List of characters in Epic of Gilgamesh

This is an incomplete list of characters presented in the epic poem The Epic of Gilgamesh^[1]:

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Name	Race	Gender	Presented as
Gilgamesh	²⁄₃ God, ¹⁄₃ Man	Male	King
Shamash	God	Male	The Glorious Sun
Hadad	God	Male	God of the Storm
Anu	God	Male	God of Firmament
Ishtar	Goddess	Female	Goddess of Love
Ninhursag	Goddess	Female	Goddess of Creation
Enkidu	¹⁄₃ Man, ²⁄₃ Beast	Male	Created as equal of Gilgamesh
Ninurta
Nisaba	Goddess	Female	Goddess of Corn
Samuqan	God	Male	God of Cattle
Ninsun	Human	Female	Mother of Gilgamesh; Queen
Enlil	God	Male	Father of the Gods
Humbaba	Giant		Guardian of the forest
Aya			Bride of Shamash
Lugulbanda	God		Guardian God
Tammuz			Lover of Ishtar's youth
Antum		Female	Mother of Ishtar
Etana	Human	Male	King of Kish
Ereshkigal	God	Female	Queen of the Underworld
Siduri	Demigod or goddess	Female	Brewer of beer at the edge of the world.
Urshanabi	Human	Male	Ferryman
Utnapishtim “the Faraway”	Human	Male	King and priest
Aruru	Goddess	Female	Godess of human creation

References

↑ Sandars, N.K., ed. (1987). The Epic of Gilgamesh – English version, with an introduction (Revised, incorporating new material ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 978-0140441000.

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