Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

companion's grief before dangerous combat

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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


mesopotamian

  • An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION. / VIII.; lines 1978-2017 confidence: medium

    The passage summarizes Enkidu's grief at his friend's decision to fight Huwawa, Enkidu's physical exhaustion, possible correspondence with Assyrian Tablet IV, and the variation between "seven-fold fear" and "fear of men."

    Enkidu grieves at his friend's decision to fight Huwawa and admits physical exhaustion.

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