I was sad/disappointed/angry to read that a Mesopotamian poet complained: "I have prayed to the gods and sacrificed, but who can understand the gods in heaven? Who knows what they plan for us? Who has ever been able to understand a god's conduct?" These questions are obvious to me. In addition, one character in the famous Epic of Gilgamesh declared: "When the gods created man, they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping" (Strayer, 81). This shows Mesopotamian people have to face death without the hope of a blessed life beyond. That's all I mentioned for the sad story about the poem of Epic of Gilgamesh.
I feel frustrated to read the transcript that refers to praying god. I believe that gods are always living in heaven. It's not actually for Mesopotamians. If Mesopotamians want to face death without going to heaven, then there should be the statement that I've described in the previous paragraph. It's really cruel for me to mention the death of Mesopotamians.
After I've read this story, I am totally frustrated about the relationship between god's death in heaven and Mesopotamians.
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