JASTROW-CLAY • OLD BABYLONIAN GILGAMESH EPIC
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| 160 [šú-ma sá]-ṭa-ru-ú a-na-ku lu-uš-ta-ak-na |
I will, indeed, establish my name.
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[pu-tu-ku(?)] ib-ri a-na ki-iš-ka-tim lu-mu-ḫa |
[The work(?)], my friend, to the artisans I will entrust.
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[be-le-e li-iš-]-pu-ku i-na maḫ-ri-ni |
[Weapons(?)] let them mould before us.”
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[pu-tu]-ku a-na ki-iš-ka-ti-i i-mu-ḫu |
[The work(?)] to the artisans they entrusted.
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wa-áš-bu uš-ta-da-nu um-mi-a-nu |
A dwelling(?) they assigned to the workmen.
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| 165 pa-ši iš-pu-ku ra-bu-tim |
Hatchets the masters moulded:
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ḫa-aṣ-si-ni 3 biltu-ta-a-an iš-tap-ku |
Axes of 3 talents each they moulded.
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pa-aṭ-ri iš-pu-ku ra-bu-tim |
Lances the masters moulded;
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me-še-li-tum 2 biltu-ta-a-an |
Blades(?) of 2 talents each,
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ṣi-ip-ru 30 ma-na-ta-a-an šá a-ḫi-ši-na |
A spear of 30 mina each attached to them.
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| 170 išid(?) pa-aṭ-ri 30 ma-na-ta-a-an ḫuraṣi |
The hilt of the lances of 30 mina in gold
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[d]Giš ù [dEn-ki-]dũ 10 biltu-ta-a-an šá-ak-nu] |
Gish and [Enki]du were equipped with 10 talents each
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.... ul-la . .[Uruk]ki 7 i-di-il-šú |
.......... in Erech seven its ....
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...... iš-me-ma um-ma-nu ib-bi-ra |
....... the people heard and ....
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[uš-te-(?)]-mi-a i-na sûḳi šá Urukki ri-bi-tim |
[proclaimed(?)] in the street of Erech of the plazas.
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| 175 ...... [u-še(?)]-ṣa-šú dGis |
..... Gis [brought him out(?)]
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[ina sûḳi šá(?) Urukki] ri-bi-tim |
[In the street (?)] of Erech of the plazas
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[dEn-ki-dũ(?) ú]-šá-ab i-na maḫ-ri-šú |
[Enkidu(?)] sat before him
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..... [ki-a-am(?) i-ga]-ab-bi |
..... [thus] he spoke:
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[........ Urukki ri]-bi-tim |
“........ [of Erech] of the plazas
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| 180 [ma-ḫa-ar-šú] |
............ [before him]
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Col. V.
dGiš šá i-ga-ab-bu-ú lu-mu-ur |
Gish of whom they speak, let me see!
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šá šú-um-šú it-ta-nam-ma-la ma-ta-tum |
whose name fills the lands.
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lu-uk-šú-su-ma i-na ki-iš-ti iṣerini |
I will lure him to the cedar forest,
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ki-ma da-an-nu pi-ir-ḫu-um šá Urukki |
Like a strong offspring of Erech.
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