How monarchs are represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh

Consider the ways in which monarchs are represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Story of Sinuhe. How much power do monarchs appear to have in these texts, and how do they wield it? Is their behavior portrayed as good or bad for their subjects? What similarities and differences can you discern in the expectations people had of their monarchs in ancient Sumerian/Babylonian society, on the one hand, and in ancient Egyptian society, on the other?

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