oh woe has entered my vitals! I have grown afraid of death, so I
roam the steppe. I will set out to the land of Humbaba, and I will overcome the treacherous one." -
ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by Andrew George
Significance: highlights Gilgamesh's reckoning with his own mortality. After Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh
reflects on his life choices, ultimately leading him on the pursuit of the eternal life
He who saw the Deep, the country's foundation, [who] knew . . . , was wise in all matters! [____,
who] saw the Deep, the country's foundation, [who] knew . . . , was wise in all matters! -
ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by Andrew George
Significance: first line in the book - refers to Gilgamesh meaning that he has seen what no other man
has seen. This underscores his status not only as a powerful ruler but as a figure with immense
knowledge.
"All his body is matted with hair, / he bears long tresses like those of a woman: / the hair of his head
grows thickly as barley, / he knows not a people, nor even a country." - ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by
Andrew George
Significance: portray Enkidu as a wild, untamed being, deeply connected with nature and untouched
by civilization. Contrasted to Gilgamesh's cultured and urban character.
"Whatever God fated this flight -be gracious, and bring me home! Surely you will let me see the place
where my heart still stays! What matters more than my being buried in the land where I was born?" -
ANSWERTale of Sinhue translated R.B. Parkinson
, Signficance: reflects Sinuhe's deep longing for his homeland. Even though he was so successful in this
new place, he just wanted to go home from the place fled from.
"I traveled southwards,
I did not plan to reach the Residence, expecting strife would happen; I did not think to live after him.
I went across Lake Maaty in the region of Sycomore. I came to the Isle of Sneferu. I passed a day on
the edge of a field. When it was daylight again, I made an early start. I met a man standing in my way.
He saluted me, though I was afraid of him. When it was supper-time, I had arrived at Cattle-Quay. I
crossed in a rudderless barge blow by the west wind." - ANSWERTale of Sinhue translated R.B.
Parkinson
Significance: Sinhue had to flee and the quote mirrors his internal turmoil and exile from his
homeland. The challenges of his journey symbolizes the unpredictability of life.
"Then God said. "Let us make human-Kind in our image, according to our likeness;
And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of air, and over the cattle,
and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon earth." -
ANSWERGenesis - Multiple Authorship
Significance: It establishes humans as unique among God's creations, made in his image. By letting
humans have dominion over the natural world, God grants humans the responsibility and expects
him to take care of his creation.
"A square mile is city, a square mile date-grove, a square mile is clay-pit, half a square mile the
temple of Ishtar: three square miles and a half is Uruk's expanse" - ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by
Andrew George
Significance: This quote is stated by Gilgamesh at both the beginning and end of the epic. Significant
because Gilgamesh's perspective of the town has completely changed - in the beginning his a
tyrannical king focused on his legacy but at the end he comes to appreciate Uruk
"For six days and seven nights come do without slumber" - ANSWEREpic of Gilgamesh by Andrew
George
Significance: Gilgamesh is tested by Utnapishtim in his quest for immortality. He's seeing the lengths
he would go for said immortality but he's unable to stay awake - showing that you can't go without
sleep
"Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and the man became a living being" - ANSWERGenesis - Multiple Authorship
Significance: describes the creation of the first man, Adam. It portrays that God is within is us and
that the creation of from "dust" symbolizes the connection between humans and the Earth.
"Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for
food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil" -
ANSWERGenesis - Multiple Authorship
Significance: Tree of Knowledge of God and Evil signifies that God created evil to show good.
"This at last is bone of my bones
