This tablet reminds me of Noah's Ark. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a story of how the Ea spoke to him in the night and told him that he should get rid of his house and build a boat. He also told our dear friend Gilgy to bring a piece of every living thing with him so that they could be saved from the flood that was coming.
Utnapishtim decides to give Gilgy a little test. He has to tie rocks to his feet and basically drown while holding a super thorny plant. The plant was called How-the-Old-Man-Once-Again-Becomes-a-Younger-Man. What a mouthful of a name! Gilgamesh decides toshare his reward with all the old men in the city while still having enough for himself.
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