Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 1 - Narrative and mythological compositions · 472 sections

v5.A.24
[…] X X X nu-⌈dab kur⌉-[ra im-ma-an-dab]
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v5.B.1
[lu2 dumu 1-am3 igi] ⌈bi2⌉-du8-a
Did you see him who had one son? How does he fare? He weeps bitterly ……. Did you see him who had two sons? How does he fare? He sits on ……. Did you see him who had three sons? How does he fare? He drinks water ……. Did you see him who had four sons? How does he fare? His heart is happy like a man who has four asses to yoke . Did you see him who had five sons? How does he fare? Like a good scribe he is indefatigable, he enters the palace easily. Did you see him who had six sons? How does he fare? He is cheerful as a ploughman. Did you see him who had seven sons? How does he fare? As a companion of the gods he sits on a throne and listens to judgments. Did you see him who had no heir? How does he fare? Like (?) …… he eats bread. (approx. 3 lines missing)
v5.B.2
[a-na-gin7] ⌈i3⌉-ĝal2
v5.B.3
[…] gig-ga (X) i
v5.B.4
[lu2] ⌈dumu⌉-ne 2-⌈am3 igi⌉ bi2-du8-a
v5.B.5
[a-na-gin7] i3-ĝal2
v5.B.6
[…] X a-ab-tuš [(…)]
v5.B.7
[lu2 dumu]-⌈?⌉ 3-am3 igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.8
[a-na-gin7] i3-ĝal2
v5.B.9
[…] a mu-na8-na8
v5.B.10
[lu2 dumu-ne 4-am3] igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.11
⌈a⌉-na-⌈gin7⌉ i3-ĝal2
v5.B.11A
lu2 ⌈anše⌉ [4 la2-gin7]
v5.B.12
⌈šag4-ga-ni⌉ al-dug3!(KAM)
v5.B.13
[lu2 dumu-ne 5]-⌈am3⌉ igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.14
⌈a⌉-[na-gin7] i3-[ĝal2]
v5.B.15
dub-sar sag9-⌈ga⌉-gin7 a2-ni ĝal2 bi2-in-⌈taka4⌉
v5.B.16
e2-gal ⌈si⌉ [sa2-bi ba-an-ku4-ku4]
v5.B.17
[lu2] dumu-ne 6-⌈am3⌉ igi [bi2-du8-a]
v5.B.18
[a-na]-⌈gin7⌉ i3-ĝal2
v5.B.19
[lu2 {ĝiš}]apin il2-la-gin7 šag4-⌈ga⌉-ni al-dug3
v5.B.20
[lu2 dumu]-⌈ne⌉ 7-am3 igi [bi2-du8-a]
v5.B.21
[a-na-gin7] i3-ĝal2
v5.B.22
[dub-us2 diĝir]-re-⌈e⌉-ne {ĝiš}gu-za ib2-tuš ⌈di-da⌉ ĝiš ba-an-⌈tuku⌉
v5.B.23
[lu2 ibila nu]-⌈tuku⌉ igi [bi2-du8-a]
v5.B.24
[a-na-gin7] i3-ĝal2
v5.B.25
[…] ninda i3-gu7-e
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v5.B.29
[…] X […] ⌈igi⌉ [bi2-du8-a]
Did you see him ……? How does he fare? He drinks water ……. Did you see him ……? How does he fare? He …… as the worms eat at him. Did you see him who was eaten by a dog? How does he fare? He …… O my hands! O my legs! O ……! Did you see him hit (?) by the mast of a boat? How does he fare? Alas, my mother the man cries to her, …… wooden peg ……, he …… food, cross beam (?), crumbs ……. Did you see the woman who never gave birth? How does she fare? Like a …… pot, she is thrown away violently, she …… nobody. Did you see the young man who never undressed his wife? How does he fare? You finish a reed mat and he weeps over the reed mat. Did you see the young woman who never undressed her husband? How does she fare? You finish a …… garment and she weeps over the …… garment.
v5.B.30
[a-na-gin7] i3-[ĝal2]
v5.B.31
[…] X a na8-na8
v5.B.32
[…]-am3 igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.33
[a-na]-⌈gin7⌉ i3-ĝal2
v5.B.34
[…] X ḪAR im-da-ab-gu7-e
v5.B.35
lu2 ⌈?⌉-e gu7-a igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.36
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.37
a2 ⌈šu-ĝu10⌉ a2 ĝiri3-ĝu10 a2 […]
v5.B.38
lu2 dimgul <ra> igi [bi2-du8-a]
v5.B.39
a-na-gin7 i3-[ĝal2]
v5.B.40
a2-še3 ama-ĝu10 lu2 mu-na-be2
v5.B.41
{ĝiš}gag-e du3-⌈?⌉ […]
v5.B.42
niĝ2-gu7-e ⌈saĝ-du⌉ ninda bad-bad-de3 niĝ2 gul-gul […]
v5.B.43
munus nu-u3-⌈tud⌉ [(…)] igi ⌈bi2⌉-[du8-a]
v5.B.44
a-na-gin7 i3-⌈ĝal2⌉
v5.B.45
{dug}⌈?⌉ X-⌈?⌉ til3-la in-šub lu2 ⌈na⌉-[me nu-mu]-ši-la2-e
v5.B.46
ĝuruš tur ⌈ur2 dam⌉-na-ke4 tug2 nu-sig9-ga igi [bi2]-du8-a
v5.B.47
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.48
gi-šu-ak-a šu mi-ni-du8 ⌈ugu⌉ gi-šu-ak-a gig I […]
v5.B.49
ki-sikil tur ur2 dam-na-ke4 {ĝiš}dala2 nu-du10 igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.50
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.51
{tug2}eš5-tab-ba šu im-mi-du8 ugu !-tab-ba-a gig-ga i
v5.B.52
lu2 AN ni2 buluĝ5-ĝa2 igi bi2-du8-a
Did you see him who …… extolled himself? How does he fare? He bows down (?) like an ox as the worms eat at him. Did you see him who fell down from the roof? How does he fare? His bones …… and his spirit ……. Did you see ……? How does he fare? He ……. Did you see the leprous man? How does he fare? His water is set apart, his food is set apart. He …… the spirits. He lives outside the city. Did you see my stillborn children who never received a name? How do they fare? They play at a table of gold and silver ……. Didn't you see him who was set on fire? Why, my friend, did not you spare this question? I asked it, my friend! His spirit is …… from the nether world, it went up to the sky with the smoke (?).
v5.B.53
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.54
gud-gin7 im-gam ḪAR im-da-gu7-e
v5.B.55
lu2 ur3 šub-ba igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.56
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.57
ĝiri3-pad-a-ni X X ⌈?⌉-a-ni di in-du8-a igi ⌈bi2⌉-[du8-a]
v5.B.58
a-na-gin7 [i3-ĝal2 …]
v5.B.59
lu2-saḫar-šub-ba igi bi2-du8-a a-⌈na-gin7 i3⌉-[ĝal2]
v5.B.60
a al-bar-ra u2 al-bar-ra
v5.B.61
udug di in-du8 bar-bi-a im-tuš
v5.B.62
niĝin3-ĝu10 nu-⌈sa4⌉-am3 igi bi2-du8-a
v5.B.63
a-na-gin7 i3-ĝal2
v5.B.64
{ĝiš}⌈banšur kug⌉-[sig17 kug-babbar …] X-e-ne [im-di-e-ne]
v5.B.65
lu2 izi X ⌈la2⌉ igi nu-⌈bi2⌉-du8-[a]
v5.B.66
a-na-aš-am3 ⌈gu5-li⌉-a-ĝu10 nu-bi2-in-tar [(…)]
v5.B.67
en3-bi in-tar gu5-li-a-ĝu10
v5.B.68
⌈gidim⌉-a-ni kur-ta [X] X X ⌈?-?⌉-da an-e ba-e
v5.B.69
⌈šag4⌉ ba-sag3 ⌈mu-ra⌉-a-⌈ni⌉ ba-uš2
v5.B.70
lugal-[e (…)] nam-til3-la i3-⌈kiĝ2⌉-[kiĝ2]
v5.B.71
en-e kur ⌈lu2 til3⌉-la-še3 ⌈ĝiš-tug2ĝeštug-ga⌉-[ni] ⌈na⌉-an-gub

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