JASTROW-CLAY • OLD BABYLONIAN GILGAMESH EPIC
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ú-ul i-di dEn-ki-dũ |
Enkidu had not known
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aklam a-na a-ka-lim |
To eat food.
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šikaram a-na šá-te-e-im |
To drink wine
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la-a lum-mu-ud |
He had not been taught.
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| 90 ḫa-ri-im-tum pi-šá i-pu-šá-am-ma |
The woman opened her mouth and
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iz-za-kàr-am a-na dEn-ki-dũ |
Spoke to Enkidu:
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a-ku-ul ak-lam dEn-ki-dũ |
“Eat food, O Enkidu,
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zi-ma-at ba-la-ṭi-im |
The provender of life!
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šikaram ši-ti ši-im-ti ma-ti |
Drink wine, the custom of the land!”
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| 95 i-ku-ul a-ak-lam dEn-ki-dũ |
Enkidu ate food
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a-di ši-bi-e-šú |
Till he was satiated.
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šikaram iš-ti-a-am |
Wine he drank,
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7 aṣ-ṣa-am-mi-im |
Seven goblets.
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it-tap-šar kab-ta-tum i-na-an-gu |
His spirit was loosened, he became hilarious.
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| 100 i-li-iṣ libba-šú-ma |
His heart became glad and
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pa-nu-šú [it]-tam-ru |
His face shone.
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ul-tap-pi-it [lùŠÚ]-I |
[The barber(?)] removed
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šú-ḫu-ra-am pa-ga-ar-šú |
The hair on his body.
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šá-am-nam ip-ta-šá-áš-ma |
He was anointed with oil.
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| 105 a-we-li-iš i-we |
He became manlike.
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il-ba-áš li-ib-šá-am |
He put on a garment,
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ki-ma mu-ti i-ba-áš-ši |
He was like a man.
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il-ki ka-ak-ka-šú |
He took his weapon;
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la-bi ú-gi-ir-ri |
Lions he attacked,
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| 110 uš-sa-ak-pu re’ûti mu-ši-a-tim |
(so that) the night shepherds could rest.
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ut-tap-pi-iš šib-ba-ri |
He plunged the dagger;
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la-bi uk-ta-ši-id |
Lions he overcame.
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it-ti-[lu] na-ki-[di-e] ra-bu-tum |
The great [shepherds] lay down;
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dEn-ki-dũ ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-šú-nu |
Enkidu was their protector.
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| 115 a-we-lum giš-ru-um |
The strong man,
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iš-te-en it-lum |
The unique hero,
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a-na [na-ki-di-e(?) i]-za-ak-ki-ir |
To [the shepherds(?)] he speaks:
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i-ip-pu-uš ul-ṣa-am |
Making merry.
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iš-ši-ma i-ni-i-šú |
He lifted up his eyes,
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i-ta-mar a-we-lam |
He sees the man.
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