Kinks in the Armor

I believe the one thing the authors are trying to get across is that all humans have flaws. Whether it is character flaws or physical flaws, it is inevitable that all humans have them. Like I stated in my previous post, I believe Enkidu and Gilgamesh compliment each other’s flaws very soundly. The cliché statement, no man is perfect was created after the epic of Gilgamesh. I believe that the authors, who remain anonymous, try to paint a picture and give the reader the perspective that Gilgamesh is perfect. The authors say “He had hair like a woman’s; it waved like the hair of Nisaba, the Goddess of Corn.(pg 63)” or “His body was covered with matted hair like Samuqans, the god of cattle.(pg 63)” They paint the picture of this man with unprecedented and unchallenged power who rules his people like the Gods do. That raises the following question to me. If Gilgamesh is so perfect in every aspect of human life, why do the authors need to create an equal to make him tick? I think they use the power of repetition, or over exaggeration, when they are describing him to show that even a man as great as Gilgamesh has kinks in his armor. This then leads me to believe that they wanted to convey the point that everyone has some type of weakness or Achilles heel, if you will. No man or woman is perfect and there is always someone equal to you or better than you.