The Epic of Gilgamesh is the most outstanding work of ancient Mesopotamia and one of the earliest pieces of world literature. One specific author did not write The Epic of Gilgamesh. This is a story about the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, who was remembered for building of the Uruk's monumental city walls, which were ten kilometers long and fitted with nine hundred towers. The Epic of Gilgamesh was original written in an epic poem. It was also written in cuneiform script, wedge-shaped characters incised in clay or stone, and has no connection to any other known language. This poem tells about this man's lifetime story. Throughout the tale, Gilgamesh refuses to believe that his life will come to an end and struggles with the concept of mortality. Gilgamesh was a mixture of human and divine, and he believes himself as a god-like creature.
In the beginning of the poem Gilgamesh is conveyed as a generally immoral human. He is described as a "Two-thirds of him was divine. One- third of him was human!" (39, Norton; "Gilgamesh"). Gilgamesh knows he is part human and he knows is going to die. But he wants to die with fame and reputation so people remember him for his great work. He came to a realizing that everyone in his town was so angry that they prayed to the gods. The gods then created Enkidu. Gods made Enkidu so he would be occupied. "Let her create a partner for Gilgamesh, might in strength, let them contend with each other" (10, Norton; "Gilgamesh"). They created Enkidu to be a compliment to Gilgamesh, who is as beautiful and strong as him. Enkidu is uncivilized. He is described in animal term such as he is hairy, hunts like...
