"I want to show you Gilgamesh, the woe-happy man" - SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR is happy to take on this task by summarizing THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH in the twelve-table version of the Sin-leqe-uninni in eleven minutes. Gilgamesh is the almost superhuman king of Uruk, who unfortunately treats his subjects quite tyrannically. To slow him down, the gods create the wild man Enkidu, who initially challenges Gilgamesh, but then becomes his best friend. Together they fight and defeat Chumababa, the monstrous guardian of the cedar forest. When the goddess of love Ishtar is rejected by Gilgamesh, she takes revenge by unleashing the sky bull on Uruk. Enkidu and Gilgamesh kill the monster, but then Enkidu is struck with illness by the gods as punishment and dies. The loss plunges Gilgamesh into a deep crisis. He wanders around in the wilderness and then sets out to see Uta-napishti, who was made immortal by the gods. He finds him, but does not achieve immortality, and so he returns to Uruk in the end. "A strong comrade will come to you... You will love him like a woman." Warning: THIS TO-GO VERSION DOES NOT REPLACE READING THE ORIGINAL. Reading yourself makes you happy! Usage information: This video was produced for private, non-commercial use and can be used free of charge for this purpose. Please note, however, that the video may not be downloaded or modified. Please always cite "Sommers Weltliteratur to go" ( / mwstubes ) as the source. A licensing is required for public screenings or commercial use (including on educational servers, learning platforms or educational clouds, etc.). Please contact our sales partner https://www.eduflat.de/sommers-weltli.... +++ New: Sommers Weltliteratur Interactive +++ Do you use the videos from SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR for German lessons? Then there is something new for you! In the SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR INTERAKTIV series, e-learning modules are published exclusively by our sales partner eduflat.de, with the help of which learners can consolidate their knowledge of the reading material they have read in a playful way. A variety of questions about the plot and characters of the work are answered at an individual pace and the students receive immediate, detailed feedback on the correct answers. Further information at https://www.eduflat.de/sommers-weltli.... +++ The world literature community on Steady +++ Are you a book fan, addicted to reading, in love with Playmobil? Then become part of the SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR TO GO community on Steady. With a monthly contribution (from 3 euros) you support the work of your favorite Playmo literature channel and receive exclusive content and contact with Michael Sommer. More information at https://steadyhq.com/de/sommers-weltl... +++ And for fans: world literature merch at 3dsupply +++ There is a new SOMMERS-WELTLITERATUR-TO-GO fan shop with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs in the style of your favorite literature channel ;-). Take a look at 3dsupply and treat yourself to something nice with a cool saying. Here is the fan shop: https://3dsupply.de/de/designer/somme... +++ Guest videos @Sommers Weltliteratur +++ Are you creative? Do you like reading? Do you like telling stories? - Then make a to-go video yourself. And if you think that even more people should see your work, send it to me! I am now opening my channel for guest videos, including for school projects. I will not post every video that is sent in, but you will definitely get feedback from me. I have compiled further information and conditions of participation at the following link: https://t1p.de/gastvideo