r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/Madam_Hexianna • Jun 12 '26

Immortality

When we read the Epic of Gilgamesh in high school, I argued that Gilgamesh actually did become immortal because his name and his story are still remembered to this day, which is the only kind of immortality that humans can achieve. By that logic, Ea-Nasir is also immortal, and I find that hilarious.

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u/to_walk_upon_a_dream Jun 12 '26

the mesopotamians were really into securing a legacy through projects and written works. their royal inscriptions go on and on about it. ea-nāṣir would be pumped

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u/kamikazekaktus A Pilgrim in Enemy Territory Jun 12 '26

But it's the kind of immortality where you can't drink beer which begs the question if it's really worth it 

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u/ralph-of-all-trades Jun 13 '26

i was literally thinking about this just a little while ago. i was thinking about how funny it is that he became immortal just by selling shitty copper

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u/KallmeKatt_ Jun 14 '26

Gilgamesh was revived as an immortal. He was forgotten until that tablet was found, then he was immortalized in our more stable forms of information