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S4E6 - Mesopotamian Around with Gilgamesh

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Urnapishtim's Wife Restores Youth

Urnapishtim's wife plays a critical role in this story, but she is not named in the literature. She asks her husband if he will give Gilgamesh some of his new plant. He agrees and gives it to him as 'the least we could do' Urshanabi says: "Humanity is more important than one mere mortal"

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