from what I recall, Enkidu was created by the gods to act as an intermediary. I know that during the Epic of Gilgamesh, he wasn't a truly divine entity, but the tale of Utnapishtim doesn't actually take place within the Epic of Gilgamesh, iirc. It takes place a long time after the fact. Reagrdless, during the Tale of Utnapishtim, Enkidu acted as a messenger to Utnapishtim, relaying to him the necessary information from the gods about how the Ark would need to be constructed if all of the life in Assyria was to escape the great flood. I guess I should have just called him a Divine Messenger to avoid confusion, though I tend to equate that position with the likes of Hermes, which is why I called Enkidu a god. That was laziness on my part, MBI don't know what version of Gilgamesh you read, but Enkidu was not a god.
In fact, he was less civilized than Gilgamesh, the text presents him as a wildman having sex with animals, drinking water and eating fruit until Shamhat teaches him the missionary position, about bread and beer and reading. The products of civilization.
Have you read the epic of Gilgamesh, or just watched YouTube videos?
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