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STEPHEN LANGDON—THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
| 8 i-ta-mē-a i-na ṣi-ri-šu pi(?)-it-tam32 |
8 disputing round about him:—
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| 9 a-na mi-[ni][1] iluGilgamiš ma-ši-il |
9 “How is he become like Gilgamish suddenly?
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| 10 la-nam ša- pi- il |
10 In form he is shorter.
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| 11 e-ṣi[pu]-uk-ku-ul |
11 In ........ he is made powerful.
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| 12 i? -ak-ta |
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| 13 i[--]di i-ši? |
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| 14 ši-iz-ba ša[na-ma-]áš-[te]-e |
14 Milk of the cattle
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| 15 i-te- en- ni- iḳ |
15 he drank.
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| 16 ka-i̭ā-na i-na [libbi] Uruk-(ki) kak-ki-a-tum[2] |
16 Continually in the midst of Erech weapons
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| 17 id-lu-tum u-te-el-li- lu |
17 the heroes purified.
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| 18 ša-ki-in ip-ša- nu[3] |
18 A project was instituted.
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| 19 a-na idli ša i-tu-ru zi-mu-šu |
19 Unto the hero whose countenance was turned away,
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| 20 a-na iluGilgamiš ki-ma i-li-im |
20 unto Gilgamish like a god
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| 21 ša-ki-iš-šum[4] me-iḫ-rum |
21 he became for him a fellow.
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| 22 a-na ilatIš-ḫa-ra ma-i̭ā-lum |
22 For Išhara a couch
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| 23 na- [di]-i- ma |
23 was laid.
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| 24 iluGilgamish id-[]na-an(?)... |
24 Gilgamish ...................
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| 25 i-na mu-ši in-ni-[-]id |
25 In the night he ..............
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| 26 i-na-ak[5]-ša-am- ma |
26 embracing her in sleep.
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| 27 it-ta-[]i-na zûki |
27 They ........ in the street
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| 28 ip-ta-ra-[ku]-ak-tām |
28 halting at the ................
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| 29 ša iluGilgamish |
29 of Gilgamish.
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| 29 ........... da-na(?) ni-iš-šu |
29 .......... mightily(?)
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Col. III
| 1 ur-(?)ḫa ..................... |
1 A road(?) ....................
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| 2 iluGilgamiš ................ |
2 Gilgamish ...................
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| 3 i-na ṣi-ri .................... |
3 in the plain ..................
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