Based on Enkidu's dream, what was the Sumerian conception of the afterlife? What does Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality suggest about Sumerian attitudes about life and death?

What does Utnapishtim's story about the flood tell us about the Sumerians' views of the gods?

Review Siduri's advice to Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim's initial response to his request for the secret of immortality, and the epilogue. What do these parts of the story suggest about the Sumerian conception of the meaning of life? What, in short, is the purpose of the Gilgamesh myth?