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^1 ~. K5 ]8 \0 I5 {9 ]It was he who opened the mountain passes,
2 I# G$ s ^: E7 B' x. _$ vwho dug wells on the flank of the mountain.
! O% M4 @6 O9 f4 AIt was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, $ f. j! U+ c+ x# z
who explored the world regions, seeking life.1 B* Y# J( A9 h1 D1 i: O0 `
It was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway, # n! P5 r% C" N6 U" S- y
who restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed! 3 o Y. R2 U- w* V
... for teeming mankind. 0 Y) H4 U$ W1 x# p1 L
Who can compare with him in kingliness?
$ X$ s6 X% i5 h. \Who can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"? 6 `$ X! ^& j! Q! A
Whose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"? . x9 t0 g: l+ |4 T# Z
Two-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human.
. ]7 o- L$ B @! XThe Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body, ( Y- f% }" n& ]7 ?4 ]1 i
she prepared his form ... * L; S) h2 }1 x1 K) M
... beautiful, handsomest of men,
5 n8 N: t( b; V... perfect
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