What do the “Epic of Gilgamesh” and the “Enuma Elish” suggest to you about the nature of Bronze Age society in the Near East?

The Prompt:
Read the selections from the “Epic of Gilgamesh” and the “Enuma Elish” and respond to some of the following questions in a brief essay of between 250 and 500 words:
What do the “Epic of Gilgamesh” and the “Enuma Elish” suggest to you about the nature of Bronze Age society in the Near East? What can you determine from these documents about the nature of their religious/philosophical beliefs and their views of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment and human beings and the gods? What can you determine from these documents concerning their social and political structure and other aspects of their lives? Are there elements of these stories that are familiar to you based on your own religious or philosophical background? What do you make of these similarities?

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