Gilgamesh Tablets 9 and 10

In these tablets, Gilgamesh continues to weep for Enkidu and when his body finally decays, Gilgamesh sets out to the wilderness wearing animal skin and acting like Enkidu. Gilgamesh, afraid that his friend's fate might be like his, sets out to look for Utnapishtim, the only mortal to achieve eternal life. He went in a long quest through the wild killing beasts and passing through a dark tunnel, and he eventually found a woman called Siduri. She helped him reach Urshanabi, who took him through the waters of death in search of Utnapishtim. I found this interesting because in the last post, I said that civilization will desire its lost wild side and in these tablets, Gilgamesh becomes like Enkidu representing how civilization at times tries to emulate wilderness. Also I find it interesting how before, Gilgamesh wasn't afraid of death when it came to Huwawa, but when his companion who was like him dies, he is scared poopless.