Afterlife blog #4

In the section "On the Search for Immortality" Enkidu is dying and reveals a dream to he had to Gilgamesh regarding the afterlife.  As Enkidu enters the afterlife he is greeted by a bird like figure which transforms Enkidu into a similar bird.  As they fly they find the palace of Irkalla.  Then Enkidu says there is a house with people sitting alone where dust is their food and clay is their meat. Inside the house were rulers and kings of earth serving gods.  This tells me that these rulers were not just in their kingship.

WW CH2 Blog Post #3

In the section The Question of Origins I found my thoughts drifting to the creation myths.  Life always began with darkness and somehow light would be created and life either preceding or following.  I also found it interesting in the section The Erosion of Equality because it highlights how classes have always been created in advanced societies.  

How Nisa described life was interesting because it seemed as though not a lot has changed from an emotional standpoint, but materialistically we are different.  She was considered poor for not owning a donkey, while people today are considered poor for not being able to buy the newest apple products.  Obviously this is an extreme example and other people today are considered poor for being unable to own a home, or even buy a meal.  When Nisa was getting married it reminded me of how many people have ceremonies, and how finding a home for each other can be an important step for a relationship or marriage.  When her husband died she had the same feelings of pain and loss we all would have had.  In some ways I feel that marriage was similar to nowadays because divorce is so common.  In Nisa's fourth marriage he speaks about leaving him and having many lovers along the way, which shows they have similar urges.  The quote "Does one man have enough thoughts for you?" hit me in a strange way because I didn't know how to react to it.  I was angry because morally speaking I have been socialized to see cheating as wrong, but another part of me understood that and how so many people can be intriguing in conversation and other ways.