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11.................. [ib]-ri(?)
12[mi-im-ma(?) šá(?)]-kú-tu wa(?)-ak-rum
13[am-mi-nim] ta-aḫ-ši-iḫ
14[an-ni]-a-am [e-pi]-šá-am
15...... mi-im[-ma šá-kú-tu(?)]ma-
16di-iš
17[am-mi]-nim [taḫ]-ši-iḫ
18[ur(?)]-ta-du-ú [a-na ki-i]š-tim
19ši-ip-ra-am it-[ta-šú]-ú i-na [nišê]
20it-ta-áš-šú-ú-ma
21i-pu-šú ru-ḫu-tam
22.................. uš-ta-di-nu
23............................. bu
24...............................
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40.............. nam-........
41.................... u ib-[ri] .....
42.............. ú-na-i-du ......
43[zi-ik]-ra-am ú-[tí-ir]-ru
44[a-na] ḫa-ri-[im]-tim
45[i]-pu(?)-šú a-na sa-[ka]-pu-ti
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57... šú(?)-mu(?) ...............
58ma-ḫi-ra-am [šá i-ši-šú]
59šú-uk-ni-šum-[ma] ...............
60la-al-la-ru-[tu] ..................
61um-mi d-[Giš mu-di-a-at ka-la-ma]
62i-na ma-[ḫar dŠamaš i-di-šá iš-ši]
63šá ú
64i-na- an(?)-[na am-mi-nim]
65ta-[aš-kun(?) a-na ma-ri-ia li-ib-bi la]
66ṣa-[li-la te-mid-su]
67.............................
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72i-na [šá dEn-ki-dũ im-la-a] di-[im-tam]
73il-[pu-ut li]-ib-ba-šú-[ma]
74[zar-biš(?)] uš-ta-ni-[iḫ]
75[i-na šá dEn]-ki-dũ im-la-a di-im-tam
76[il-pu-ut] li-ib-ba-šú-ma
77[zar-biš(?)] uš-ta-ni-[iḫ]
78[dGiš ú-ta]-ab-bil pa-ni-šú
79[iz-za-kar-am] a-na dEn-ki-dũ
80[ib-ri am-mi-nim] i-na-ka
81[im-la-a di-im]-tam
82[il-pu-ut li-ib-bi]-ka
83[zar-biš tu-uš-ta]-ni-iḫ
84[dEn-ki-dũ pi-šú i-pu-šá]-am-ma
85iz-za-[kàr-am] a-na dGiš
86ta-ab-bi-a-tum ib-ri
87uš-ta-li-pa da-1da-ni-ia
88a-ḫa-a-a ir-ma-a-ma
89e-mu-ki i-ni-iš
90dGiš pi-šú i-pu-šá-am-ma
91iz-za-kàr-am a-na dEn-ki-dũ
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96..... [a-di dḪu]-wa-wa da-pi-nu
97.................. ra-[am(?)-ma]
98................ [ú-ḫal]- li-ik
99[lu-ur-ra-du a-na ki-iš-ti šá] iserini
100............ lam(?) ḫal-bu
101............ [li]-li-is-su
102.............. lu(?)-up-ti-šú
103dEn-ki-dũ pi-šú i-pu-šá-am-ma
104iz-za-kàr-am a-na dGiš
105i-di-ma ib-ri i-na šadî(-i)
106i-nu-ma at-ta-la-ku it-ti bu-lim
107a-na ištên(-en) kas-gíd-ta-a-an nu-ma-at ki-iš-tum
108[e-di-iš(?)] ur-ra-du a-na libbi-šá
109d[Ḫu-wa]-wa ri-ig-ma-šú a-bu-bu
110pi-[šú] dBil-gi-ma
111na-pi-iš-šú mu-tum
112am-mi-nim ta-aḫ-ši-iḫ
113an-ni-a-am e-pi-šá-am
114ga-[ba]-al-la ma-ḫa-ar
115[šú]-pa-at dḪu-wa-wa
116(d)Giš pi-šú i-pu-šá-am-ma
117[iz-za-k]àr-am a-na dEn-ki-dũ
118....... su(?)-lu-li a-šá-ki2-šá
119............. [i-na ki-iš]-tim
120...............................
121ik(?) .........................
122a-na ..........................
123mu-šá-ab [dḪu-wa-wa] .......
124ḫa-aṣ-si-nu .................
125at-ta lu(?) .................
126a-na-ku lu-[ur-ra-du a-na ki-iš-tim]
127dEn-ki-dũ pi-šú i-pu-[šá-am-ma]
128iz-za-kàr-am a-na [dGiš]
129ki-i ni[il]-la-ak [iš-te-niš(?)]
130a-na ki-iš-ti [šá iṣerini]
131na-ṣi-ir-šá dGiš muḳ-[tab-lu]
132da-a-an la ṣa[-li-lu(?)]
133dḪu-wa-wa dpi-ir-[ḫu ša (?)]
134dAdad iš ..........
135šú-ú ..................
136áš-šúm šú-ul-lu-m[u ki-iš-ti šáiṣerini]
137pu-ul-ḫi-a-tim 7 [šú(?) i-šim-šú dEnlil]
138dGiš pi-šú i-pu [šá-am-ma]
139iz-za-kàr-am a-na [dEn-ki-dũ]
140ma-an-nu ib-ri e-lu-ú šá-[ru-ba(?)]
141i-ṭib-ma it-ti dŠamaš da-ri-iš ú-[me-šú]
142a-we-lu-tum ba-ba-nu ú-tam-mu-šá-[ma]
143mi-im-ma šá i-te-ni-pu-šú šá-ru-ba
144at-ta an-na-nu-um-ma ta-dar mu-tam
145ul iš-šú da-na-nu ḳar-ra-du-ti-ka
146lu-ul-li-ik-ma i-na pa-ni-ka
147pi-ka li-iš-si-a-am ṭi-ḫi-e ta-du-ur
148šum-ma am-ta-ḳu-ut šú-mi lu-uš-zi-iz
149dGiš mi3-it-ti dḪu-wa-wa da-pi-nim
150il(?)-ḳu-ut iš-tu
151i-wa-al-dam-ma tar-bi-a i-na šam-mu(?) Il(?)
152iš-ḫi-it-ka-ma la-bu ka-la-ma ti-di
153it- ku(?) ..... [il(?)]-pu-tu-(?) ma .....
154.............. ka-ma
155.............. ši pi-ti
156............ ki-ma re’i(?) na-gi-la sa-rak-ti
157.... [ta-šá-s]i-a-am tu-lim-mi-in li-ib-bi
158[ga-ti lu]-uš-ku-un-ma
160[šú-ma sá]-ṭa-ru-ú a-na-ku lu-uš-ta-ak-na
161[pu-tu-ku(?)] ib-ri a-na ki-iš-ka-tim lu-mu-ḫa
162[be-le-e li-iš-]-pu-ku i-na maḫ-ri-ni
163[pu-tu]-ku a-na ki-iš-ka-ti-i i-mu-ḫu
164wa-áš-bu uš-ta-da-nu um-mi-a-nu
165pa-ši iš-pu-ku ra-bu-tim
166ḫa-aṣ-si-ni 3 biltu-ta-a-an iš-tap-ku
167pa-aṭ-ri iš-pu-ku ra-bu-tim
168me-še-li-tum 2 biltu-ta-a-an
169ṣi-ip-ru 30 ma-na-ta-a-an šá a-ḫi-ši-na
170išid(?) pa-aṭ-ri 30 ma-na-ta-a-an ḫuraṣi
171[d]Giš ù [dEn-ki-]dũ 10 biltu-ta-a-an šá-ak-nu]
172.... ul-la . .[Uruk]ki 7 i-di-il-šú
173...... iš-me-ma um-ma-nu ib-bi-ra
174[uš-te-(?)]-mi-a i-na sûḳi šá Urukki ri-bi-tim
175...... [u-še(?)]-ṣa-šú dGis
176[ina sûḳi šá(?) Urukki] ri-bi-tim
177[dEn-ki-dũ(?) ú]-šá-ab i-na maḫ-ri-šú
178..... [ki-a-am(?) i-ga]-ab-bi
179[........ Urukki ri]-bi-tim
180 [ma-ḫa-ar-šú]
181dGiš šá i-ga-ab-bu-ú lu-mu-ur
182šá šú-um-šú it-ta-nam-ma-la ma-ta-tum
183lu-uk-šú-su-ma i-na ki-iš-ti iṣerini
184ki-ma da-an-nu pi-ir-ḫu-um šá Urukki
185lu-ši-eš-mi ma-tam
186ga-ti lu-uš-ku-un-ma lu-uk-[šú]4-su-ma iṣerini
187šú-ma šá-ṭa-ru-ú a-na-ku lu-uš-tak-nam
188ši-bu-tum šá Urukki ri-bi-tim
189zi-ik-ra ú-ti-ir-ru a-na dGiš
190ṣi-iḫ-ri-ti-ma dGiš libbi-ka na-ši-ka
191mi-im-ma šá te-te-ni-pu-šú la ti-di
192ni-ši-im-me-ma dḪu-wa-wa šá-nu-ú bu-nu-šú
193ma-an-nu-um [uš-tam]-ḫa-ru ka-ak-ki-šú
194a-na ištên(-en) [kas-gíd-ta-a]-an nu-ma-at kišti
195ma-an-nu šá [ur-ra]-du a-na libbi-šá
196dḪu-wa-wa ri-ig-ma-šú a-bu-bu
197pi-šú dBil-gi-ma na-pi-su mu-tum
198am-mi-nim taḫ-ši-iḫ an-ni-a-am e-pi-šá
199ga-ba-al-la ma-ḫa-ar šú-pa-at dḪu-wa-wa
200iš-me-e-ma dGiš zi-ki-ir ma-li-[ki]-šú
201ip-pa-al-sa-am-ma i-ṣi-iḫ a-na ib-[ri-šú]
202i-na-an-na ib-[ri] ki-a-am [a-ga-ab-bi]
203a-pa-al-aḫ-šú-ma a-[al-la-ak a-na kišti]
204[lu]ul-[lik it-ti-ka a-na ki-iš-ti iṣerini(?)]
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210........................ -ma
212ilu-ka li(?) ..............-ka
213ḫarrana li-šá-[tir-ka a-na šú-ul-mi]
214a-na kar šá [Urukki ri-bi-tim]
215ka-mi-is-ma dGiš [ma-ḫa-ar dŠamaš(?)]
216a-wa-at i-ga-ab- [bu-šú-ma]
217a-al-la-ak dŠamaš katâ-[ka a-ṣa-bat]
218ul-la-nu lu-uš-li-ma na-pi-[iš-ti]
219te-ir-ra-an-ni a-na kar i-[na Urukki]
220ṣi-il-[la]m šú-ku-un [a-na ia-a-ši(?)]
221iš-si-ma dGiš ib-[ri.....]
222te-ir-ta-šú ..........
223is(?) ..............
224tam ................
225........................
226i-nu(?)-[ma] ..................
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229[a-na-ku] dGiš [i-ik]-ka-di ma-tum
230........... ḫarrana šá la al-[kam] ma-ti-ma
231.... a-ka-lu ..... la(?) i-di
232[ul-la-nu] lu-uš-li-[mu] a-na-ku
233[lu-ud-lul]-ka i-na [ḫ]u-ud li-ib-bi
234...... [šú]-ḳu-ut-[ti] la-li-ka
235[lu-še-šib(?)] - ka i-na kussêmeš
236....................... ú-nu-su
237[bêlêmeš(?)ú-ti-ir]-ru ra-bu-tum
238[ka-aš-tum] ù iš-pa-tum
239[i-na] ga-ti iš-ku-nu
240[il-]te-ki pa-ši
242..... [a-na] ili šá-ni-tam
243[it-ti pa(?)] - tar-[šú] i-na ši-ip-pi-šú
244........ i-ip-pu-šú a-la-kam
245[ša]-niš ú-ga-ra-bu dGiš
246[a-di ma]-ti tu-ut-te-ir a-na libbi Urukki
247[ši-bu]-tum i-ka-ra-bu-šú
248[a-na] ḫarrani i-ma-li-ku dGiš
249[la t]a-at-kal dGiš a-na e-[mu]-ḳi-ka
250[a-]ka-lu šú-wa-ra-ma ú-ṣur ra-ma-an-ka
251[li]-il-lik dEn-ki-dũ i-na pa-ni-ka
252[ur-ḫa]-am a-we-ir a-lik ḫarrana(-na)
253[a-di] šá kišti ni-ri-bi-tim
254[šá(?)] [d]Ḫu-wa-wa ka-li-šú-nu ši-ip-pi-iḫ(?)-šú
255[ša(?)a-lik] maḫ-ra tap-pa-a ú-šá-lim
256[ḫarrana](-na)-šú šú-wa-ra-[ma ú-ṣur ra-ma-na-ka]
257[li-šak-šid]-ka ir-[ni-ta]-ka dŠamaš
258[ta]-ak-bi-a-at pi-ka li-kal-li-ma i-na-ka
259li-ip-ti-ḳu pa-da-nam pi-ḫi-tam
260ḫarrana li-iš-ta-zi-ik a-na ki-ib-si-ka
261šá-di-a li-iš-ta-zi-ik a-na šêpi-ka
262mu-ši-it-ka aw-a-at ta-ḫa-du-ú
263li-ib-la-ma dLugal-ban-da li-iz-zi-iz-ka
264i-na ir-ni-ti-ka
265ki-ma ṣi-iḫ-ri ir-ni-ta-ka-ma luš-mida(-da)
266i-na na-ri šá dḪu-wa-wa šá tu-ṣa-ma-ru
267mi-zi ši-pi-ka
268i-na bat-ba-ti-ka ḫi-ri bu-ur-tam
269lu-ka-a-a-nu mê ellu i-na na-di-ka
270[ka-]su-tim me-e a-na dŠamaš ta-na-di
271[li-iš]ta-ḫa-sa-as dLugal-ban-da
272[dEn-ki-]dũ pi-su i-pu-šá-am-ma, iz-za-kàr a-na dGiš
273[is(?)]-tu(?) ta-áš-dan-nu e-pu-uš a-la-kam
274[la pa]la-aḫ libbi-ka ia-ti tu-uk-la-ni
275[šú-ku-]un i-di-a-am šú-pa-as-su
276[ḫarrana(?)]šá dḪu-wa-wa it-ta-la-ku
277.......... ki-bi-ma te-[ir]-šú-nu-ti
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281.............. nam-ma-la
282............... il-li-ku it-ti-ia
283............... ba-ku-nu-ši-im
284......... [ul]-la(?)-nu i-na ḫu-ud li-ib-bi
285[i-na še-me-e] an-ni-a ga-ba-šú
286e-diš ḫarrana(?) uš-te-[zi-ik]
287a-lik dGiš lu-[ul-lik a-na pa-ni-ka]
288li-lik il-ka ..........
289li-šá-ak-lim-[ka ḫarrana] ......
290dGiš ù[dEn-ki-dũ] .......
291mu-di-eš ..........
292bi-ri-[su-nu] ........
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11.................. (my friend?)
12[Something] that is exceedingly difficult,
13[Why] dost thou desire
14[to do this?]
15.... something (?) that is very [difficult (?)],
16[Why dost thou] desire
17[to go down to the forest]?
18A message [they carried] among [men]
19They carried about.
20They made a ....
21.............. they brought
22..............................
23..............................
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40.............................
41................... my friend
42................ they raised .....
43answer [they returned.]
44[To] the woman
45They proceeded to the overthrowing
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57.......... name(?) .............
58[The one who is] a rival [to him]
59subdue and ................
60Wailing ................
61The mother [of Gišh, who knows everything]
62Before [Shamash raised her hand]
63Who
64Now(?) [why]
65hast thou stirred up the heart for my son,
66[Restlessness imposed upon him (?)]
67............................
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72The eyes [of Enkidu filled with tears].
73[He clutched] his heart;
74[Sadly(?)] he sighed.
75[The eyes of En]kidu filled with tears.
76[He clutched] his heart;
77[Sadly(?)] he sighed.
78The face [of Gišh was grieved].
79[He spoke] to Enkidu:
80[“My friend, why are] thy eyes
81[Filled with tears]?
82Thy [heart clutched]
83Dost thou sigh [sadly(?)]?”
84[Enkidu opened his mouth] and
85spoke to Gišh:
86“Attacks, my friend,
87have exhausted my strength(?).
88My arms are lame,
89my strength has become weak.”
90Gišh opened his mouth and
91spoke to Enkidu:
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96..... [until] Ḫuwawa, [the terrible],
97........................
98............ [I destroyed].
99[I will go down to the] cedar forest,
100................... the jungle
101............... tambourine (?)
102................ I will open it.
103Enkidu opened his mouth and
104spoke to Gišh:
105“Know, my friend, in the mountain,
106when I moved about with the cattle
107to a distance of one double hour into the heart of the forest,
108[Alone?] I penetrated within it,
109[To] Ḫuwawa, whose roar is a flood,
110whose mouth is fire,
111whose breath is death.
112Why dost thou desire
113To do this?
114To advance towards
115the dwelling(?) of Ḫuwawa?”
116Gišh opened his mouth and
117[spoke to Enkidu:
118”... [the covering(?)] I will destroy.
119....[in the forest]
120....................
121....................
122To .................
123The dwelling [of Ḫuwawa]
124The axe ..........
125Thou ..........
126I will [go down to the forest].”
127Enkidu opened his mouth and
128spoke to [Gish:]
129“When [together(?)] we go down
130To the [cedar] forest,
131whose guardian, O warrior Gish,
132a power(?) without [rest(?)],
133Ḫuwawa, an offspring(?) of ....
134Adad ......................
135He ........................
136To keep safe [the cedar forest],
137[Enlil has decreed for it] seven-fold terror.”
138Gish [opened] his mouth and
139spoke to [Enkidu]:
140“Whoever, my friend, overcomes (?) [terror(?)],
141it is well (for him) with Shamash for the length of [his days].
142Mankind will speak of it at the gates.
143Wherever terror is to be faced,
144Thou, forsooth, art in fear of death.
145Thy prowess lacks strength.
146I will go before thee.
147Though thy mouth calls to me; “thou art afraid to approach.”
148If I fall, I will establish my name.
149Gish, the corpse(?) of Ḫuwawa, the terrible one,
150has snatched (?) from the time that
151My offspring was born in ......
152The lion restrained (?) thee, all of which thou knowest.
153........................
154.............. thee and
155................ open (?)
156........ like a shepherd(?) .....
157[When thou callest to me], thou afflictest my heart.
158I am determined
159[to enter] the cedar forest.
160I will, indeed, establish my name.
161[The work(?)], my friend, to the artisans I will entrust.
162[Weapons(?)] let them mould before us.”
163[The work(?)] to the artisans they entrusted.
164A dwelling(?) they assigned to the workmen.
165Hatchets the masters moulded:
166Axes of 3 talents each they moulded.
167Lances the masters moulded;
168Blades(?) of 2 talents each,
169A spear of 30 mina each attached to them.
170The hilt of the lances of 30 mina in gold
171Gish and [Enki]du were equipped with 10 talents each
172.......... in Erech seven its ....
173....... the people heard and ....
174[proclaimed(?)] in the street of Erech of the plazas.
175..... Gis [brought him out(?)]
176[In the street (?)] of Erech of the plazas
177[Enkidu(?)] sat before him
178..... [thus] he spoke:
179”........ [of Erech] of the plazas
180............ [before him]