enFIGilgamesh Puzzle 125
Gilgamesh: The king of Uruk
Epiphany: A sudden realization of something
Anu: The father of the gods
Annunaki: Seven judges of the underworld
Ereshkigal: Queen of the underworld
Enlil: God of the earth and wind
Upshanabi: Ferryman of the underworld
Utnapishtim: Name means “he who saw life”
Epic: a long narrative poem
Ishtar: the goddess of love and fertility
BullofHeaven: Horns are now mounted in Gilgamesh’s palace
Oxymoron: Immortal man
Sin: God of the moon
Ennugi: god of irrigation and canals
Shamat: Priestess/Prostitute
Humbaba: guardian of the cedar forest
EA: God of the waters and wisdom
BC: the time period the story took place
Mammetun: goddess of destines
Irkalla: Ereshkigal’s other name
Somberfacedmanbird: creature that carried Enkidu in his dream
Istar: Patron of Uruk
Dilmun: Place of paradise
Dirt: What people eat in the underworld
Nisir: mountain where Utnapishtim grounded his boat