96 Sumerian Mythology And The Epic Of Gilgamesh Trivia Questions with Answers
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In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what fraction divine is Gilgamesh described as being?
Answer
Two-thirds divine
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what does Gilgamesh bring back after defeating Humbaba?
Answer
Humbaba’s head
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what object does Gilgamesh lose to a serpent?
Answer
The plant of youth
What is the title commonly used for the opening line of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Answer
He Who Saw the Deep
Which royal library preserved the best-known tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Answer
Library of Ashurbanipal
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, who is Gilgamesh’s father?
Answer
Lugalbanda
Who is traditionally credited with composing the Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh?
Answer
Sin-leqi-unninni
In Sumerian mythology, who rules the underworld during Inanna’s descent?
Answer
Ereshkigal