Enkidu

I was concerned with the rebellion Enkidu seems to have with his creators. Enkidu was made by the gods as a foil for Gilgamesh. However, in tablet V, Enkidu encourages Gilgamesh to kill Humbaba, almost to spite the gods. At the very least, he knows it is not something the gods want, "...finish him, slay him, do away with his power/ before Enlil the foremost hears what we do (186-7)!" This seems strange for the gods to have created such an insolent being. What reason does Enkidu have to disobey the gods? They have done everything for him, in so far as giving him life and giving him a best friend. Does this have something to do with his wild nature?

Since Enkidu is supposed to be a wild man, it makes some sense that he would go against the gods' wishes. His very nature is unable to be tamed, thus as they created a foil to Gilgamesh, the gods also created somewhat of a monster. They gave him more power than would be allowed to any mere mortal. But, the problem with this theory, is that Shamhat apparently civilized Enkidu before he was brought into Uruk. This causes a problem in logic. A civilized member of society would rarely go against the gods. Thus, Enkidu is saying, through his actions, that he can never be fully civilized. He will always be wild at heart.