Gilgamesh Blog #7

In reading these last pages of Gilgamesh, I felt as though I accidentally skipped some pages. There is no relation in anyway between these last pages and where we left off on page 82. However, I feel as though we can still learn from what is written.
We see that even in death, Enkidu is loyal to Gilgamesh, and hears his prayer. Enkidu agrees to get Gilgamesh's Drum and Drumstick. Surely these must be metaphors, as they are both capitalized, and Gilgamesh, a king, couldn't possibly care that much about some drum and an old drumstick. The point is, that when someone so close to you loses something, you help him/her out, even if it means going down to the Underworld. "Enkidu heard what Gilgamesh was saying, and said, his servant, then, to Gilgamesh: 'I will bring up the Drumstick from below. I will bring back the Drum from the Nether World.' " (Page 85)
The part where Gilgamesh asks about the men with sons can also teach us something. We see that as the man has more son, he is happier, even in Hell. I believe, as it is a philosophy of my own, that riches and properties don't determine the value of one's life. As we see in the text, family and one's own hapiness determines the value of a life. " 'How is it with the man with seven sons?' 'As if he were a companion of the gods, he sits upon a throne and listens to music.' " (Page 92)