Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000365
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: 00.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ur2# hur#-[...]-ke4# mu-ni-ib#-[...]
en: They laid it down at the base of the mountain range
2'. ni2 te-ni 2(disz)-am3 ni2 te-ni 3(disz)# [...]
en: His 2nd terror, his 3rd terror ...
3'. ni2 te-ni 4(disz)# ni2 te-ni 5(disz) ni2 te#-[...]
en: His 4th terror, his 5th terror, his 6th terror ...
4'. ni2 te-ni 7(disz)-am3 mu-na#-til-la-ta da-ga-na# ba#-te#
en: After his 7 terrors were exhausted, he approached his side
5'. musz-kar#-gesztin-na-gin7 murgu2-na im-ta-DU#-DU#
en: Like a gargeština snake, he went from (a hiding place?) onto his shoulder
6'. ne mu-un-su-ub-ba-ke5#? te-na tibir-ra bi2#-in#-ra#
en: As if(!?) he had kissed him, he struck him on his cheek with his fist
7'. hu-wa-wa zu2 ba-an-da-UD sag-ki#? x x [...] x
en: Huwawa “flashed his teeth"/laughed(?), ... his forehead(?)
8'. hu-wa-wa {d}gilgames3#-ra#? gu3#? [...]
en: Huwawa spoke to Gilgamesh
9'. ur-sag# lul# si-si-ge# [...]
en: Deceiving hero ...
10'. min3-na-ne-ne#-bi? mah x [...] ugu#-na# [...]
en: The great two(?) ... upon him ...
11'. ur-sag usu#-ni-ta#? [...] tusz#-a# mu-na#-x-[...]
en: The hero by means of his own strength ..., he said? to him “sit”
12'. hu-wa-wa usu#-ni-ta x [...] tusz#-a# mu-na-[...]
en: Huwawa by means of his own strength ..., he said? to him “sit”
13'. [ur]-sag-e dur2 im#-x-an-[...] x [...]
en: The hero sat down, wept, and made sobbing noises
reverse
1. [...] si12#-[...]
en: Huwawa sat down, wept, and made sobbing noises
2. igi-ni# er2# mu#-na#?-[...]
en: His eye/face ... weeping
3.a. {d}gilgames3# [...]
en: Gilgamesh! ...
3.b. {d}utu-ra ga#-[...]
en: I want to speak to Utu!
4. {d#}utu# ama# tu-u4-ga2 nu#-[...]
en: Utu, (I) do not know the mother that bore me, (I) do not know the father that reared me
5. kur-ra mu-un#-tu#-[...] ba#?-e#?-bulug3#!?-[...]
en: ... bore me in the mountain, you reared me
6. {d}gilgames3# zi# an#-na mu-un#-[pa3] zi ki-a mu-un#-pa3# [zi] kur#-ra!? mu#-[un-pa3]
en: Gilgamesh swore an oath by heaven, he swore an oath by earth, he swore an oath by the netherworld
7. szu-sze3 mu-un-dab5 ki#?-za#? nam-ba-an#?-tum2#?
en: He seized his hand(?) saying(?) he(? Enkidu) shall not dig your grave!(?)
8. {d}gilgames3 en#-ki-du10-ra gu3#? mu#-na#-de2#-e#
en: Gilgamesh was speaking to Enkidu
9. en-ki-du10 muszen dab5-ba# ki-bi-sze3 ha-ma#?-DU#?
en: Enkidu, may the captured bird go (back) to its place for me(?)
10. gurusz dab5#-ba# ur2 ama-ni!-sze3 he2-gi4#-[...]
en: May the captured youth be returned to the lap of his mother
11. en-ki-du10 {d}gilgames3#-ra# [...]
en: Enkidu replied to Gilgamesh
12. sukud#-[...] x x [...]
en: The tall, (if) he lacks intellect
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