In tablet 11, Gilgamesh is finally meeting with Utnapishtim in his attempt to reach immortality. When they meet, Gilgamesh percieves that they are similar. He beleives Utnapishtim is just like him, and listens carefully to his story. Utnapishtim narrates how he is warned about the flood and is able to save himself and some animals.
Gilgamesh then proceeds to ask for his great secret, and Utnapishtim puts him on prove. He must pass a test, no sleep for an entire week. Gilgamesh obviously fails to meet this goal and isn't granted with the secret. However, Utnapishtim tells him where to find a special plant that will make him younger and stronger. Gilgamesh finds and grabs this plant but a serpent steals it away, forcing him to go back, defeated, to Uruk.
I found it very curious how similar Utnapishtim's story was to Noah's Ark, both dealing with floods and salvation of the same creatures. I didn't really understand however, exactly how he was immortalized and why he couldn't share his secret with Gilgamesh.
This is not a bad start. Your blogs as well-written and usually theme-based. That's one way to go about this. I would only ask that you note that you need to explore text in every entry. Plot summary is not what we want here. Respond. I look forward to seeing your next efforts.
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