Gilgamesh Tablet 6

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Tablet 6 Review Questions: Write in FULL sentences for full credit please.

1. Who is Ishtar? What does she want with Gilgamesh?

2. What reasons does Gilgamesh give for resisting Ishtar’s offer? Use a quote to support your answer.

3. Who does Ishtar see after Gilgamesh’s rejection? What does he give her to aid in her revenge?

4. In this chapter (tablet), we see the gods trying to get revenge on Gilgamesh. Knowing that the gods like to visit during dreams, how could the last line of the tablet potentially be a matter of foreshadowing?