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It was he who opened the mountain passes, & }1 \4 i3 x) ]+ o" w9 {
who dug wells on the flank of the mountain. ; l8 _( Z. e) [+ j7 J: `& @
It was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, ; G! c1 t: j$ `2 x1 }
who explored the world regions, seeking life.& A0 I/ w7 L, ~/ K' P
It was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway,
* I! `: \1 k7 W8 @# p0 ]" c! Ywho restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed!
' L. ?, j0 \' d) d/ }1 H... for teeming mankind. , k% ?& Y% Q/ ]0 Z0 P9 @+ j
Who can compare with him in kingliness? $ }3 d3 ^) q/ y6 `% q) S& g9 p
Who can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"?
% p; U4 p0 ]& e% sWhose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"? ) u2 r9 r J" L+ A) ]' S9 i
Two-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human.
1 [1 u3 @! w u, QThe Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body,
# z% O# M! z5 b8 M$ _$ Hshe prepared his form ...
X( U' c* N7 X1 r" b... beautiful, handsomest of men, / }# g1 X0 I- f/ @
... perfect
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