Gilgamesh suffers from Enkidu's lost, he mourns for him and starts to reflect on all that they did together. He begins to think about what he will do in order to be successful without him. Memories are everlasting, and in this tablet Gilgamesh creates a statue in order to remember and honor Enkidu for all that he fulfilled. Enkidu was his companion, and as Gilamesh said, he deserved to rest as one of the gods. A sentimental scene, where Gilgamesh's sensibility is shown and all the readers reflect on this epic but along, they reflect with their daily lifes.
Personally, I find it beautiful how Gilgamesh took such act for his friend. I would never expect this to happen coming from him, I thought Gilgamesh was a coward and wasn't brave enough to do this. Anyways, the author proved me wrong as he shows another side of this characters personality, which surprised me a lot. It is a calm and sad tablet in which Gilgamesh reflects on everything. A part of him is gone, he is lost, dead but in his own world.
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