The Epic of Gilgamesh and Bigfoot Breeding

Ever since I started paying attention to the Bigfoot community I have seen debates and discussions about the topic of The Epic of Gilgamesh. These range from some claiming it to be absolute bunk to others proclaiming it is the earliest documentation of Bigfoot himself. While both views have very solid points and supporters, a closer look along with a theory thrown in throw a different spin on the Epic.

 First let’s look at some historical facts that we can pull from the Epic and time period which we can substantiate:

◾It takes place in the Sumer region in the Persian Gulf. This region is referenced many times throughout history and well documented
◾The Sumerians came to the region in about 4000 BCE
◾King Gilgamesh appears as the 5th king of Uruk according to the king-list. This is an ancient manuscript written in Sumerian which details kings of the region as well as their reigns. Many names on this list can be verified by archeological excavations and other ancient manuscripts.
◾Another Sumerian text tells of a conflict Gilgamesh had with another king named Agga, king of Kish in 2700  BCE
◾His name can be found in inscriptions crediting him with the building of the great walls of Uruk
◾Around the 14th century BCE Akkadians living north of Sumer established Babylon as their capital and took control of the whole area
◾Babylonians preserved the Sumerian language as their language of religion, and with it Sumerian legends and myths
◾Prayers found inscribed on clay tablets address Gilgamesh in the afterlife as a judge in the Underworld. This shows reverence for him even in death

 

As with any Epic, Saga, or Tale there are bound to be embellishments and exaggerations. Gilgamesh is supposable 2/3 divine with a human father (Priest-King Lugalbanda) and goddess mother (Ninsun meaning August Cow). So with any Epic we must be careful and not presume neither 100% fiction nor 100% fact. The truth is there is a mixture of both.
Many summaries of the Epic can be found on-line. If you are interested in reading the Epic in its entirety I suggest this site: http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/ . For the purposes of this blog summary will consist mainly of Enkidu.

He is described as a wild and hairy man. He lives within the forest, knows of all the animals, was raised and lives among them. He has no knowledge of human society or its structure. After some time of observing her son as king, Gilgamesh’s mother Ninsun grows tired of his behavior and wants to find someone who can challenge his strength. Ekindu is just such a creature. Taller than the average man and much stronger, the Epic notes he has had run-ins with trappers where he frees wildlife and destroys their traps. So Ninsun sends a whore to seduce Ekindu and teach him the ways of civilized man. After spending days with the whore, the animals of the forest now flee from him and Ekindu goes into civilized society. He and Gilgamesh become friends and have many adventures before Ekindu dies from the trappings of civilized man.

I do not think that at this point in history it is too far-fetched to believe there were men living in the forest. The fact that they were bigger, had more hair, and stronger than “civilized man” during this time period only strengthens the case as this would only aid in their success and survival. I feel the only question left is… what was he?

Maybe he is not Bigfoot in the sense that we would think. But in ancient times he may have warranted that nickname. With years of research and studies done with Neanderthal DNA we have to consider this as a viable theory. In 2011 theoretical geneticists from the University of California, Berkeley stated that humans which live outside the African continent owe up to 4% of their modern DNA to Neanderthals. And by comparing individual DNA in multiple modern human genomes along with those in Neanderthal genomes, the date of that interbreeding between the two can be estimated from 65,000–90,000 years ago. The dates also fit together with archaeological finds suggesting early human migrated out of Africa between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago.

But the big question here is… could this lead to multiple Bigfoot species? Consider the following:

• Neanderthal breeds with humans
• Neanderthal breeds with gigantopithicus
• Neanderthal breeds with other ape species
• Neanderthal breeds with other wild men

Start doing brain teasers with all of those combinations and you may get a headache! However it is possible that this is why Bigfoots around the globe look and behave differently. Even regional discrepancies within the United States may be attributed to a group inheriting a certain set of genes that the other did not.

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