"Six days and seven nights I wept for him, I would not give him up for burial, Until a worm fell out of his nose." Ancient bromances are intense, man. But really, while this was a fascinating read, it was not an altogether pleasant one. My edition followed the story as close to the tablets as poss...
BkC2) THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH: Not sorry I read it, but what a slog.The Book Report: Evil King Gilgamesh is hatefully cruel to the citizens of Uruk, his kingdom. The gods, hearing the cries of his oppressed people, send Gilgamesh a companion, Enkidu. (Yes, that's right, a man.) Gilgamesh falls so in l...