The Kings Dream

I believe that the whole story (that we have read until now) could be interpreted with Gilgamesh's dream about the falling meteorite. It go's as the following: Gilgamesh dreams about a meteorite that falls in the plains outside of Uruk. He was drawn to it as if it were a woman, and failed when he tried to lift it. Gigamesh decides to consult his mother, Rimat Nunsun , to interpret it for him. She tells him that the meteor (obviously representing Enkidu), would be a companion to him and guard him for life.

The reader would believe that the previous prediction were wrong, thinking that Enkidu was supposed to kill Gilgamesh. In the contrary, the two men comfronted, but ended up kissing and embracing once they realized each other's power.

As I had said, the kings dream was a symbolic interpretation of the entire chapter.