How Gilgamesh Met Enkidu

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Y'all don't have babes but if you spent less time larping in KZbin comments like this you might practice and develop enough game to be able to pull one 🙄

[@swordkitty]

imagine living 4000 years ago and this drops

[@peterslaby9782]

"Yo I just got some wack-ass copper from that Ea-nāṣir bitch but this track really brightened up my day after dealing with all that."

[@Ezullof]

They'd likely think it's some mad man singing, because there's no way anyone at the time could appreciate such bold harmonic combinations.

[@Halo_Legend]

​@@EzullofI don't know what historical snobery copium are you huffin, but please put it down. Historians lose their will to live from people like you.

[@therefore_I_yam]

Right?? And the album "dropping" would just be some dude rolling through your town/village like "ya'll heard this one yet? Meet me around the fire tonight it'll blow your minds." Between that, and the collective songs you knew together as a clan was "music." That and what you wrote yourself. We are able to share a genuine piece of ourselves through art with others on the other side of the planet and that's an amazing thing

[@miceliusbeverus6447]

​@Ezullof I don't believe it. We tend to be horribly conceited and believe that anything older than 100 (or even 50) years must be stupid or primitive... We are so sure about it that if anything produced in the past seems "too good to be true", we tend to think it was made by aliens... The truth is, while technology needed time to develop, those people of the past were very skilled and had lots of profound expertise on things they did know; if not for other reasons, it was because they did it for centuries in ways not changed too much, just honed. Scientists are amazed to discover how functional and highly considered historical weapons or tools used to be; maybe lacking some theoretical background, but instead taking advantage of years and centuries of practical experience. We are now learning to appreciate again the idea of "slow food", they had "slow lifes". And music has been with the human kind roughly speaking forever...

[@DrunkenCoward1]

I love this part of the story. Gilgamesh was out to get his freak on, then a quasi-animalman walks in and starts mauling him and Gilgamesh just goes "That screams best friend material."

[@clairewithbanjo4992]

Some times it’s the friends you make along the way

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

It was the first time Gilgamesh found an equal, someone who would not only oppose him, but equal him in strenght. We all need a friend we can compete with, be it in strenght, wits, or art, and when one bests the other and they congratulate "that was a great match, and we have both grown from it", that is true friendship. Gilgamesh needed a friend to tell him "no, don't do that, you're being a jerk" and slap him over the head. We all do, from time to time.

[@razorknight92]

"get his freak on" is a very polite way to say what evil he was going to do

[@KARKATELCESARENVIADODESA-pv4yd]

@@razorknight92 "Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future" -Oscar Wilde

[@neotokyo385]

Breed the snake wife

[@josephlongbone4255]

Gilgamesh was the first villain to be defeated by the power of friendship.

[@linguisticsnerd433]

Underrated comment

[@xaayer]

Hesitate to call him a villain. He was a tyrant king for sure, but not a villain. He's the protagonist and hero of the story. That being said, he is a tyrant king at the start of it and Enkidu humbles him. His status is similar to Hancock at the start of his movie. He's a hero but he isn't a good person yet.

[@YuiFunami]

first shounen antagonist

[@ileiad]

@@xaayer underrated reply

[@esthertjones]

Talk no Jutsu 😁

[@alexjjgreen]

Been waiting for a Pringle drop since those ancient days

[@ramasirama8251]

Since those ancient days when all things had been created? In ancient time when all things were given their place? When bread was first tasted in the sacred shrines of the land? When the ovens had been lighted? When the Heavens had been separated from the Earth? When the Earth had been separated from the Heavens? When mankind had been established? Those were the days.

[@proto566]

​@@ramasirama8251❤

[@proto566]

Ud reaaaah...!

[@a.m.4479]

Best. Comment.

[@RockerfellerRothchild1776]

Is it wrong that I got ......well..."excited" like a virgin on wedding night

[@mfaizsyahmi]

The attention to detail, when Peter raises an octave when speaking Shamkat's part 👌

[@monkeyonroof]

He knew he ate when he finished that part, too

[@Ledabot]

Fr. Loved how he grins after it. Good fun

[@urzathehappy72]

I am in love with this performance. Such incredible talent in every detail

[@urzathehappy72]

The drumming part is so cool too i usualy hate drumming on guitars but on his lute it works perfectly

[@blakeprocter5818]

@@urzathehappy72 It sounds reminiscent on how the tonbak drum is played, with that finger tapping technique. It's very appropriate as goblet drums are some of the oldest known instruments.

[@Frank-bc8gg]

Enkidu despite being a wild man who grew up without law knew Gilgamesh was in the wrong! A universal tale of a greater justice beyond laws.

[@philipocarroll]

You might enjoy the "Dawn of Everything" and the tale of how Indians from the Great Lakes were the leading thinkers behind the European Enlightenment.

[@radubradu]

@@philipocarroll OMG, I love that book! Especially the part where the indians yelled "wakanda forever" just before enlightening all over the place

[@flydutchmen1754]

Without law? How did U come with that? Who told U that man is the creator of law? Manmade authority is wrong and it shouldn't be. It's the reason of all fighting. Natural law is the only law, and we learn it from nature. It's the only truth.

[@inigo137]

@@philipocarroll that sounds pretty racist, lol

[@giorgospapoutsakis5271]

​@@flydutchmen1754nonsense

[@uncitoyenfrancais]

Gilgamesh : rape women Enkidu : hey don't do that Gilgamesh : okay **become best friends**

[@huszaratraktor]

Imagine making a song that makes people excited 4000 years later

[@curtrod]

not too hard to do since there were no notes as the poster said, and he imagined the whole thing to begin with, it being not too bad not withstanding

[@huszaratraktor]

@@curtrod you ----------- | | | the point | ------>

[@telemachus53]

I bet the British museum wasn't expecting one of the figures on the wall to start singing!

[@henrikgustafsson6385]

It is enough that they seem to look on from behind.

[@thegoodwin]

Lol

[@xaayer]

I love how we as a species love the concept of "When two heroes meet for the first time, they have to fight" so much that it's been recorded as far back as our literary records hold.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

The MCU before it was a thing

[@nik01zzxx121]

goku vegeta naruto sasuke bakugo midoriya Rival concepts shonen, ethernal concept..

[@ozzie_goat]

As someone from Mesopotamia, this was the #1 jam all summer long

[@rdl3290]

Dont you Mean All Sumer Long ? ;)

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@rdl3290 🤣🤣🤣 okay, you win the comments contest!!

[@rdl3290]

@@hurdygurdyguy1 hehe i really dont know how the original commenter missed that 1 :p

[@Halo_Legend]

So you're a jam from Mesopotamia? Funny how kindergarden grade grammar makes you look.

[@ozzie_goat]

​@@rdl3290I've been on vacation all week...didn't cross my mind

[@johnharing3971]

My offerings to Marduk have been rewarded. This banger will surely rock the ziggurat

[@Twisted_yer_mum]

🗿🎧

[@AppearDispairDisappear-xi1gt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Korgano]

Raise the centermost, and therefore smallest, roof! 😂

[@Gekkko]

Amen oh wait amen was not even a concept back then

[@Cardioid2035]

𐎼𐎤 𐎮𐎸𐏂 𐎧𐎤𐎱𐎤

[@Raul_Oliveira344]

So nostalgic! I remember when I first heard this in a brothel in Uruk... Feels like it was yesterday.

[@Gedagnors]

İt was yesterday. Time flies so fast.

[@JH51687]

We need an album of the entire Gilgamesh being sung like this

[@susano8473]

Billy Carson would be elated!

[@ThePointlessBox_]

5:40 the beat starts, Peter looks left and right to confirm the fact that absolute fire is about to drop

[@ahsandhindsa4550]

Bro was calling Gilgamesh and Enkidu themselves,to witness this fire being dropped.

[@iltonnotattico6231]

Been waiting 4000 years for this one

[@anonimus966]

5:40 goes really hard when the tempo suddenly picks up, sounds almost like blast beat in an extreme metal song

[@M.V.A.M.]

Double bassdrum in early days

[@СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь]

Nile vibes no doubts!

[@xaayer]

It goes really good at portraying the fight!

[@BetaDude40]

Fun fact: part of the reason he's doing that is because the only surviving tablet of this part of the Epic is quite literally broken. As best can be told, they start fighting, and then suddenly the fight's over and they're best friends. Truly interesting

[@blakeprocter5818]

That's how many goblet drums are played (such as the tombak), with that quick finger tapping style. It's highly likely such goblet drums would have accompanied the long-necked lute he is playing in those most ancient days. Goblet drums count among the oldest known instruments.

[@peterslaby9782]

We makin' it out of Uruk with this one boys!

[@Supahdave1000]

We learnin' horseback riding before pottery with this one!

[@Cardioid2035]

@@peterslaby9782 𐎼𐎤 𐎮𐎸𐏂 𐎧𐎤𐎱𐎤 !!💪

[@DooDoo-f4v]

​@@Supahdave1000Steppe by Steppe!

[@NobodiesBusinessimo]

My first born child was conceived to this song as it played opposite us a tavern wall, the notes filled our chamber with not only the sweet amber of love, but the fiery passion of Gilgamesh's fury. Our child came into this world strong, and he grew to be tall. We are grateful for him and our large house.

[@muhadjedin]

3:28

[@Hobs55679]

This man is a treasure

[@NetHacker100]

We all know at least one GILGACHAD that always brings his gishgudi at the Ziggurat celebration

[@cito2820]

This is so odd. I looked at your channel for the first time in a while today and noticed you hadn’t uploaded in 7 months. I hoped everything was alright. About an hour later you uploaded a new video! How lucky!

[@brainworm666]

Gilgamesh works in mysteries ways

[@christofferniemonen8872]

Peter doesn't sit down for sure, he's active with instrument stuff too

[@somerandomyoutubeuser271]

Last time i was this early, bread wasn't invented

[@heitorkovalescki6613]

And that's how one of the greatest bromances in history began

[@loop4569]

When the world needed him the most, he returned

[@miguelv.p739]

As a person who knew nothing of the pre-classic era before taking classes on it in college, I am still taken aback by the relatability of such a old tale from such a far gone time. The epic of Gilgamesh is, to me, a story about the necessity of friends, of equals, the struggle with our own mortality and of our place in the world. To think that the people of Mesopotamia were thinking of these things, feeling these emotions with the same complexity and care that we do, it is something that makes us feel connected with a people who are so far away from us but also so close in other regards. Mr. Pringle is doing some amazing history work by trying to also preserve the singing/playing of this beautiful epic and utilizing instruments that might have been used back then and with a beautiful improvisation. As a fellow enthusiast of Ancient Mesopotamia, I thank Mr. Pringle for showing that no matter the gap, both in time or culture, bridges can always be built and we could imagine ourselves talking about life with a Sumerian fellow on the bank of the Tigris.

[@jellybebe2753]

International treasure, Mr Peter Pringle! 🎉 We love you, Peter. Thank you so much for your art

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

Hey hey can't believe I'm catching this live. I love your work Mr Pringle, thank you.

[@zekeoutdoors]

You are a time machine

[@MichaelS.Gazzaniga]

Another masterpiece from the living legend. Amazing. I missed its premiere by 4 months, but some of us have waited 4000 years for this one.

[@thehunter8417]

These videos are what got me fascinated by the Epic of Gilgamesh in the first place. Thank you once again, Peter.

[@AbhNormal]

GILGAMESH MENTIONED RAHHHHHHH 🔥🔥🔥WHAT THE FUCK IS IRONNNNN 🗣🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅

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BEST QUALITY COPPER

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@@lepinjalmao I have some doubts about that, sir

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@@lepinjalmaoea nasir is that you?

[@lepinjalmao]

@@ingkknswn6275 yes

[@Stunkos]

sick pfp i loved half life

[@theverdantfern]

What a beautiful thing to wake up to! Thank you, Peter! Stunning & moving as always!

[@anoptforout]

Eminem would not have dropped today if he knew Pring was with the stylus out chea slangin tablets.

[@GatoBellini]

There's really no way to tell whether the way you sang it is historically accurate or not, but I really enjoyed your performance. The steps you took to try to make it sound authentic, improvising the melody and using a particular singing style, make your version interesting in its own right.

[@victorkreig6089]

You always look so happy when making these, a treasure as always Peter

[@aarons3014]

I love the lighthearted theatrical delivery. You're an excellent performer.

[@doctahgiru]

The king is backkk🔥🔥🔥 Watching from MESOPOTAMIA🇮🇶🇮🇶🫶

[@prometheus_beard]

Really happy to have you back my friend! I have never used the term "transporting" in any other context than your music. Incredible.

[@xSARGEx117x]

The episode of Star Trek The Next Generation, titled "Darmok and Jalad" is what first got me interested in Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the first place. That led me to Peter Pringle and his amazing works about the subject. This channel is what got me interested in the era of about 3000-6000 years ago, which led me to History Time From there I just started subscribing to a few of channels about early human history. It's some fascinating stuff, and not only will you find a ton of abrahamic religion is stolen from the Epic of Gilgamesh, but a ton of folklore and myths are rooted in things from before we knew about agriculture, just passed down through stories and warped over countless generations.

[@iltonnotattico6231]

Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk

[@AlannaStarcrossed]

@@iltonnotattico6231 Picard and Dathon, at El-Adrel

[@dishcleaner2]

The Epic of Gilgamesh is what freed my 19 year old mind from Christianity. Copy of a copy

[@kffire12]

It's not stolen, rather both Babylonian and Hebrew texts talked about the same historical subjects. Know that Abram and his family came from the city of Ur.

[@xSARGEx117x]

@@kffire12 so does assassin's creed. You don't see me starting any crusades over it.

[@CthuluRisin]

Wow. It's so wild to think on the way that something written so long ago still has the power to move us, especially when interpreted through a gifted artist. Incredible.

[@NuggetDaDaemon-hk3ci]

I'm not sure why but the epic has always touched me in a way no person has, I long for a friend like Enkidu one who challenges me but loves me at the same time.

[@mistermistah3380]

Damn, what a powerful song. A wild man stands against a king because a divine law is inherently wrong.

[@diogoduarte8008]

Because he sees that the law isn't really divine, it's corruption of the law. I might miss remembering but enkidu was created to be as strong as gilgamesh to humble him before the people and the gods, and even tho he was a wild animal, a lawless man created in the wild he knew the law of the gods.

[@Jorgee-]

Enkidu is an inspiration. Wild and Infantile, free of Original Sin.

[@DooDoo-f4v]

​@@Jorgee-Exactly! He's the embodiment of the old ways.

[@doomerhumor3848]

Then they immediately become friends, according to the whole poem

[@JettyTex]

Big fan of your songs about Gilgamesh. This one is particularly breathtaking in use multiple instruments and different voices for each character. I hope you keep making songs and smiling ❤

[@arrievanbruggen6966]

Peter, we love your work! Please post more frequently!

[@thomashewlett3166]

Song is from 2000 BCE, performance is from 2024 CE, fonts are from 1983 CE, but love for this video is eternal

[@hectorpontos9038]

Always a delight when you share new songs with us, Mr. Pringle!

[@r.b.antunes1768]

Amazing video! Please, never stop making your songs

[@loleq2137]

Heyyy this rules! Gotta love those ancient cultures. Your effort with these recreations really is commendable.

[@aNDY-y7u4m]

This gives me so much joy

[@ЗимнееСолнце]

IT IS AMAZING! Thank you Peter and all of them who support to you in this work. People of antiquity praised the man-made world and were incredibly wise. Because even time had no power over the great power of art. Oh, may the gods hear and grant you the strength and time to give humanity the entire epic of Gilgamesh.

[@Infinite_curiousity]

Performed in such a rich and passionate way. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.

[@KKilgore]

08:05 That smile ❤ This is some real good piece of art. Thank you for uploading ancient bangers. edit: Is there a way to make it appear on KZbin Music?

[@iberius9937]

One of your best performances, Mr. Pringle. The ending was on another level of being confident and satisified with your work. Excellent!

[@imperialwatchdog191]

I fell in love with my Gilgamesh and even though he is now with his "girl destined for him" I will love him until the end of his days-enkiduC

[@Hlebushek-ql1ei]

I've never thought I'd watch old Astarion singing about prehistoric affairs in some museum. Cool video btw

[@bath_foam4576]

ugh im obsessed with this guy. he's a talented musician AND awesome historian. jack of all trades, master of all fr

[@aresaurelian]

I feel this is in the sense of the ancient originals. Well done. We drummed our bellies, and sang to our love, for men, and women. High knees, tap the belly, two to the side, two to the other side.

[@marshhen]

This is so beautifully amazing. There is a new translation out of Gilgamesh and the book has been published very recently. I is apparently excellent according to a review in the NYRB. Gilgamesh translated by Sopha Helle. Apparently the prose is very poetic and easy to read.

[@Sonya_skazki]

Ура, новые чудеса, благодарю!!! Ждем еще больше новых музыкальных видео! С любовью, из Сибири

[@Мелкор]

Оживший голос тысячелетий. Браво!

[@nangotoman9429]

that was beautiful! thanks yt for the recomendation, and thanks Peter for you invaluable work and musicianship! this is my first video and I'm staying!

[@Foadeso]

Incredible as always. Thank you!

[@mikedoesntlike3627]

Holy KZbin algorithms! So glad I’ve found you channel! Amazing content, absolutely beautiful vocals. Keep rocking, Peter!

[@DhruvaGadipathi]

I wake up to a new Peter Pringle video, best day ever!

[@GayestWinston]

This was wonderful to listen to, and what a beautiful instrument:) Thank you for the description as well. I had to grab that downloadable file

[@beziek]

In those crazy ever changing times, I love to be probably first of all my ancestors ever (rather not related to sumerians) to hear such an old piece of human culture. It truly gives me inner peace, also by the way how simple yet warm and familiar this story can be... from different people in different times. Thank you all that are making it for us to hear ^-^

[@KARKATELCESARENVIADODESA-pv4yd]

Dude. Real. We are literally the first in our lines of centuries to hear this since the fall of mesopotamian culture.

[@pikiwiki]

Expert delivery. Can easily imagine people listening to this narrative by firelight a thousand years ago

[@Panino4554]

Please make a full version of the Epic,🥺🥺😭

[@selenialatovara6259]

Some days, the algorithm says hold my beer and I couldn’t be happier. You are incredible. I’m so thankful this popped up in my feed

[@sagehewson3950]

A true delight as usual Mr Pringle!! I always love your takes on the epic 😊

[@maryfrance9783]

I love this. Thank you, Peter, for keeping epic literature alive paired with your musical talents and phenomenal voice. I cannot thank you enough for the value this brings to those willing to explore and to listen and to further explore upon listening.

[@CristiNeagu]

The fight between the two reminds me of Jacob wrestling with the angel. A fight which happened right after Jacob sent his wives and children away and he was alone, with the angel standing in the path of their reunion. The stories are not identical, of course, but they seem related.

[@physics1518]

Good catch! I think you're onto something there. I have to think about the struggle in the context of both narratives, but I don't think this is just a coincidence.

[@Aspensauce64]

It wouldn’t be the first instance of a bible story being inspired by Gilgamesh

[@NephilaClavata]

I think you'd like at least perusing through Hidden Riches by Christopher Hayes. It's filled with different sources and material for comparative studies of ancient Near Eastern literature.

[@CristiNeagu]

@@NephilaClavata Nice suggestion, thanks.

[@Angiie884]

Your interpretations have made me interested in Mesopotamia and I’m very glad to have the experience of enjoying the culture and stories of the oldest civilization on earth!

[@blacklight1456]

The legend is back

[@nachtschatten8710]

Aww, ❤, Peter the Bard is back! How fortunate are we to be blessed by the immortal story of the friendship of the legendary hero king and the mighty man of the forest, made to find their respective equal and soulmate in each other, sung by our silver-tongued Peter. ❤

[@connynoren]

This, and Peters other works that are uploaded here, are truly a treasure.

[@Alonoda]

Was doing some Sumerian reading and this appears. Divine timing by the gods 🙌

[@自由闊達を志す者]

This was absolutely amazing, and truly beautiful. I can only fathom how much study you have had to put in in order to be able to perform such a rendering of this classic. Thank you very much, I am deeply grateful

[@nicholassteel5529]

Fabulous performance !!! I stopped everything just to watch. 👍✌️

[@MrKaMiKaDzE345]

Peter - you are a treasure! Thank you for bringing to life such an ancient but important piece of culture! I am waiting for the full version of Epic of Gilgamesh!

[@Rcloud666]

Love and Respect for amazing mister Pringles ❤. He teleported us back 5000 years in ancient sumer with his fanciful piece of composition.

[@calladeem240]

It's so amazing that we can share this snapshot of culture made by people thousands of years ago. The way art and artists can connect us across such vast gulfs of space and time is one of the most beautiful aspects of humanity.

[@Babbajune]

Always so awesome! Thank you! ❤❤

[@leonardopita5237]

you're a legend peter and the song was beautiful your passion is spoken in volumes

[@Necrontir]

It was really good. Especially description of their fight. Thank you.

[@a.m.4479]

The legend is back!!!!!!!!!!

[@physics1518]

My favorite ancient bromance sung by my favorite ancient singer!

[@AliceRight-f2y]

Thank you so much for the amazing performance, I enjoyed every second of it. It was as if I was transported to ancient Uruk and witnessed the meeting of Gilgamesh and Enkidu.

[@bcubiaco]

Thanks be to Enlil for directing the algorithm to recommend me this.

[@juliemcdonald1245]

Much love and many blessings to you and yours, Peter! Thank you for singing to my soul!

[@vonsterb7065]

I had a feeling that you were cooking up something nice during your seven month absence. Great stuff!

[@DanielKennedy-z3l]

This is incredible to me. Hearing this sung in such an ancient language is mesmerizing. Talk about the ultimate form of folk music

[@TheresaMagario]

he's laughing at the end like he's already reading the comment section

[@jjforcebreaker]

This channel is such a gem. Outstanding work!

[@alexanderdavis7749]

Peter is dope on the mic!

[@KingLich451]

Welcome back, with another timeless classic!

[@pablocardilloaleman241]

Peter bring back to life those heroes from the fog of the past. Amazing