Buiukgiuler Mustafakemal

Read the description of Enkidu (The Coming of Enkidu, 4-6). Focus on figurative language such

as metaphors and comparisons used to describe it. How does the use of figurative language affect

our understanding of it? Finally, think about what the equivalent metaphors or comparisons are

in your own language and how you might use them to describe Enkidu.

The poem about Gilgamesh is one of the best works of Babylonian literature, where throughout

the plot the eternal question is raised about the meaning of life and the inevitability of human

death. The epic was based on both mythological motives based on the religious beliefs of the

Sumerians and historical legends. and his friend Enkidu, the author uses figurative language.

So, when describing the mythical character Enkidu, metaphors and comparisons are used to give

his image more grandeur and uniqueness. As conceived by the author, Enkidu appears before us

as a majestic man standing above all existing animals.

«There was virtue in him

of the god of war, of Ninurta himself. His body was

rough, he had long hair like a woman's; it waved

like the hair of Nisaba, the goddess of corn. His

body was covered with matted hair like Samugan's,

the god of cattle.

It was a mythical creature that had no equal, this must be emphasized because he was created in

opposition to Gilgamesh, and as we know Gilgamesh is a powerful king half god. According to

the author, Enkidu goes through all the stages leading humanity from savagery, he after battles

becomes the best friend and ally of Gilgamesh, Enkidu takes part in the campaigns of

Gilgamesh. It is also necessary to understand that the epic was written 4000 years ago and then

the authors had little vocabulary, and the authors had to describe the characters in comparison.

So, when Enkidu meets the hunters, it is described his strength.

‘A man unlike any other is roaming now in the pastures; he is as strong as a star from heaven and

I am afraid to approach him.

The strongest power on earth that he possesses, his strength is as powerful as a rock. And here

before the reader appears a huge falling stone from the sky that shakes the earth and Enkidu

possessed this power, it is necessary to understand that he was not a man and was not an animal.

before us we see a primitive man, who was covered with thick wool and possesses an incredible

If we describe Enkidu's strength in Russian, the expression strong as a bull, compared to a stone

falling from the sky, the strength of a bull known as an animal

capable of doing the work of ten men in the fields gives a more tangible sense of Enkidu’s power

superiority of Enkidu is his wool, comparison with the god of animals, he is covered like Lamb

of god with wool. As a symbol of deity, which in Russian has a shade of mythical Orthodox

Christianity
Thus, Enkidu, as half a man standing above all animals, seems to the reader close to the deity

through metaphors and comparisons, we can see his power