Back from the Underworld

This last tablet seemed to have almost nothing to do with the rest of the book. How come Enkidu is already out of the Underworld and then goes back for Gilgamesh's drum? Did he somehow revive or in this part did he never die at all? Still, I think it was a little stupid of him to do exactly everything he was not supposed to do when he went to the Underworld. Unlike his first death, where it was the will of the gods he had to die, this time it was entirely his fault for disobeying the rules to visit the Underworld, and I don't feel so much pity for him now. Why is it that humans can never do as they are told, and they always do what they want without thinking of the consequences that will come after? It's like the story of Adam and Eve, where they are expelled from Paradise for eating the only fruit they weren't supposed to eat in the whole garden. Again, it's impressive how this book is so similar to the Bible. The weird thing is this story was written thousands of years before the Bible. That leaves me with many thoughts about the origin of Christianity.

The entire epic was very interesting to read. It feels so weird to read a book that was written so long ago, and it's very impressive that anyone could write a book like that, so similar to more modern books that were written thousands of years after it. I think it was a great experience to read this book, and I learned a lot from it.