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It was he who opened the mountain passes,
8 g: V8 L; U, n; F4 \/ r" Mwho dug wells on the flank of the mountain. 1 y7 }) u3 y ^! v% }
It was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, . P* ^+ w) c% U! d7 o5 A
who explored the world regions, seeking life.8 V; C: A! J( D. P6 ^: c
It was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway,
9 S* a0 b g$ s, P/ |' _who restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed!
& x- U$ `0 N: v+ X' k1 p0 S... for teeming mankind. % y! Y( x3 I. P4 }% h
Who can compare with him in kingliness?
K% X8 t: Q" ?6 U( PWho can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"?
! [+ D1 {" l' Q( d @: NWhose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"?
: h1 r* X/ F P) u$ YTwo-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human. 6 ?( N; `% E9 q1 A, Y' H
The Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body, 3 r7 K. d- t! h x1 T
she prepared his form ...
4 f/ |) B+ Z0 s3 l8 v# I5 y+ f... beautiful, handsomest of men,
1 j, y! ~; S1 h$ ? j' q5 n! M... perfect
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