Book 1

Book 1-
in this book we get introduced to Gilgamesh, the king of uruk. He is the type of person that does what he wants no matter what other people think. We also learn about Enkidu, a half man half animal. he is a man but he acts like an animal. He is supposed to be equal to Gilgamesh.
During Gilgamesh's sleep he started to have dreams of his mother telling him that he would find his soulmate. Mean while Enkidu is drinking with the animals and being one of them. He doensn't know any better than this for he has lived like this all his life.
One day a hunters son, comes across Enkidu and watches him without enkidu knowing it. He see Enkidu release animals from his fathers traps. The boy runs home and tells his father about it.
The hunter then sends the boy to Gilgamesh and to ask him to send a prostitute to Enkidu to sleep with and when he does, he will be shameful and all the animals with leave him forever. So when the prostitute leaves him he feels that the animals have abandond him and he is know alone. The prostitute shaves his long hair and makes him appear to be a proper man. She then takes him into Uruk where he meets Gilgamesh. Alike in appearance, Enkidu a little stronger the town assumes Ekidu to be Gilgamesh's equal. They wrestle around in dislike for one another, but then realize that they are each others' equal and become friends instead.