A mural on the walls of Uruk would trace the arc of Gilgamesh’s life, beginning with his fateful struggle and ensuing bond with Enkidu, followed by their heroic slaying of Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. It would then depict the tragedy of Enkidu’s death and Gilgamesh’s anguished mourning, transitioning to his desperate quest for immortality and the serpent’s theft of the rejuvenating plant. The closing image would portray Gilgamesh before the monumental walls of Uruk, recognizing the permanence of his city as his true legacy. Such a mural encapsulates the epic’s central themes: the transformative power of friendship, the pursuit of glory, the inevitability of mortality, and the enduring achievements of civilization.