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This child-friendly version recounts how Gilgamesh, half‑god and half‑man, becomes a cruel tyrant when he exerts isolation over the citizens of Uruk, even ordering a great wall to test their endurance. Driven by despair, the people cry to the Sun God for aid, prompting the deity to send Enkidu—another man, born as a beast of the forest—down to earth. Enkidu learns kindness from the animals, falls in love with Shamhat, a temple singer, and returns to Uruk. Through their friendship, Enkidu shows Gilgamesh what it means to be human, calming his tyranny and revealing the value of compassion.
First publish date: April 25, 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ludmila Zeman
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