I think this tablet of the book was specifically created to show how much power Gilgamesh has, and all that Enkidu and Gilgamesh can achieve if they stick together.
At the beggining, they explained to us how Gilgamesh got pretty after coming back from killing Huwawa, and they say the goddess Ishtar saw him and fell in love with him.
One would think a normal man would have to do as a god asks, but Gilgamesh shows he can be stronger than gods by saying the bad things Ishtar did. When the goddess sends him the Bull of Heaven, which killed hundreds of people, Gilgamesh, along with Enkidu, were stronger than the god's will and were able to destroy what was meant to destroy us.
I think this shows us how much power Gilgamesh can have; how he can even measures up to the gods, and that will take more than a god's desire to put him outside the picture.
This can actually be compared to some other books of the time, like the Iliad, written during the Greek Empire, in which Achilles, the main character, is almost as strong as a God. That is kind of the way we can see Gilgamesh.
I question that I have for the future is, if Gods can't kill Gilgamesh, who will? Will Enkidu finally give up and attack him?
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