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7 C- I% y' Z5 eIt was he who opened the mountain passes, . T4 O, s/ x7 n
who dug wells on the flank of the mountain.
+ W9 q8 }4 h6 F4 z CIt was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun,
7 E. h0 V3 ?) W' @who explored the world regions, seeking life.
& e Y( G# N8 j# U4 z0 s& J% cIt was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway,
$ O) G( U% R- c2 M. S6 gwho restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed! & i$ G* `" e% l, N0 y" F+ {
... for teeming mankind.
1 c! s: n0 I5 |6 f+ vWho can compare with him in kingliness?
. [! n: s! J5 l( V; |( vWho can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"?
" d: u/ S8 K7 i! L! x7 IWhose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"? # v' ~5 u5 Z3 N8 ?# b. F% u
Two-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human. : C. B& f& `' y0 @- I
The Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body, . a o, Z: S; _* L5 J6 v1 g$ @6 l
she prepared his form ...
0 q' g. E2 ~" Y! x" N4 {9 v1 k... beautiful, handsomest of men, 6 _! }5 ^7 m+ t n4 u Y: h
... perfect$ Q1 e" ~0 |9 R+ N( C9 E! g
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