25/02/2026
After Enkidu’s death in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the most deeply human moments in ancient literature unfolds, as Gilgamesh expresses his profound grief and fear of death.
My friend Enkidu…
You who walked with me through the wilderness and the mountains,
why are you silent now?
How has sleep taken hold of you the sleep from which you never awaken?
I wept for you for six days and seven nights,
and I would not bury you until a worm fell from your nose.
I became afraid of death after you,
and I wandered in the desert,
for the fate of humankind weighs heavily on me.
This moment in the epic marks a turning point in Gilgamesh’s character
after losing his friend, he begins his long journey in search of the secret of immortality,
a journey that reveals human fragility before time and the enduring power of friendship in the face of loss.
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