Dreams in the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Running head: DREAMS IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
DREAMS IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
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DREAMS IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
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1DREAMS IN THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the epic poems that centers around Mesopotamia. The
Epic of Gilgamesh is considered to be one of the earliest documents in the field of literature that
has survived the time. The epic is known to be the combination of the five different poems of
Sumer and is composed in the Sumerian language that was also used in Mesopotamia as an
isolate language (Haubold). The following paper aims to analyze two different dreams that have
been discussed in the first tablet of the poem.
The first dream that is discussed within the first tablet of the poem discusses the dream of
Gilgamesh. The dream of Gilgamesh revolves around the entry of a new element in his life. The
king dreams that a huge meteorite had landed just outside the boundaries of the kingdom.
Gilgamesh dreams of peering in to the rock along with the other residents of the country. The
king reveals that he had embraced the unknown meteorite as if the meteorite was a very close
and a very dear one (Ancienttexts.org). He even dreams of placing the meteorite at the feet of his
mother. The mother of the king, Gilgamesh, the Goddess Ninsun interprets the dreams to be
fruitful and indicative of the entry of a new friend of in the life of Gilgamesh. The dream might
seem to be weird to the readers of the epic but is interpreted as a better turn of events in the life
of the king. The concerned king is assured of the entry of a person in his life who would earn the
place of the best companion of the king in the due course of time. The dream can thus be
interpreted to be a good gesture in his life. It might be opined that the dream has been good for
the king (Milstein). The interpretation of the dreams as depicted by the mother of the king had
turned out to be true with his meeting with Enkidu, a natural counterweight for the King
Gilgamesh.
The second dream of King Gilgamesh as narrated by Shamhat the temple prostitute
reveals that the king had a similar dream about an axe. The king dreams that an axe had been
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the epic poems that centers around Mesopotamia. The
Epic of Gilgamesh is considered to be one of the earliest documents in the field of literature that
has survived the time. The epic is known to be the combination of the five different poems of
Sumer and is composed in the Sumerian language that was also used in Mesopotamia as an
isolate language (Haubold). The following paper aims to analyze two different dreams that have
been discussed in the first tablet of the poem.
The first dream that is discussed within the first tablet of the poem discusses the dream of
Gilgamesh. The dream of Gilgamesh revolves around the entry of a new element in his life. The
king dreams that a huge meteorite had landed just outside the boundaries of the kingdom.
Gilgamesh dreams of peering in to the rock along with the other residents of the country. The
king reveals that he had embraced the unknown meteorite as if the meteorite was a very close
and a very dear one (Ancienttexts.org). He even dreams of placing the meteorite at the feet of his
mother. The mother of the king, Gilgamesh, the Goddess Ninsun interprets the dreams to be
fruitful and indicative of the entry of a new friend of in the life of Gilgamesh. The dream might
seem to be weird to the readers of the epic but is interpreted as a better turn of events in the life
of the king. The concerned king is assured of the entry of a person in his life who would earn the
place of the best companion of the king in the due course of time. The dream can thus be
interpreted to be a good gesture in his life. It might be opined that the dream has been good for
the king (Milstein). The interpretation of the dreams as depicted by the mother of the king had
turned out to be true with his meeting with Enkidu, a natural counterweight for the King
Gilgamesh.
The second dream of King Gilgamesh as narrated by Shamhat the temple prostitute
reveals that the king had a similar dream about an axe. The king dreams that an axe had been
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