Gilg. MB Boghazkoy 1
Transliteration
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| Fragment (a), obv. | |
| 1 | [ḫarimtu pîša īpušamma] |
| 2 | [izzakkara ana] dEn-ki-dù |
| 3 | dam-qá-ta-ma ⌈d⌉[En-ki-dù kīma ili tabašši?] |
| 4 | [ammīni i]t-ti nam-ma-aš-temeš ša ṣēr[i tattanallak] |
| 5 | [...]x ib ⌈ša/ta⌉ ki-ma ilim(DINGIR)lim ta-bá-⌈áš-ši⌉ |
| 6 | [mannumma kīma kâti šaruḫ? i-n]a zi-ik-kà-ri |
| 7 | [ḫarimtu pîša īpušamma] |
| 8 | [izzakkara] ⌈a⌉-na dEn-ki-dù |
| 9 | al-kam dEn-ki-dù [lurdēka] |
| 10 | [a-na gupri ša rēʾî] a-šar tarbāṣi(TÙR) |
| 11 | 1-šu iš-ḫu-uṭ-ma šu-ú it-tal-bá-aš |
| 12 | [libša šanâ ramānša labšat?] |
| 13 | [qāssu ṣa-ab-t]a-at ki-ma ilim(DINGIR)lim pa-ni-šu [illak?] |
| 14 | [ana gupri ša rēʾî a-ša]r? tarbāṣi(TÙR) |
| 15 | [ina ṣērīšu ipḫurū rēʾû] |
| 16 | [ītammu? um-m]a-num a-na ra-ma-an-nu!(DU)-uš |
| 17 | [anāmi Gilgāmeš ma-šil pa-da-t]a |
| 18 | la-a-na ša-pi-il i-ṣé-em-ta [pukkul] |
| 19 | [minde ša iwwaldu i-n]a ša-di-i |
| 20 | (GA)ši-iz-ba ša nam-maš-teme[š ītenniq] |
| 21 | [akla iškunū maḫaršu] |
| 22 | [i]p-pal-li-ís aklam(NINDA)lam ú-tá-ad-dì-ir |
| 23 | [kurunna iškunū maḫaršu] |
| 24 | [ippallis kurunna] ⌈ú⌉-tá-ad-dirx(TAR) |
| 25 | [ḫarimtu pîša īpušamma izzakkara ana Enkidu] |
| 26 | ⌈a⌉-ku-ul aklam(NINDA)lam dEn-ki-dù [simat ilūti] |
| 27 | [kurunna šiti si-m]a-at šàr-ru-ut-tim |
| 28 | [īkul akla Enkidu adi šebêšu] |
| 29 | [ku]-⌈ru⌉-n[a iš-t]i-ma ⌈7⌉ [assammī ...] |
| Fragment (b) | |
| 1' | [x x x] x [...] |
| 2' | ṣ-ṣa-ab-tù d[...] |
| 3' | i-na ma-le-e-⌈šu⌉ [...] |
| 4' | ⌈a⌉-na arki(EGIR)-šu d[...] |
| 5' | [d]GIŠ-gim-maš umm[a(AMA)-ka? ūlidka? ...] |
| 6' | [ù] i-na x[...] |
| 7' | [x x] x x [...] |
| Fragment (c) | |
| 1' | [...] ⌈ù⌉ x[...] |
| 2' | [...]x-mi ša t[a?-...] |
| 3' | [...]-⌈a?⌉-ti a-ia i-x[...] |
| 4' | [...]-ši i-na ŠÀ-bi x[...] |
| 5' | [...]x-ia patrū(GÍR)ḫá li-iḫ-[...] |
| 6' | [...] a-na dGIŠ-gim-maš a-n[a-ku? ...] |
| 7' | [...] ma-na i-na ši-ib-bi-[ka ...] |
| 8' | [...] aš-ku-un KI-im-mi-x[...] |
| Fragment (d) | |
| 1' | [...] x[...] |
| 2' | [ila ša iqabbû lūmur] |
| 3' | [ša šumšu it-ta-na-a]m-bá-lu qaqqa[ru(KI)] |
| 4' | [lukšussuma ina qišti erēni] |
| 5' | [kīma dannu perʾu ša Uruk l]u-še-eš-mi m[āta(KUR)] |
| 6' | [qātī luškunma luksuma erēna] |
| 7' | [šu-ma š]a dá-re-e a-n[a-ku luštakna] |
| 8' | [šībūtu ša Uruk ...] |
| 9' | ⌈a⌉-na mi-nim ta-a[ḫ-ši-iḫ annâ epēša] |
| 10' | [qabal lā ma-ḫa-a]r! šu-bat dḪu-w[a-wa] |
| 11' | [mannu ša imaḫḫaru kakkīšu?] |
| 12' | [a-na šūši?] bé-⌈ru⌉ n[u-ma-at qištu ...] |
| Fragment (e) | |
| 1' | [...]x |
| 2' | [...]-ia |
| 3' | [... t]u-ul-li-kam te-[x (...)] |
| 4' | [...]x-ma |
| 5' | [...]x i-na āli(URU)k[i (...)] |
| 6' | [...]x-IG-ma x[(...)] |
| 7' | [...]-šu |
| 8' | [...] i-šu-ú [(...)] |
| 9' | [...]x i-x[x (...)] |
| Fragment (a), rev. | |
| 1' | [... tu-ša-ak-ši]-dá-aš-šu a-na maḫ-⌈ri-ia⌉ |
| 2' | [...]x-ti e-ta-lu-ti |
| 3' | [... e ta-ḫu-u]z aš-ša-ta ù la-le-⌈e-ša⌉ |
| 4' | [e tešbe? ...]x usukki?([T]E.MURUB4.ḪÉ) ra-bi-i-ti |
| 5' | [... ir-t]a-ap-pu-dá i-na ṣe-er mu-ḫi-šu |
| 6' | [Enkidu pîšu īpušamma izzakkara ana Gilgameš ši]-ma-an-ni ib-ri |
| 7' | [... tu-u]r a-ra-aḫ né-er-šu-ma |
| 8' | [...]x a-na še-er-ri-im |
| 9' | [...]⌈e⌉-ri |
| Fragment (f) | |
| 1' | [...]x x[...]x x[...] |
| 2' | [...] a-di i-⌈ta-a⌉-mu-ma i-te-x[...] |
| 3' | [...]x x-ṣí im-ta-aq-qú-ut-ma ú-ul x[...] |
| 4' | [...]-šu {ma-an-ni} x[...] |
| 5' | [... ki-m]a dḪu-wa-wa ⌈i⌉-n[é?-ru? ...] |
| 6' | [...] x x[ x ]x ga ⌈di⌉-n[i?...] |
| 7' | [...] ⌈a⌉-na-dá-a-ma a-na ⌈ḫa?⌉-[...] |
| 8' | [...]x ⌈KI TI⌉ ù lúeṭlu(GURUŠ) la i-le-ʾ-[u...] |
| 9' | [...] ù di-in dEn-ki-dù i-p[á-ar-ra-su? ...] |
| 10' | [...] ⌈d⌉giš-gim-maš a-ši-ib i-na bīti(É)-š[u ...] |
| 11' | [...]-⌈ṣa⌉ lu-la-a-šu dEn-ki-dù x[...] |
| 12' | [...] ⌈i?-mu⌉-ra ša ki-ma ⌈i⌉-[...] |
| 13' | [...]x na-ki-im-me-e a-⌈ia⌉[...] |
| 14' | [...-r]a-a-tù ⌈li⌉-ib-kà-a x[...] |
| 15' | [... En-ki]-dù a-na šu-wa-a-tù iz-[za-kà-ra ana Gilgameš ...] |
| 16' | [...]-te-⌈li-a⌉ la x[...] |
| 17' | [...]x x[...] |
Translation
Fragment (a), obv.
1 [The harlot opened her mouth]
2 [and said to] Enkidu:
3 “You are handsome, [Enkidu, you are just like a god,]
4 [why do you range] with the beasts in the wild?
5 [...] ... you are like a god,
6 [who] among men [is as splendid as you?]”
7 [The harlot opened her mouth]
8 [and said] to Enkidu:
9 “Come, Enkidu, [let me lead you]
10 to the shepherds’ camp, the site of the sheep-pen.”
11 One (garment) she stripped and he dressed himself,
12 [the other garment she put on herself.]
13 She took him by the hand, walking before him like a god,
14 [to the shepherds’ camp, the site] of the sheep-pen.
15 [The shepherds gathered about him,]
16 [the] crowd [talked] among themselves:
17 “[In build he is the equal of Gilgameš,]
18 (but) shorter in stature and [sturdier] of bone,
19 [For sure it is he who was born] in the uplands,
20 the milk of beasts [he used to suck.]”
21 [They put bread before him,]
22 he peered at the bread, he was perturbed.
23 [They put beer before him,]
24 [he peered at the beer,] he was perturbed.
25 [The harlot opened her mouth]
26 [and said to Enkidu:]
27 “Eat the bread, Enkidu, [fit for a god,]
28 [drink the beer,] fit for a king!”
29 [Enkidu ate the bread until he was sated,]
30 [he] drank [the] beer, seven [jugs (full) ...]
Fragment (b)
1' [...] ... [...],
2' They took each other (by the hand) [...]
3' in his matted hair [...]
4' to his rear
5' [... Enkidu opened his mouth and said to Gilgameš: “As one unique,]
5' Gilgameš, [your] mother [bore you ...]
6' [and] in [...]”
Fragment (c)
1' [...] and [...]
2' “[...] ... which you [... ]
3' [...] ... may he not ... [...]
4' [...] ... in the middle of ... [...]
5' [...] my [...] may the dirks ... [...]”
6' [Enkidu opened his mouth and said] to Gilgameš: “I [...]
7' ... x] minas in [your] belt [...]
8' [...] I set ... [...]”
Fragment (d)
1' [...]
2' [I will see the god, of whom they speak,]
3' [whose name] the earth [does constantly repeat].
4' [I will conquer him in the Forest of Cedar,]
5' [that Uruk’s offshoot is mighty I] will have the [land] learn.
6' [Let me start work and chop down the cedar,]
7' [a name] of eternity I [will establish forever!]”
6' [The elders of Uruk gave an answer to Gilgameš:]
7' “Why do you desire [to do this thing?]
8' [An unwinnable battle] is the ambush of Ḫuwawa.
9' [Who is there that can withstand his weapons?
10' For sixty] leagues [the forest] is a [wilderness ...]”
Fragment (e)
1' “[...]
2' [...] my [...]”
3' “[...] may I come (back)! You [...]
4' [...] and
5' [...] in the city
6' [...] and
7' [...] him.”
8' [...] has
9' [ ...] ... [...]
Fragment (a), rev.
1' “[... you] brought into my presence
2' [...] ... of princeliness
3' [... may you not marry] a wife, of] her charms
4' [may you not have your fill] [...] great cheekbone(?) ...
5' [...] run here and there, on top of his skull.
6' [Enkidu opened his mouth and said to Gilgameš: “Listen] to me, my friend”,
7' [...] once again hurry, smite him!
8' [...] for a baby
9' [...] ... [...]”
Fragment (f)
1' [...] ... [...] ... [...]
2' [...] while they spoke ... [...]
3' [...] ... he kept falling and did not [...]
4' [...] for him
5' [... that] they [slew] Ḫuwawa [...]
6' [...] ... verdict [...]
7' [...] I will cast down and to ... [...]
8' [...] ... the powerless man [...]
9' [...] and they [were judging] the case of Enkidu [...]
10' [...] Gilgameš was sitting in his house [...]
11' [...] ... Enkidu [...]
12' [...] he saw, one (who) like [...]
13' “[...] may he not [acquire] descendants [...]
14' [...] let the [...] mourn ... [...]”
15' Enkidu said to him, [to Gilgameš: “[...]
16' [...] ... not [...]”
Commentary
General: The transliteration and translation almost always follow George 2003.
(a) rev. 4: The logogram te.murub4.Ḫé perhaps stands for usukku “temple, cheekbone”. The adjective ra-bi-i-ti probably refers to usukku.
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 1567; view on seal.huji.ac.il.