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Sumerian wisdom (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Bad@jlai.lu to c/mythology@sh.itjust.works

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[an ancient sumerian woman, covered in jewelry, smiles at us]

You will never find the eternal life that you seek.

Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed. But until the end comes, enjoy your life, spend it in happiness, not despair. Savor your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright closes that are sparkling clean, let music and dancing fill your house, love the child who holds you by the hand, and give your wife pleasure in your embrace.

That is the best way for a man to live.

Siduri, to Gilgamesh, 4000 years ago

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

his totally-not-lover the beastman Enkidu (really the Epic is just omegaverse doomed yaoi).

Especially when you account for how he acts with Ishtar.

But man, Siduri at least gets to throw shade in a way that gets through to Gilgamesh, and by extension the reader/listener. Better than all the Utnapishtem I-told-ya-so's.