I'm pretty sure whoever wrote this recap didn't completely understand the story. If I understand correctly, Enkidu wasn't supposed to be Gilgamesh's best friend but rather an enemy that would oppose him, and they eventually became friends unintentionally. Here's a quote from a translation of the Standard Babylonian version:
"They summoned Aruru, the great one:
‘You, O Aruru, created man;
now create what he suggests!
Let him be equal to the storm of his heart,
let them rival each other and so let Uruk be rested.’"
The epic also never discusses why Gilgamesh does what he does, as far as I know, and the "bored" part from the recap seems more like a guess than anything else.
I'm pretty sure whoever wrote this recap didn't completely understand the story. If I understand correctly, Enkidu wasn't supposed to be Gilgamesh's best friend but rather an enemy that would oppose him, and they eventually became friends unintentionally. Here's a quote from a translation of the Standard Babylonian version:
"They summoned Aruru, the great one: ‘You, O Aruru, created man; now create what he suggests! Let him be equal to the storm of his heart, let them rival each other and so let Uruk be rested.’"
The epic also never discusses why Gilgamesh does what he does, as far as I know, and the "bored" part from the recap seems more like a guess than anything else.
Edited by One-Nose