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What Makes Gilgamesh A Good King

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1. Gilgamesh, the King of the Sumerians reflected a lot of good characteristics. The one characteristic that Gilgamesh reflected the best would be him being wise. Without being wise, Gilgamesh would not be a good king because kings need good judgement. Also, kings need to either have or show experience and without it Gilgamesh would come of as a king that doesn't know what he is doing. Gilgamesh showed the people that he was wise by him seeing mysteries, and he brought the people of Sumer the tale of the days before the flood. Gilgamesh also went on a long journey and came back weary and tired with a tablet that contained the whole story. Also Gilgamesh built walls in Uruk.

2. The most important characteristic is being wise or courageous.
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