Motif
Conflict followed by reconciliation
conflict_followed_by_reconciliation
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic / Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION.; lines 643-728 confidence: high
The passage links Gilgamesh's expedition against Huwawa of the Lebanon district with Amurru, quotes Enkidu as eating herbs with gazelles and drinking with cattle, and says the fight with Gilgamesh followed by reconciliation may represent union between invaders and older settlers.
The passage explicitly mentions the fight between Gilgamesh and Enkidu and their subsequent reconciliation.
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