Inanna, Enki, Marduk — and Gilgamesh, who sought immortality.
The sky above all, distant and unmoving — his word is law.
Beloved of Inanna, given to the underworld in her stead.
The cunning god of wisdom who warned man of the flood.
King of the Gods from Nippur, who sent the flood upon the noisy people.
Mistress of the land of no return, where dust is food and clay is clothing.
Two-thirds god, one-third man — he sought immortality and lost it.
Descended to the underworld, stripped of all at the seven gates — and returned.
He defeated Tiamat and from her body shaped the world.
Plague, war and the underworld — and a marriage to its mistress.
Sees all that is done under the sun, and judges by truth.
The primordial ocean, mother of the gods, who became their enemy.