The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Across
  1. 1. the mother of Gilgamesh, known for her wisdom
  2. 4. the Faraway; the only mortal given immortality
  3. 7. the father of all the gods
  4. 8. sent to 'tame' Enkidu
  5. 9. the protector
  6. 10. rejected by Gilgamesh
  7. 11. where the story was written
  8. 13. the king of Uruk
  9. 15. wildman; Gilgamesh's best friend
  10. 17. first known written language
  11. 18. known as the Cradle of Civilization; between two rivers
  12. 22. guardian god; his father
  13. 23. people felt under Gilgamesh's rule
Down
  1. 2. the first to have a written language 'cuneiform'
  2. 3. Euphrates and Tigris
  3. 5. the beast who guarded the Cedar Forest
  4. 6. helped to subdue Humbaba
  5. 12. the ferryman
  6. 14. country where The Epic of Gilgamesh took place
  7. 15. the god who warns about the flood
  8. 16. Gilgamesh's wish, but not his destiny
  9. 19. the goddess who created Enkidu out of clay
  10. 20. the sky god
  11. 21. created to limit the number of humans
  12. 24. where the clay tablets were discovered