Since the beginning of time man has desired to order our world, and temper our interaction. Often in human communication, we find moral tales meant to assist the individual in journeying in their own time toward an understanding of a moral lesson. This mode of moral legislation is found in The Epic of Gilgamesh. We follow Gilgamesh through his trials, and reach through our own unique perceptions a similar but singular truism.
Just as we followed Gilgamesh, so to will we follow our professors. As we as a class wander through the darkened chambers of historical documents we will read the same words. We will speak with one another and reach some similar conclusions. In the end we will move away from out temporary scholastic connection and return to our own disparate cultural environments, each of us with our own wholly unique understanding of history through time.
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Common courtesy is a strong element present in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammaburi, and the Nettiquette guide. The Epic of Gilgamesh starts out by introducing a king that is more of a tyrant then a king. Through his interactions with Enkidu, Gilgamesh learns how to interact with society in a polite manner and in the end realizes the mistakes that he has made through his life. The Code of Hammaburi presents a code of law that is designed to protect people from false accusations and protect their assets. The Nettiquette guide gives standards that help maintain a polite atmosphere in online conversations. All three of these texts illustrate a need for humans to be polite to one another which implies that politeness is essential to maintain peaceful conduct between one another. Without a polite atmosphere peaceful conduct between humans would be difficult to impossible and therefore society would be just as improbable an option.
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