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Reflection One

Reflection One

Q For this module, we read the epic of Gilgamesh, an Ancient Mesopotamian story about one man's quest to realize his true potential as a king and as a human being. For the present module on Ancient Egypt, we read a brief piece in your text ("Guidelines for the Ruler" p. 12) in which a pharaoh offered advice to his son about how to be a good king. For Reflection One, I would like you to compare and contrast the guidelines for being a good ruler represented in "Guidelines" to the lessons taught/implied/suggested on the same subject in Gilgamesh. Your discussion can be wide-ranging. Whereas "Guidelines" is very specific with its subject, many of the moral and ethical lessons taught in Gilgamesh intersect and interrelate with one another- hence, the instruction that Gilgamesh offers on how to be a good person is perfectly analogous to its advice on how to be a good ruler-- and the two may be discussed interchangeably. Please see the "Assignment Descriptions" document in Module One: Orientation Materials for a description of my expectations for the Reflections. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to be in contact. I look forward to reading your ideas!

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Since civilization, leadership is present. From ancient stories and epics, it is seen that how the duties of the ancient kings and their roles have developed in real life. The Epic of Gilgamesh highlights that how power can be controlled. In this epic, it is seen the transition from an oppressive leader (Gilgamesh) to one who desired to be immoral. This does not sound like a virtuous leader. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it is seen that how the people were treated by Gilgamesh in the city particularly the women (Mubarokah, 2019). The society then was mostly male-dominated and this was in contrast to the moral codes.