#gligamesh

[sag-dab-sar]

Ereškigal in Ancient Literature

*How to use the Internet Archive

🥀 Main Character 🥀

Earlier version of The Myth of Nergal & Ereškigal is available in the paper: New Readings in the Amarna Versions of Adapa and Nergal and Ereshkigal by Shlomo Izre'el.

The later version of the Myth of Nergal & Ereškigal, as well as a version of Ištar's Descent Into The Netherworld are both available in The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures edited by James A. Pritchard. Internet Archive full book.

Inanna's Descent into the Netherworld on the ETCSL.

Ištar's Descent into the Netherworld an audio of the myth spoken in Akkadian with an English text translation from 2005 and the most literal translation on the CDLI click "text"

🥀Other Mentions🥀

[Cut in case I need to add more if I find them]

Ningishzida's Journey to the Netherworld on the ETCSL ends with 'Great holy one, Ereškigal, praising you is sweet.'

The Underworld Visions of an Assyrian Prince available via Oracc Line 30 mentions Allatu (a Goddess Ereškigal was equated with). In line 35 Ereškigal tells a man in a dream that she saw his offering and he should pray to her so she would fufill his desires. In line 38 the man prays to Ereškigal and cries in front of Nergal described as King. In line r32 the man praises Nergal and Ereškigal to "peoples of Assyria"

Gligamesh Enkidu and the Netherworld on the ETCSL, in lines 1-26 & lines 91-113 Ereškigal is "given" the netherworld as a gift to rule or as a dowry depending on the academic you ask. In lines 199-204 she has an unflattering description given of her that is similar to a description of her in Inana's Descent▪️...Some personal thoughts: The description in Inana's Descent seems to have been written because she is lamenting. At the beginning of the myth she is sitting on a throne and not described unflatteringly in line 165-172; but later on in lines 226-235 & lines 254-262 she is described unflatteringly as laying down and lamenting the death of her unnamed children— "The mother who gave birth, Erec-ki-gala , because of her children, was lying there." In addition lines 236-245 & lines 263-272 she's described as troubled with a painful heart & liver. She appreciates the gala-tura lamenting with her. Recently found Diana Katz describing Ereshkigal as a "mourning mother," so I feel validated in my original assumption. Why the unflattering description is used in this myth I don't know, shes pulling out her hair which is a sign of lamenting but it seems out of place here? Unless the author is just saying shes ugly.

Death of Gilgamesh on the ETCSL, the Nibru version line 8 Gilgamash gives his first gifts to Ereškigal, in the Me-Turan version segment K the story closes with 'Ereškigal, mother of Ninazu, sweet is your praise'

The Death of Ur-Namma on the ETCSL. In the Nippur Version, in lines 92-96 Ereškigal is mentioned as loving weapons, In lines 97-101 she is given gifts from Ur-Namma. In lines 132-144 Ereshkigal's commands certain people "all the soldiers who had been killed by weapons and all the men who had been found guilty" to be given to the king Ur-Namma as his sits on a throne in the netherworld. In the Susa version she is also given gifts in line 29-92 and also at her command she hands over certain men in lines 64-72.

-Dyslexic not audio proof read-

[enkidusbi]

theoretically if i made a gligamesh playlist, would anyone be interested in that? 👉👈

[evilhorse]

Gligamesh II house ad (circa March 1989)

[silent-dragon]

My ffxiv server,fc and time info

My main character J'phel Tia and alt Hana Muse are on the Mateus server. Hinata i am wanting to transfer to a new data center as he is on the new ones that are not very active yet. Kayn is on Gligamesh and Pankraz is on Cactuar.

Only my main is in a free company at the moment my alts are not and unsure if can be of any free companys are alt friendly.

I live in the UScentral time zone but am a night owl so usually play afternoons way late into the night to early mornings. I have some health issues that may change that but thats usually how it goes.

Im kinda seeking to rp with my characters too either via in-game or discord if any interested.

[valkyricarts]

I love the FGO version of Gligamesh

I want to beat up the anime version of him.

I can feel both of these at the same time.

Though sometimes I wanna beat up the FGO version too but that's more lovingly.

[fancyphoenix]

Druig*signing*:If a villan got you, my beautiful Makkari, I'd hunt them down to the ends of earth so they could face me, and I would do so many mind games they wouldn't even know their fucking name.

Makkari*signing*: If someone does something to you, I'll fucking kill him, without second thoughts, my love.

Gligamesh*whispering to Thena*:Do they realize this is not a normal way to say I love you...

Thena *whispering back*: Mehh, I find it cute.

[ninakanaaa]

Happy International Women’s Day (well, when I posted this)! Have Sakura a.k.a. My Queen, as Eternal’s Gilgamesh 🥰🌸 I wanna do Sasuke as Thena because for some reason, that was all I thought about when I watched the movie 😭💕🍅🌸

[cursedcorpse]

[archergirl-101]

Enkidu was the original catboy

[kuroscrud]

If you haven’t listened to The Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian while looking up at a blue sky on a dry sizzling summer day have you ever truly lived?

[discount-ripley]

me, realizing that y’all are talking about an anime character named Gilgamesh while I’m talking of the hero from Mayiam legend Gilgamesh: ah. fuck.

[shitpost-side]

Thinking of Hinsger/Genoges as ultimate girlboss/malewife

[username-archive]

𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: headcannons of Druig with a bookworm Eternal S/O

𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: fluff, teasing cause Druig is Druig, some nice wholesome moments with the other Eternals

• request by anon: Would you write Druig headcanons of him dating a fellow Eternal who is a gigantic bookworm?

• it wasn’t that you always had your head in a book

• you still risked your life to protect the earth and exterminate the Deviants, you still spent time with the other Eternals be it by training, eating or just spending time with them and you had a healthy relationship

• yet reading is what you were known for

‘what’s the book this week?’ Thena spoke looming behind your chair causing you to jerk forward in shock. ‘shit Thena, you spooked me.’ choosing to show her the front cover with the title proudly printed on it you began to summarise the thick book before being interrupted.

‘i know what it’s about. i’ve read it.’ Thena read? raising an eyebrow, you looked at her and as if she could read your mind she spoke, ‘Gligamesh and i read together, we read that one when it first came out.’ of course they did.

• the other Eternals tried to understand you love for books but could only get so far before becoming bored thus causing them to tease you for it instead

• there were even bets for your little obsession habit

a loud thud echoed through the dining hall where you sat with yet another book in your hands. in front of you lay a thick, hardback book that looks like it came form a museum; behind it stood Makkari and Sersi both of then eyeing you down. before you could speak Makkari began to sign, ‘have you read this before?’ pulling it closer, you trailed your fingers along the delicate leather front.

it was clearly a history book. every reader had their preferred genre and although you really didn’t mind what you read, being an Eternal meant you had a better understanding of history than humans did considering you lived though the real events. history books didn’t tell the truth and when they did it was always exaggerated in such a way nobody believed it leading you to rarely read history books. ‘no, i’ve never seen it before. is it good?’ you signed and spoke.

Makkari covered her face with her hands in shame while Sersi beamed at you. ‘thank you Y/N, i bet that you had never read this due to your dislike for history books and clearly i’ve won!’ Sersi happily picked the book back up and gave Mikkari a fake pity squeeze on the shoulder before leaving you confused.

• Phastos had even built you your very own bookcase with a small intricate rim and empty shelves made for organizing the 350 books it could store

• it wasn’t small but it didn’t take up lots of space either so Druig didn’t mind keeping it in your shared room, even if it had taken up lots of space he still would have let you keep it there

• Druig was supportive like that, as long as you’re not getting hurt he’ll encourage you with anything

• but a bookcase needs books and although you had a fair few already, it was still mostly empty

‘please do not be mad at me for the organization. in my defence you should get a more affordable hobby’ your sweet boyfriend had you stood outside your shared bedroom door trying to convince you not to be upset about something you had yet to see. opening the door, he lead you in with a hand on your waist and your eyes immediately set your focus to it. ‘you did this?’ you asked, reaching for his hand, staring at the once mostly empty bookcase full of a range of books. the organization was perfect you had no idea what Druig thought you would be mad at. 

he squeezed your hand, a silent question as to if you liked it. you turned your head towards him and pulled his face to yours kissing him with all the passion you held in your body. ‘i’ve never been more thankful to be immortal because i get to spend my whole forever life with you, my perfect love.’ he smiled at your words kissing you again only this time softer. ‘what can i say darlin, we have a book type of love.’

• a not so perfect time to read was before bed

• people say that reading before sleeping is good as it relaxes the brain but for you reading only made you imagine and your thoughts would run wild

• until you were pulled out of your reading trance of course

‘my love.’ Druig spoke turning over to face you as you sat against the headboard with a book in hand. the words were enticing, your mind racing as you subconsciously imagined the words on the page being real; they seemed so real that you had failed to hear your boyfriend beside you. feeling a hand place itself on your thigh you came back to reality. ‘darlin, you ready for bed?’ you knew he was only caring for you but you wanted to know how the book ended.

‘mhmhh’ you shook your head slightly as a small no, a yawn escaping you as you do. ‘my love you’re tired,’ your boyfriend sat up and moved closer to you, in the process removing his hand from your thigh and instead bringing it up to snatch the book away from your hands. ‘hey! i was reading that!’ you tried climbing over him to get it instead getting shoved back down by his right arm. placing a book mark on the open page then putting it on the nightstand beside him, he continues. ‘you can finish it tomorrow, i’ll make sure of it but right now your big strong boyfriend needs you with him.’ he was obviously gloating about fighting you off with one arm. ‘besides, you read enough as it is.’

• Druig always cared for you and tried to indulge in your hobby as often as he could but sometimes you needed a break and he was more than happy to provide that for you

[stranger-nightmare]

ALSO!!!! thena and gligamesh genuinely warm my heart. every time they interact i melt into a puddle i just love them

Oh same, they are my beloveds, they’re just so beautiful together! Their love is just something like I have never seen, so pure and intimate without necessarily being sexual, it’s just such an honest and raw relationship, I cannot even tell you how mushy it makes me, they’re too cute and they deserved more time together and we deserved to see more of them🥺🖤

Just look how they look at each other, its just so soft and pure ugh my heart cannot take it!!

Brb I’m just crying over them. Again.🥲🥲

- Hope🐝

[mister-heart]

I know the headcanon of Fi and Ghirahim being siblings doesn’t make perfect sense because Fi states she doesn’t know him but!!! I think them being siblings would make that way funnier. She takes one look at him and goes “idk who that man is” and Ghirahim hears that and is so offended like “stop telling people you don’t know me, we are siblings!” and she shrugs and says “I have never met this gligamesh guy in my life”

[blazethecheeto]

Things Eternals Absolutely Have Said

Ikaris: Maybe the real monster was the friends we both literally and figuratively murdered along the way.

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Sersi: Words ending in 'ie' just sound so adorable. Like cutie, sweetie, cookie-

Kingo: Eyy, homie!

Sprite: But then there's cootie...

Druig: Die.

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Makkari: I came out here to have a good time and I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now.

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Sersi: WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?! HE COULD HAVE HAD HOPES AND DREAMS, HE COULD HAVE HAD A FAMILY!!!

Dane: Sersi-

Dane: It- it was just an ant-

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Phastos: Not gonna lie, I'm kind of afraid of Thena...

Gligamesh: As you should be.

Phastos: No, for real, she's kind of-

Gligamesh: As. You. Should. Be.

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Dane: If I see a bug, I simply leave the room elegantly and require someone else do something about it.

Dane: If no one fulfills my wish, I simply never go back in there.