How Did Enkidu Become a Man

The epic tells how the wild man Enkidu became human by having sex with a woman named Shamhat for an entire week, making love for six days and seven nights. But now it turns out that it took, not one, but two full weeks of love-making to make Enkidu truly human.

What makes Enkidu a civilized man?

Enkidu is a bold and strong man who was made by the gods to be Gilgamesh’s equal in strength. Living in the wild, Enkidu has a simple life and lives at peace with the wild animals. It’s only after he sleeps with Shamhat that Enkidu becomes “civilized” and loses his innocence.

How does Enkidu change throughout the story?

Much more than a sidekick or a servant, he is Gilgamesh’s soul mate, brother, and equal, even his conscience. In the later stories the gods bring Enkidu into the world to provide a counterpoint to Gilgamesh. … Enkidu overcomes him with friendship rather than force and transforms him into the perfect leader.