Gilgamesh and the Search for Immortality: The Full Sumerian Epic

The oldest hero story ever written begins with a tyrant king and ends with a man weeping beside a river. This deep dive tells the full Epic of Gilgamesh: the wild man Enkidu, the monster of the Cedar Forest, the Bull of Heaven, the great flood, and the plant that could have made a king live forever. 0:00 - Introduction: The Tyrant King of Uruk 1:45 - The Creation of Enkidu 3:50 - The Clash and the Bond of Brotherhood 5:35 - The Journey to the Cedar Forest & Defeating Humbaba 7:40 - The Wrath of Ishtar & The Bull of Heaven 9:30 - The Tragedy of Enkidu's Death 11:15 - Gilgamesh’s Quest for Immortality 13:00 - Crossing the Waters of Death to Utnapishtim 14:45 - The Plant of Rejuvenation and the Serpent 16:30 - Return to Uruk: The Legacy of Gilgamesh