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Gilgamesh Puzzle 1
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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
Gilgamesh Puzzle 1
Across:| 2. | The king of Uruk | | 3. | Priestess/Prostitute | | 8. | creature that carried Enkidu in his dream | | 10. | Patron of Uruk | | 11. | Queen of the underworld | | 17. | god of irrigation and canals | | 19. | Ferryman of the underworld | | 21. | Name means “he who saw life” | | 22. | mountain where Utnapishtim grounded his boat | | 24. | God of the earth and wind |
| | Down:| 1. | Immortal man | | 4. | goddess of destines | | 5. | What people eat in the underworld | | 6. | Horns are now mounted in Gilgamesh’s palace | | 7. | the time period the story took place | | 9. | A sudden realization of something | | 12. | a long narrative poem | | 13. | Ereshkigal’s other name | | 14. | Seven judges of the underworld | | 15. | guardian of the cedar forest | | 16. | The father of the gods | | 17. | God of the waters and wisdom | | 18. | the goddess of love and fertility | | 20. | Place of paradise | | 23. | God of the moon |
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Gilgamesh Puzzle 1
Across:| 2. | The king of Uruk | | 3. | Priestess/Prostitute | | 8. | creature that carried Enkidu in his dream | | 10. | Patron of Uruk | | 11. | Queen of the underworld | | 17. | god of irrigation and canals | | 19. | Ferryman of the underworld | | 21. | Name means “he who saw life” | | 22. | mountain where Utnapishtim grounded his boat | | 24. | God of the earth and wind |
| | Down:| 1. | Immortal man | | 4. | goddess of destines | | 5. | What people eat in the underworld | | 6. | Horns are now mounted in Gilgamesh’s palace | | 7. | the time period the story took place | | 9. | A sudden realization of something | | 12. | a long narrative poem | | 13. | Ereshkigal’s other name | | 14. | Seven judges of the underworld | | 15. | guardian of the cedar forest | | 16. | The father of the gods | | 17. | God of the waters and wisdom | | 18. | the goddess of love and fertility | | 20. | Place of paradise | | 23. | God of the moon |
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© 2013
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only