Question

Which lines from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best establish Gilgamesh as triumphant in battle?

Answer 1

D) They bound logs together and built a raft. Enkidu steered it down the great river. Gilgamesh carried Humbaba’s head.

Further Explanation:

Option D depicts Gilgamesh’s victory as he triumphed over Humbaba as he is seen carrying his head. They vanquished the monster and required some proof of their triumph, and thus, they chopped the monster’s head and carried it back with them. The epic hero Gilgamesh has been entrusted to vanquish a particularly nasty demon, Humbaba, who is the guardian of the forest of the Mountain of Gods. Gilgamesh is obviously scared of this endeavor, however, his companion Enkidu entreats him to be brave, as he had the blessings of the Lord Shamash over him. The two friends journey up to the mountains and encounter Humbaba, who puts up a strong fight but was outdone by Gilgamesh, who was aided by the God Shamash. Humbaba pleads for mercy, reminding Gilgamesh that he served the Great God Enlil, however, spurred by Enkidu, Gilgamesh kills Humbaba, and takes his head as a proof that the monster had been vanquished.

One of the most important motifs that surface in this context is the inevitability of death. Undoubtedly, Gilgamesh is a very famous warrior, however, he learns that everyone is subject to the forces of mortality except the Gods, who rule the universe. However, a person can be immortalized by getting fame, usually by doing heroic deeds and bravery, and their deeds are forever engraved in the minds of the people. Since Gilgamesh’s epic has a highly religious connotation, we also get glimpses of how he accepts his mortal fate and thinks of life after death, which means that Mesopotamian theologians believed in an afterlife.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: The epic of Gilgamesh.

Subject: English

Keywords:

Death, afterlife, mortality, Humbaba, defeat, victory, fame, glory, battle, immortality.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

We can clearly see that Gilgamesh and Enkidu were triumphant in their battle against Humbaba because Gilgamesh is carrying his head. They killed to monster and chopped his head off in order to show it as proof of their victory. Only in option D do we see the result of their battle, which they won.