Gilgamesh: Pages 37-47

The main thing that drew me in these pages is the very human way in which Enkidu dies. He falls ill and passes through the stages we now recognize as the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) and so do his loved ones, which grieve in the ways we do and suffer the way we have, rendering a truly human pigment to the characters.
To better explain the 5 stages here are Enkidu's reactions.
1 Denial: Asking Gilgamesh what the dream meant, ven though throughout he had shown himslef to be the expert at dream divination.
2 Anger: Cursing others that he believes led him to his current state.
3 Bargaining: Both Gilgamesh and Enkidu offer things to the god's in exchange for Enkidu's life.
4 Depression: Demonstrated in Enkidu's silence near his end.
5 Acceptance: His comment to Gilgamesh showed he was near accpetance but perhaps he died before he reached it.
I liked these pages mostly because they make the brothers so human, because the psychological principles today apply to them, finally giving them a human quality rather than the demi-gods they have been throughout the text. This makes them more relatable and enjoyable to read, creating a sense of kinship with Gilgamesh, as we too have lost loved ones and understand his pain and his wish to run from his grief, we understand that near insane period immediately after death. For this I believe these have been my favorite pages of Gilgamesh.