This tablet tells of the tiumphant return of Gilgamesh to Uruk where the goddess Ishtar fall in love with him and desires his body. However, Gilgamesh knows of her past relations that have ended in tragedy and he rejects her. Ishtar, mad at Gilgamesh, sends the bull of heaven after him to kill him. Enkidu and Gilgamesh fight the bull together and are able to kill it. Then, Enkidu yells curses at Ishtar for her wretchedness.
I find this blog as a black sheep from the others because how it is just fighting. I think the only point of this tablet is to lead up to the next one; however, in the end of this tablet, Enkidu's wild side really shines as he yells at Ishtar full of anger.
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