Gilgamesh Kills The Bull of HeavenThis is a Neo-Sumerian terracotta votive relief (c. 2250-1900 BC) showing Gilgamesh, the legendary King of the city of Uruk (map) fighting against Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven. In Sumerian mythology, the gods sent the Bull of Heaven to kill Gilgamesh as a reprisal for rejecting Inanna’s (Ishtar’s) affections. However, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu manage to kill the Bull instead. Inanna demands that the pair pay for the Bull’s destructio...