Bull of Heaven Reading

Ishtar wants to

• marry Enkidu

• kill Enkidu

• marry Gilgamesh

• kill Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh tells Ishtar

• absolutely!

• umm, maybe?

• Next week?

• no.

Gilgamesh's answer

• makes Ishtar angry

• makes Ishtar happy

• causes a war

• changes nothing

What animal does Ishtar want to borrow from Anu to punish Gilgamesh?

• Lion of Lying

• Bull of Heaven

• Dog of Doom

• Ostrich of Awesome

Enkidu and Gilgamesh __________ the Bull of Heaven.

• are demolished by

• watch destruction by

• destroy

• befriend

The gods determine that one of the two (Gilgamesh or Enkidu) must _________.

• die

• leave

• stop

• marry

The gods' choice is

• Gilgamesh

• Enkidu

• Gilgamesh and Enkidu

• Ishtar

Why do the gods curse Enkidu and give him a mortal sickness?

• He killed Gilgamesh in battle

• He and Gilgamesh killed Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven

• He refuses to practice their religion

• He had an affair with Ishtar