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...... In the standardized version of the Epic of Glgamesh taken from the twelve Babylonian tablets, Gilgamesh has a dream about a mountain which his friend and companion interprets favorably: It means we will capture Humbaba, and kill him / and throw his corpse into the wasteland (Epic, Tablet IV). In the earlier Sumerian version of the same tale, however, the friend is by far the more reluctant of the two. When Gilgamesh revels his plan to go to the mountain and establish renown for himself, Enkiduwho in this version is referred to as a slavepreaches caution: My lord, if today you are going to set off into the mountains, Utu should know about it from us (George, 1999). These different versions suggest two very different heroes
In the earlier version of the tale, Gilgamesh is painted as a much more arrogant and self-assured figure, while his friend (or slave) Enkidu is the voice of caution and reason. This relationship is flipped in the telling that appears on the Akkadian tablets, as shown in the two quotes above and in an abundance of other instances. In their pursuit of Huwawa, Gilgamesh urges his companion to Come on, let's get after

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