His experiments now involve humanity and its creations such as cooked foods and drinking alcohol. At this point, like the shepherds, Enkidu has one foot in nature and one foot in civilization. Once Shamhat brought Enkidu to Gilgamesh, Enkidu completed the cultivation process with “garments fit for a prince…[and] a place of honor closest to the king” (40). In a sense, Shamhat created or gave birth to Enkidu, who endlessly praises her with gratitude. Without the woman, Enkidu would never have evolved into a princely figure. Shamhat became the bridge that connects Enkidu from the desert to