In the first, Gil has a number of classic Conan the Barbarian style adventures, huge monsters, bumpkin maidens, challenging the goddess Ishtar. And he's the king of Uruk, one of humanity's first cities - all very picturesque and would make a great cover for a genre paperback. Then, in the second half, Gil goes through a spiritual crisis and sets out in search of eternal life. Well, as he wanders in anguish, he meets a wise woman, a barmaid - it seems the Sumerians also invented beer. She advises him to stand up and fly straight: “Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, dance and be merry, feast and be glad. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in the water, cherish the little child who holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your arms, for this too is the lot of man. Notice how similar this is to Eccl. 9:7-9. The book's narrator, the Preacher, advises: "Go eat your bread with pleasure and drink your wine with a glad heart, for God has already approved what you are doing." May your clothes always be white; that there is no shortage of oil on your clothes. your head. Enjoy life with the woman you love, all the days of your vain life that he gave you under the sun, because that is your portion.