Why with the animals
wanderest thou on the plain?
wanderest thou on the plain?
Epic of Gilgamesh
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i-il-la-ak- . . . . . . . . . .
u sa-am-ka-at[ ]ar-ki-su
i- ru- ub-ma [42] a-na [43] libbi Uruk-(ki) ri-bi-tim
ip-hur um-ma-nu-um i-na si-ri-su
iz-zi-za-am-ma i-na zu-ki-im
sa Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim
pa-ah-ra-a-ma ni-su
i-ta-me-a i-na si-ri-su pi(? )-it-tam [44]
a-na mi-[ni] [45] iluGilgamis ma-si-il
la-nam sa- pi- il
e-si[ pu]-uk-ku-ul
i ? -ak-ta
i[- -]di i-si?
si-iz-ba sa[na-ma-]as-[te]-e
i-te- en- ni- ik
ka-ia-na i-na [libbi] Uruk-(ki) kak-ki-a-tum [46]
id-lu-tum u-te-el-li- lu
sa-ki-in ip-sa- nu [47]
a-na idli sa i-tu-ru zi-mu-su
a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma i-li-im
sa-ki-is-sum [48] me-ih-rum
a-na ilatIs-ha-ra ma-ia-lum
na- [di]-i- ma
iluGilgamish id-[ ]na-an(? ). . .
i-na mu-si in-ni-[ -]id
i-na-ak [49]-sa-am- ma
it-ta-[ ]i-na zuki
ip-ta-ra-[ku ]-ak-tam
sa iluGilgamish
. . . . . . . . . . . da-na(? ) ni-is-su
COL. III [ERROR: unhandled comment start] SIC -->
ur-(? )ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iluGilgamis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i-na si-ri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i-ha-an-ni-ib [pi-ir-ta-su? ]
it-bi-ma . . .
a-na pa-ni- su
it-tam-ha-ru i-na ri-bi-tu ma-ti
iluEn-ki-du ba-ba-am ip-ta-ri-ik
i-na si-pi-su
iluGilgamis e-ri-ba-am u-ul id-di-in
is-sa-ab-tu-ma ki-ma li-i-im
i- lu- du [50]
zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu
i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu [51]
iluGilgamis u iluEn-ki- du
is-sa-ab-tu-u- ma
ki-ma li-i-im i-lu-du
zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu
i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu
ik-mi-is-ma iluGilgamis
i-na ga-ga-ag-ga-ri si-ip-su
ip-si-ih [52] us-sa-su- ma
i-ni-'i i-ra-az-zu
is-tu i-ra-zu i-ni-hu [53]
iluEn-ki-du a-na sa-si-im
iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamis
ki-ma is-te-en-ma um-ma-ka
u- li- id- ka
ri-im-tum sa zu- pu-ri
ilat-Nin- sun- na
ul-lu e-li mu-ti ri-es-su
sar-ru-tam sa ni-si
i-si-im-kum iluEn-lil
duppu 2 kam-ma
su-tu-ur e-li . . .
4 su-si [54]
TRANSLATION
Gilgamish arose interpreting dreams,
addressing his mother.
"My mother! during my night
I, having become lusty, wandered about
in the midst of omens.
And there came out stars in the heavens,
Like a . . . of heaven he fell upon me.
I bore him but he was too heavy for me.
He bore a net but I was not able to bear it.
I summoned the land to assemble unto him,
that heroes might kiss his feet.
He stood up before me [55]
and they stood over against me.
I lifted him and carried him away unto thee. "
The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things,
said unto Gilgamish:--
"Truly oh Gilgamish he is
born [56] in the fields like thee.
The mountains have reared him.
Thou beholdest him and art distracted(? )
Heroes kiss _his_ feet.
Thou shalt spare him. . . .
Thou shalt lead him to me. "
Again he dreamed and saw another dream
and reported it unto his mother.
"My mother, I have seen another
[dream. I beheld] my likeness in the street.
In Erech of the wide spaces [57]
he hurled the axe,
and they assembled about him.
Another axe seemed his visage.
I saw him and was astounded.
I loved him as a woman,
falling upon him in embrace.
I took him and made him
my brother. "
The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things
[said unto Gilgamish:--]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COL. II
that he may join with thee in endeavor. "
(Thus) Gilgamish solves (his) dream.
Enkidu sitting before the hierodule
[ ] forgot where he was born.
Six days and seven nights
came forth Enkidu
and cohabited with the courtesan.
The hierodule opened her mouth
speaking unto Enkidu.
"I behold thee Enkidu; like a god thou art.
Why with the animals
wanderest thou on the plain?
Come! I will lead thee
into the midst of Erech of the wide places,
even unto the holy house, dwelling place of Anu.
Oh Enkidu, arise, I will conduct thee
unto Eanna dwelling place of Anu,
where Gilgamish [_oppresses_] the souls of men(? )
And as I . . . . . . . . . . . .
thou shalt . . . . . . . . thyself.
Come thou, arise from the ground
unto the place yonder (? ) of the shepherd. "
He heard her speak and accepted her words with favor.
The advice of the woman
fell upon his heart.
She tore off one garment
and clothed him with it.
With a second garment
she clothed herself.
She clasped his hand,
guiding him like . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
unto the mighty presence of the shepherd,
unto the place of the . . . of the sheepfolds.
In . . . . . . . . . to shepherd
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(About two lines broken away. )
COL. III
Milk of the cattle
he drank.
Food they placed before him.
He broke bread [58]
gazing and looking.
But Enkidu understood not.
Bread to eat,
beer to drink,
he had not been taught.
The hierodule opened her mouth
and said unto Enkidu:--
"Eat bread, oh Enkidu!
It is the conformity of life,
of the conditions and the fate of the land. "
Enkidu ate bread,
until he was satiated.
Beer he drank
seven _times_(? ).
His thoughts became unbounded and he shouted loudly.
His heart became joyful,
and his face glowed.
He stroked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
_the hair of the head_. [59] His body
with oil he anointed.
He became like a man.
He attired himself with clothes
even as does a husband.
He seized his weapon,
which the panther and lion
fells in the night time cruelly.
He captured the wild mountain goats.
The panther he conquered.
Among the great _sheep for sacrifice_
Enkidu was their guard.
A man, a leader,
A hero.
Unto . . . . . . . . . . he elevated
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(About five lines broken away. )
REVERSE I
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
And he made glad.
He lifted up his eyes,
and beheld the man,
and said unto the hierodule:--
"Oh harlot, take away the man.
Wherefore did he come to me?
I would forget the memory of him. "
The hierodule called unto the man
and came unto him beholding him.
She sorrowed and was astonished
how his ways were .
(About five lines broken away. )
i-il-la-ak- . . . . . . . . . .
u sa-am-ka-at[ ]ar-ki-su
i- ru- ub-ma [42] a-na [43] libbi Uruk-(ki) ri-bi-tim
ip-hur um-ma-nu-um i-na si-ri-su
iz-zi-za-am-ma i-na zu-ki-im
sa Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim
pa-ah-ra-a-ma ni-su
i-ta-me-a i-na si-ri-su pi(? )-it-tam [44]
a-na mi-[ni] [45] iluGilgamis ma-si-il
la-nam sa- pi- il
e-si[ pu]-uk-ku-ul
i ? -ak-ta
i[- -]di i-si?
si-iz-ba sa[na-ma-]as-[te]-e
i-te- en- ni- ik
ka-ia-na i-na [libbi] Uruk-(ki) kak-ki-a-tum [46]
id-lu-tum u-te-el-li- lu
sa-ki-in ip-sa- nu [47]
a-na idli sa i-tu-ru zi-mu-su
a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma i-li-im
sa-ki-is-sum [48] me-ih-rum
a-na ilatIs-ha-ra ma-ia-lum
na- [di]-i- ma
iluGilgamish id-[ ]na-an(? ). . .
i-na mu-si in-ni-[ -]id
i-na-ak [49]-sa-am- ma
it-ta-[ ]i-na zuki
ip-ta-ra-[ku ]-ak-tam
sa iluGilgamish
. . . . . . . . . . . da-na(? ) ni-is-su
COL. III [ERROR: unhandled comment start] SIC -->
ur-(? )ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iluGilgamis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i-na si-ri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i-ha-an-ni-ib [pi-ir-ta-su? ]
it-bi-ma . . .
a-na pa-ni- su
it-tam-ha-ru i-na ri-bi-tu ma-ti
iluEn-ki-du ba-ba-am ip-ta-ri-ik
i-na si-pi-su
iluGilgamis e-ri-ba-am u-ul id-di-in
is-sa-ab-tu-ma ki-ma li-i-im
i- lu- du [50]
zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu
i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu [51]
iluGilgamis u iluEn-ki- du
is-sa-ab-tu-u- ma
ki-ma li-i-im i-lu-du
zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu
i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu
ik-mi-is-ma iluGilgamis
i-na ga-ga-ag-ga-ri si-ip-su
ip-si-ih [52] us-sa-su- ma
i-ni-'i i-ra-az-zu
is-tu i-ra-zu i-ni-hu [53]
iluEn-ki-du a-na sa-si-im
iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamis
ki-ma is-te-en-ma um-ma-ka
u- li- id- ka
ri-im-tum sa zu- pu-ri
ilat-Nin- sun- na
ul-lu e-li mu-ti ri-es-su
sar-ru-tam sa ni-si
i-si-im-kum iluEn-lil
duppu 2 kam-ma
su-tu-ur e-li . . .
4 su-si [54]
TRANSLATION
Gilgamish arose interpreting dreams,
addressing his mother.
"My mother! during my night
I, having become lusty, wandered about
in the midst of omens.
And there came out stars in the heavens,
Like a . . . of heaven he fell upon me.
I bore him but he was too heavy for me.
He bore a net but I was not able to bear it.
I summoned the land to assemble unto him,
that heroes might kiss his feet.
He stood up before me [55]
and they stood over against me.
I lifted him and carried him away unto thee. "
The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things,
said unto Gilgamish:--
"Truly oh Gilgamish he is
born [56] in the fields like thee.
The mountains have reared him.
Thou beholdest him and art distracted(? )
Heroes kiss _his_ feet.
Thou shalt spare him. . . .
Thou shalt lead him to me. "
Again he dreamed and saw another dream
and reported it unto his mother.
"My mother, I have seen another
[dream. I beheld] my likeness in the street.
In Erech of the wide spaces [57]
he hurled the axe,
and they assembled about him.
Another axe seemed his visage.
I saw him and was astounded.
I loved him as a woman,
falling upon him in embrace.
I took him and made him
my brother. "
The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things
[said unto Gilgamish:--]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COL. II
that he may join with thee in endeavor. "
(Thus) Gilgamish solves (his) dream.
Enkidu sitting before the hierodule
[ ] forgot where he was born.
Six days and seven nights
came forth Enkidu
and cohabited with the courtesan.
The hierodule opened her mouth
speaking unto Enkidu.
"I behold thee Enkidu; like a god thou art.
Why with the animals
wanderest thou on the plain?
Come! I will lead thee
into the midst of Erech of the wide places,
even unto the holy house, dwelling place of Anu.
Oh Enkidu, arise, I will conduct thee
unto Eanna dwelling place of Anu,
where Gilgamish [_oppresses_] the souls of men(? )
And as I . . . . . . . . . . . .
thou shalt . . . . . . . . thyself.
Come thou, arise from the ground
unto the place yonder (? ) of the shepherd. "
He heard her speak and accepted her words with favor.
The advice of the woman
fell upon his heart.
She tore off one garment
and clothed him with it.
With a second garment
she clothed herself.
She clasped his hand,
guiding him like . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
unto the mighty presence of the shepherd,
unto the place of the . . . of the sheepfolds.
In . . . . . . . . . to shepherd
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(About two lines broken away. )
COL. III
Milk of the cattle
he drank.
Food they placed before him.
He broke bread [58]
gazing and looking.
But Enkidu understood not.
Bread to eat,
beer to drink,
he had not been taught.
The hierodule opened her mouth
and said unto Enkidu:--
"Eat bread, oh Enkidu!
It is the conformity of life,
of the conditions and the fate of the land. "
Enkidu ate bread,
until he was satiated.
Beer he drank
seven _times_(? ).
His thoughts became unbounded and he shouted loudly.
His heart became joyful,
and his face glowed.
He stroked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
_the hair of the head_. [59] His body
with oil he anointed.
He became like a man.
He attired himself with clothes
even as does a husband.
He seized his weapon,
which the panther and lion
fells in the night time cruelly.
He captured the wild mountain goats.
The panther he conquered.
Among the great _sheep for sacrifice_
Enkidu was their guard.
A man, a leader,
A hero.
Unto . . . . . . . . . . he elevated
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(About five lines broken away. )
REVERSE I
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
And he made glad.
He lifted up his eyes,
and beheld the man,
and said unto the hierodule:--
"Oh harlot, take away the man.
Wherefore did he come to me?
I would forget the memory of him. "
The hierodule called unto the man
and came unto him beholding him.
She sorrowed and was astonished
how his ways were .
