... and Gilgamesh meet they immediately fight: "They grappled with each other at the entry to the marital chamber, in the street they attacked each other, the public square of the land. The doorposts trembled and the wall shook."(Tablet 2)Enkidu is the man to match up to Gilgamesh as his equal. This changes Gilgamesh as Enkidu is now the first person ... that Gilgamesh can recognize as an equal. After their fight is over no bad blood remains between them; rather they "kiss[] each other and [become] friends."(Tablet 2). Paired up with Enkidu, Gilgamesh seems to have matured; becoming closer ...

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