... . In Gilgamesh, after the heroes attack and kill the second mythical opponent, the bull of heaven, a turning point arises. The gods hold a council (albeit in a dream of Enkidu, but still valid since he holds shamanistic dream-interpretation powers) debating which of the two heroes' lives to end, deciding at the suggestion of Enlil that Gilgamesh must not die. The death of one ... , which results in his immortality. But Gilgamesh has no way to assemble a council of the gods, and immediately fails Uta-Napishtim's test of forgoing sleep for six days and seven nights. The hero and Ur-Shanabi ...

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