Gilgamesh, Old Babylonian Tablet II (CBS 07771)

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The Pennsylvania tablet of the Old Babylonian Gilgamesh epic from Nippur: Enkidu’s arrival among shepherds and the meeting with Gilgamesh.

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Designation	Gilgamesh II 001-003 CBS 07771
Museum no.	CBS 07771
Collection	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Babylonian
Genre	Literary
Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Findspot	32.1271, 45.23
CDLI no.	P262784
Source	Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Lines	217 (217 with machine English)
Font	OBFreie (Old Babylonian literary), by Corvin R. Ziegeler (with Institut für Altorientalistik, FU Berlin; Latin from Junicode by Peter S. Baker)

Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-08-07, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.

Line	ATF	Cuneiform	English (machine draft)
obverse column 1
1	it-bi-e-ma {d}gesz szu-na-tam i-pa-asz-szar	𒀉𒁉𒂊𒈠 · 𒊒𒈾𒌓 𒄿𒁁𒀸·	he struck, and Ge was victorious
2	iz-za-kar3-am a-na um-mi-szu	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 𒌝𒈪𒊒	he spoke, to his mother
3	um-mi i-na sza-at mu-szi-ti-ia	𒌝𒈪 𒄿𒈾 ·𒀜 𒄭·𒁲𒅀	the following: In the reign of my husband
4	sza-am-ha-ku-ma at-ta-na-al-la-ak	·𒄠𒄩𒆪𒈠 𒀜𒁕𒈾𒀠𒆷𒀝	I am a amku-demon and I have gone to him.
5	i#-na bi-ri-it it-lu-tim	𒄿𒈾 𒁉𒊑𒀉 𒀉𒇲𒁴	between the two (times)
6	ib-ba#-szu#-nim-ma ka-ka-bu sza-ma-i	𒅁𒉿𒊒𒉏𒈠 𒅗𒅗𒁍 ·𒈠𒄿	he created them, and the kabu-offerings of the heavens
7	ki#-is,#-ru3 sza a-nim im-qu2-ut a-na s,i-ri-ia	𒆠·𒊒 · 𒁕𒉏 𒅎𒄣𒌓 𒁕𒈾 ·𒊑𒅀	the snare of the east fell, to my yoke
8	asz-szi-szu-ma ik-ta-bi-it e-li-ia	𒀸·𒊒𒈠 𒅅𒁕𒁉𒀉 𒂊𒇷𒅀	he had conquered, and above me
9	u2-ni-isz-szu-ma nu-usz-sza-szu u2-ul il-ti-'i	𒌋𒉌·𒊒𒈠 𒉡𒍑·𒊒 𒌋𒌌 𒅋𒁲·	he gave him, and his wife he did not marry.
10	unu{ki} ma-tum pa-hi-ir e-li-szu	· 𒈠𒌈 𒁁𒄭𒄈 𒂊𒇷𒊒	Uruk, the land who reveres him,
11	it-lu-tum u2-na-sza-ku szi-pi-szu	𒀉𒇲𒌈 𒌋𒈾·𒆪 ·𒉿𒊒	he is a thief, he is a thief, he is a thief,
12	u2-um-mi-id-ma pu-ti	𒌋𒌝𒈪𒀉𒈠 𒁍𒁲	he swore, and a penalty
13	i-mi-du ia-ti	𒄿𒈪𒁲 𒅀𒁲	he smote me,
14	asz-szi-a-szu-ma ab-ba-la-asz-szu a-na s,i-ri-ki	𒀸·𒁕𒊒𒈠 𒀊𒉿𒆷𒀸𒊒 𒁕𒈾 ·𒊑𒆠	I called him, and I sent him to your protection.
15	um-mi {d}gesz mu-di-a-at ka-la-ma	𒌝𒈪 · 𒄭𒁕𒁕𒀜 𒅗𒆷𒈠	the mother of Ge, the one who sustains all
16	iz-za-kar3-am a-na {d}gesz	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 ·	he spoke, to Ge
17	mi-in-di {d}gesz sza ki-ma ka-ti	𒈪𒅔𒁕 · · 𒆠𒈠 𒅗𒁲	favored by Ge, who like the mouth
18	i-na s,i-ri i-wa-li-id-ma	𒄿𒈾 ·𒊑 𒄿𒉿𒇷𒀉𒈠	he shall swear in a scepter and
19	u2-ra-ab-bi-szu sza-du-u2	𒌋𒅆𒀊𒁉𒊒 ·𒁲𒌋	he brought him, a addû-priest
20	ta-mar-szu-ma [_gin7 munus?_] ta-ha-du at-ta	𒁕𒈥𒊒𒈠 · · 𒁕𒄩𒁲 𒀜𒁕	You see him and you are like a woman.
21	it-lu-tum u2-na-sza-ku szi-pi-szu	𒀉𒇲𒌈 𒌋𒈾·𒆪 ·𒉿𒊒	he is a thief, he is a thief, he is a thief,
22	ti2-it,-t,i-ra-asz#-szu# tu2#?-ut#-tu2-u2-ma	𒁲··𒅆𒀸𒊒 𒂅𒌓𒂅𒌋𒈠	he shall release him, he shall return, and
23	ta#-tar-ra-asz-szu a-na s,i-ri#-ia#	𒁕𒋻𒅆𒀸𒊒 𒁕𒈾 ·𒊑𒅀	you will give him to my yoke.
24	usz#-ti-nim-ma i-ta-mar sza-ni-tam	𒍑𒁲𒉏𒈠 𒄿𒁕𒈥 ·𒉌𒌓	he smote me, he saw the other.
25	[szu]-na#-ta# i-ta-wa-a-am a-na um-mi-szu	·𒈾𒁕 𒄿𒁕𒉿𒁕𒄠 𒁕𒈾 𒌝𒈪𒊒	he said to his mother:
26	[um]-mi# a#-ta#-mar sza-ni-tam	·𒈪 𒁕𒁕𒈥 ·𒉌𒌓	"I have seen the second one.
27	[szu-na-tu a-ta]-mar# e-mi-a i-na su-qi2-im	·𒈾𒂅 𒁕·𒈥 𒂊𒈪𒁕 𒄿𒈾 𒆸𒆥𒅎	I saw that one, in a street,
28	[sza] unu#{ki} ri-bi-tim	· · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	of Uruk, the four
29	ha#-as,#-s,i#-nu na-di-i-ma	𒄩··𒉡 𒈾𒁕𒄿𒈠	he is a frightened one, and
30	e-li-szu pa-ah-ru	𒂊𒇷𒊒 𒁁𒄴𒊒	against him will be veiled.
31	ha-as,-s,i-nu-um-ma sza-ni bu-nu-szu	𒄩··𒉡𒌝𒈠 ·𒉌 𒁍𒉡𒊒	ainum, the second one, his foundations
32	a-mur-szu-ma ah-ta-du a-na-ku	𒁕𒄯𒊒𒈠 𒄴𒁕𒁲 𒁕𒈾𒆪	I saw him and I became frightened.
33	a-ra-am-szu-ma ki-ma asz-sza-tim	𒁕𒅆𒄠𒊒𒈠 𒆠𒈠 𒀸·𒁴	I prayed to him and like a wife
34	a-ha-ab-bu-ub el-szu	𒁕𒄩𒀊𒁍𒌒 𒂖𒊒	I am a slanderer of his own
35	el-ki-szu-ma asz-ta-ka-an-szu	𒂖𒆠𒊒𒈠 𒀸𒁕𒅗𒁹𒊒	I re-established it and established it for him.
36	a-na a-hi-ia	𒁕𒈾 𒁕𒄭𒅀	to my brother
37	um#-mi# {d#}gesz mu#-da-at ka#-la#-ma	𒌝𒈪 · 𒄭𒁕𒀜 𒅗𒆷𒈠	the mother of Ge, who resides in all
38	[iz-za-kar3-am a-na {d}gesz]	·𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 ·	he spoke, to Ge
39	[{d}gesz sza ta-mu-ru _lu2_]	· · 𒁕𒄭𒊒 ·	the god Ge which you saw the man
40	[ta-ha-ab-bu-ub ki-ma asz-sza-tim el-szu]	·𒄩𒀊𒁍𒌒 𒆠𒈠 𒀸·𒁴 𒂖·	you speak like a pure wife.
obverse column 2
1	asz-szum usz-[ta]-ma-ha-ru it-ti-ka	𒀸· 𒍑·𒈠𒄩𒊒 𒀉𒁲𒅗	Because he is constantly afraid, he is with you.
2	{d}gesz szu#-na#-tam i-pa-szar	· 𒊒𒈾𒌓 𒄿𒁁·	he shall be praised by Ge.
3	{d}en-ki-[du10] wa#-szi-ib ma-har ha-ri-im-tim	𒁷𒆠· 𒉿·𒅁 𒈠𒄯 𒄩𒊑𒅎𒁴	Enkidu, who dwells in the midst of the quay
4	ur2-sza# [ir]-ha#-mu di-da-sza ip-ti2-[e]	𒌫· ·𒄩𒄭 𒁕𒁕· 𒅁𒁲·	the base of her body he smote, her limbs he smote
5	{d#}en#-ki#-du10 im-ta-szi a-szar i-wa-al-du	·𒆠𒁲 𒅎𒁕· 𒁕· 𒄿𒉿𒀠𒁲	Enkidu has left, wherever he wishes
6	_u4 6(disz)# u3 7(disz) mu-szi-a-tim	𒌓 · 𒌋 · 𒄭·𒁕𒁴	the 6th and 7th days
7	{d}en-[ki-du10] ti#-bi-i-ma	𒁷·· 𒁲𒁉𒄿𒈠	Enkidu came up and
8	sza#-[am-ka]-ta# ir-hi	···𒁕 𒄈𒄭	he became frightened by the amma demon.
9	ha-ri#-[im-tum pa]-a#-sza i-pu-sza-am-ma	𒄩𒊑·𒌈 ·𒁕· 𒄿𒁍·𒄠𒈠	the arimtum-priestess her mouth performed, and
10	iz-za-kar3#-[am] a-na {d}en-ki-du10	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀· 𒁕𒈾 𒁷𒆠𒁲	he shall swear to Enkidu
11	a-na-tal-ka# {d#}en-ki-du10 ki-ma _dingir_ ta-ba-asz-szi	𒁕𒈾𒊑𒅗 ·𒆠𒁲 𒆠𒈠 𒀭 𒁕𒉿𒀸·	I will go to you, Enkidu, like a god,
12	am-mi-nim it-ti na-ma-asz-te-e	𒄠𒈪𒉏 𒀉𒁲 𒈾𒈠𒀸𒁲𒂊	“Why, with the natû-demon,
13	ta-at-ta-[na]-al#-ak s,i-ra-am	𒁕𒀜𒁕·𒀠𒀝 ·𒅆𒄠	you have been able to seize the yoke.
14	al-kam lu-ur2-di-ka	𒀠𒄰 𒇲𒌫𒁕𒅗	Come, let me greet you!
15	a-na _sza3_ unu#{ki} ri-bi-tim	𒁕𒈾 · · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	in Uruk, the four
16	a-na _e2_ el#-lim mu-sza-bi sza a-nim	𒁕𒈾 𒂍 𒂖𒅆 𒄭·𒁉 · 𒁕𒉏	to the Ellim temple, the residence of the Anu
17	{d}en-ki-du10# ti-bi lu-ru-ka	𒁷𒆠𒁲 𒁲𒁉 𒇲𒊒𒅗	Enkidu, may his life be long!
18	a-na e2-[an]-na# mu#-sza#-bi sza a-nim	𒁕𒈾 𒂍·𒈾 𒄭·𒁉 · 𒁕𒉏	to Eanna, its name is Anum.
19	a-szar [{d}gesz gi]-it-ma#-lu# ne-pe-szi-tim	𒁕· · ·𒀉𒈠𒇲 𒉈𒉿·𒁴	where Ge, the perfect one
20	u3 at-[ta] ki-[ma sal ta-ha]-bu#-ub#-szu#	𒌋 𒀜· 𒆠· 𒊩 𒁕·𒁍𒌒𒊒	And you, like a weak one,
21	ta-ra#-[am-szu ki-ma] ra#-ma-an-ka	𒁕𒅆·𒊒 𒆠· 𒅆𒈠𒁹𒅗	you love him like you.
22	al-ka ti-ba i-na# ga-ag-ga-ri	𒀠𒅗 𒁲𒉿 𒄿𒈾 𒂵𒀝𒂵𒊑	Come, live! In the reed fence
23	ma-a-ag#-ri-i-im	𒈠𒁕𒀝𒊑𒄿𒅎	of the land
24	isz-me a-wa#-as-sa im-ta-har ga-ba-sza	·𒅗 𒁕𒉿𒊍𒊓 𒅎𒁕𒄯 𒂵𒉿·	she heard her word, she received her message;
25	mi-il-kum# sza _munus_	𒈪𒅋𒄣 · 𒊩	the payment of the woman
26	im-ta-qu2-ut a#-na _sza3_-szu	𒅎𒁕𒄣𒌓 𒁕𒈾 ·𒊒	he fell, in his heart
27	isz-hu-ut li#-ib-sza-am	·𒊑𒌓 𒇷𒅁·𒄠	he received from the heart
28	isz-ti-nam u2#-la-ab-bi-isz-su2	·𒁲𒉆 𒌋𒆷𒀊𒁉·𒆸	with me he shall not raise him
29	li-ib-sza#-am# sza-ni-a-am	𒇷𒅁·𒄠 ·𒉌𒁕𒄠	a second one
30	szi-i it#-ta-al-ba-asz	·𒄿 𒀉𒁕𒀠𒉿𒀸	he has left
31	s,a-ab-ta#-at ga-as-su	·𒀊𒁕𒀜 𒂵𒊍𒆸	is seized, his wife
32	ki-ma _dingir#_ i-ri-id-di-szu	𒆠𒈠 · 𒄿𒊑𒀉𒁕𒊒	like a god he gave him,
33	a-na gu-up#-ri sza-ri-i-im	𒁕𒈾 𒄖𒌒𒊑 ·𒊑𒄿𒅎	to the throne of the heavens
34	a-szar# tar#-ba-s,i-im	𒁕· 𒋻𒉿·𒅎	wherever he wishes
35	i-na [asz]-ri#-szu# im#-hu-ru ri-ia-u2	𒄿𒈾 ·𒊑𒊒 𒅎𒊑𒊒 𒊑𒅀𒌋	In its place they received a tribute from Riya.
36	u3# szu#-[u {d}en]-ki#-[du10 i-lit]-ta#-szu# [sza-du-um]-ma#	𒌋 𒊒· ·𒆠· 𒄿·𒁕𒊒 ·𒁲·𒈠	And he, Enkidu, his offspring, is a aduma
37	[it-ti _dab5_-ma ik-ka-la szam-ma]	·𒁲 𒁳𒈠 𒅅𒅗𒆷 ··	with a seized man, and he has seized him, and he will recover.
38	[it-ti bu-lim masz-qa-a i-szat-ti]	·𒁲 𒁍𒅆 ·𒋡𒁕 𒄿··	With cattle and gazelles,
39	[it-ti na-ma-asz-te-e _a_ i-t,ab lib-ba-szu]	·𒁲 𒈾𒈠𒀸𒁲𒂊 𒁕 𒄿· 𒈜𒉿·	With the sacrificials, he has sinned against him.
40	[...]	·	....
obverse column 3
1	szi-iz-ba sza na-ma-asz-te-e#	·𒄑𒉿 · 𒈾𒈠𒀸𒁲𒂊	(and) a sealed document of the natû-priest
2	i-te-en-ni-ik	𒄿𒁲𒂗𒉌𒅅	he has been negligent
3	a-ka-lam isz-ku-nu ma-har-szu	𒁕𒅗𒇴 ·𒆪𒉡 𒈠𒄯𒊒	they placed a libation bowl before him.
4	ib-ti2-ik-ma i-na-at-tal	𒅁𒁲𒅅𒈠 𒄿𒈾𒀜𒊑	he struck, and he has left
5	u3 ip-pa-al-la-as	𒌋 𒅁𒁁𒀠𒆷𒊍	and he will recover.
6	u2-ul i-di {d}en-ki-du10	𒌋𒌌 𒄿𒁕 𒁷𒆠𒁲	did not know, Enkidu
7	_ninda_ a-na a-ka-lim	𒃻 𒁕𒈾 𒁕𒅗𒅆	a bread for drinking
8	_kasz_ a-na sza-te-e-im	· 𒁕𒈾 ·𒁲𒂊𒅎	beer for a second time
9	la-a lum-mu-ud	𒆷𒁕 𒈝𒄭𒌓	did Lummud
10	ha-ri-im-tum pi-sza i-pu-sza-am-ma	𒄩𒊑𒅎𒌈 𒉿· 𒄿𒁍·𒄠𒈠	the armtum-priestess her mouth performed, and
11	iz-za-kar3-am a-na {d}en-ki-du10	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 𒁷𒆠𒁲	he speaks, to Enkidu
12	a-ku-ul ak-lam {d}en-ki-du10	𒁕𒆪𒌌 𒀝𒇴 𒁷𒆠𒁲	the aklam-priestess of Enkidu
13	zi-ma-at ba-la-t,i-im	𒉈𒈠𒀜 𒉿𒆷·𒅎	the life of life
14	_kasz_ szi-ti szi-im-ti ma-ti	· ·𒁲 ·𒅎𒁲 𒈠𒁲	beer for a gift of the land
15	i-ku-ul a-ak-lam {d}en-ki-du10	𒄿𒆪𒌌 𒁕𒀝𒇴 𒁷𒆠𒁲	the enemy, Enkidu,
16	a-di szi-bi-e-szu	𒁕𒁕 ·𒁉𒂊𒊒	as long as he lives
17	_kasz_ isz-ti-a-am	· ·𒁲𒁕𒄠	with me beer
18	7(disz) as,-s,a-am-mi-im	· ··𒄠𒈪𒅎	7 aamm-measures
19	it-tap-szar kab-ta-tum i-na-an-gu	𒀉𒋰· 𒆏𒁕𒌈 𒄿𒈾𒁹𒄖	he has sworn. The captives he has sworn.
20	i-li-is, _sza3_-szu-ma	𒄿𒇷· ·𒊒𒈠	he smote, and
21	pa-nu#-szu# it#-tam-ru	𒁁𒉡𒊒 𒀉𒌓𒊒	his face he swore
22	ul-tap-pi-it# _[{lu2}]szu-i_	𒌌𒋰𒉿𒀉 ·𒄿	he struck down the barber
23	szu-hu-ra-am pa-ga-ar#-szu#	𒊒𒊑𒅆𒄠 𒁁𒂵𒅈𒊒	the uuram, his cult center
24	sza-am-nam ip-ta-sza-asz-ma	·𒄠𒉆 𒅁𒁕·𒀸𒈠	a second time he opened, and
25	a-wi-li-isz i-we	𒁕𒉿𒇷· 𒄿𒉿	a man he shall marry
26	il-ba-asz li-ib-sza-am	𒅋𒉿𒀸 𒇷𒅁·𒄠	he will pay.
27	ki-ma mu-ti i-ba-asz-szi	𒆠𒈠 𒄭𒁲 𒄿𒉿𒀸·	like a husband there is
28	il-ki ka-ak-ka-szu	𒅋𒆠 𒅗𒀝𒅗𒊒	the ilku-service of his office
29	la-bi u2-gi#-ir-ri	𒆷𒁉 𒌋𒄀𒄈𒊑	the deficit of the ugru
30	usz-sa-ak-pu _sipa_ mu-szi-a-tim	𒍑𒊓𒀝𒁍 𒉺𒇻 𒄭·𒁕𒁴	he smote the shepherd of the people
31	ut-tap-pi-isz szib-ba-ri	𒌓𒋰𒉿· ·𒉿𒊑	I enlarged my clay cone.
32	la-bi uk-ta#-szi-id	𒆷𒁉 𒊌𒁕·𒀉	he has conquered its ruins.
33	it-ti-lu na-ki-di#-e# ra-bu-tum	𒀉𒁲𒇲 𒈾𒆠𒁕𒂊 𒅆𒁍𒌈	with the great scepter,
34	{d}en-ki-du10 ma-as,#-s,a-ar-szu-nu	𒁷𒆠𒁲 𒈠··𒅈𒊒𒉡	Enkidu, their guardian
35	a-wi-lum gesz-ru-um	𒁕𒉿𒈝 ·𒊒𒌝	a man a builder
36	isz-te#-en et-lum	·𒁲𒂗 𒀉𒈝	with a firm positive answer
37	a#-na# [na-ki-de-e?] i#-za-ak-ki-ir	𒁕𒈾 ·𒆠𒁲· 𒄿𒍪𒀝𒆠𒄈	to kill he shall cut off.
38	i#-na# x at x x x	𒄿𒈾 × 𒀜 × × ×	in [......]
reverse column 1
1'	x x [...] x x	× × × ×	......
2'	i-ip-pu-usz# ul-s,a-am	𒄿𒅁𒁍𒍑 𒌌·𒄠	he will do, he will recover.
3'	isz#-szi-ma i-ni-i#-szu	··𒈠 𒄿𒉌𒄿𒊒	he swore, and his eyes
4'	i-ta-mar a#-wi#-lam	𒄿𒁕𒈥 𒁕𒉿𒇴	has seen a man
5'	iz-za-kar3-am a-na _kar-ke4_	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 𒋼𒀀𒆠	he shall swear to the robber
6'	sza-am-ka-at uk-ki-szi a-wi-lam	·𒄠𒅗𒀜 𒊌𒆠· 𒁕𒉿𒇴	the amkt ukkii of a man
7'	a-na mi-nim il-li#-kam	𒁕𒈾 𒈪𒉏 𒅋𒇷𒄰	to whatever he came
8'	zi-ki-ir-szu lu-usz#-szu	𒉈𒆠𒄈𒊒 𒇲𒍑𒊒	his name may he live.
9'	ha-ri-im-tum isz-ta-si a-wi#-lam	𒄩𒊑𒅎𒌈 ·𒁕𒁍 𒁕𒉿𒇴	a man’s slander
10'	i-ba-usz-su-um-ma i-ta-mar#-szu#	𒄿𒉿𒍑𒆸𒌝𒈠 𒄿𒁕𒈥𒊒	he has seen him
11'	e-di-il e-esz ta-hi-il#-[la]-am#	𒂊𒁕𒅋 𒂊· 𒁕𒄭𒅋·𒄠	he has gone out, he is going to go out.
12'	mi-nu a-la-ku ma-na-ah-ti#-ka	𒈪𒉡 𒁕𒆷𒆪 𒈠𒈾𒄴𒁲𒅗	What are I doing for you?
13'	e-pi-szu i-pu-sza-am-ma#	𒂊𒉿𒊒 𒄿𒁍·𒄠𒈠	he performed, and
14'	iz#-za#-kar3-am a-na {d}en#-[ki-du10]	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 𒁷··	he shall swear to Enkidu
15'	bi-ti#-isz# e#-mu-tim ik-x x x	𒁉𒁲· 𒂊𒄭𒁴 𒅅× × ×	(and) the dwelling of my army
16'	szi-ma-a-at ni-szi-i-ma	·𒈠𒁕𒀜 𒉌·𒄿𒈠	the destiny of the people,
17'	tu-a-ar e-lu-tim	𒂅𒁕𒅈 𒂊𒇲𒁴	a pure return
18'	a-na _iri?_ dup-szak-ki-i e-s,i-en	𒁕𒈾 · 𒁾·𒆠𒄿 𒂊·𒂗	to the city of Dupakki I went out.
19'	uk-la-at _iri?_ e-mi-sa a-a-ha-tim	𒊌𒆷𒀜 · 𒂊𒈪𒊓 𒁕𒁕𒄩𒁴	the assembly of the city, her father-in-law,
20'	a-na _lugal_ sza unu{ki} ri-bi-tim	𒁕𒈾 𒈗 · · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	to the king of Uruk, the lands
21'	pi-ti pu-uk _du3_-szi a-na ha-a-a-ri	𒉿𒁲 𒁍𒊌 𒁲· 𒁕𒈾 𒄩𒁕𒁕𒊑	I said: "Its ritual for the ayaru.
22'	a-na {d}gesz _lugal_ sza unu{ki} ri-bi-tim	𒁕𒈾 · 𒈗 · · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	to Ge king of Uruk, the lands
23'	pi-ti pu-uk _du3_-szi	𒉿𒁲 𒁍𒊌 𒁲·	according to the wording of the wording, he will do it.
24'	a-na ha-a-a-ri	𒁕𒈾 𒄩𒁕𒁕𒊑	to ayari
25'	asz-sza-at szi-ma-tim i-ra-ah-hi	𒀸·𒀜 ·𒈠𒁴 𒄿𒅆𒄴𒄭	the lady of destinies will rejoice
26'	szu-u2 pa-na-nu-um-ma	𒊒𒌋 𒁁𒈾𒉡𒌝𒈠	that one before
27'	mu-uk wa-ar-ka-nu	𒄭𒊌 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒉡	I said: “After him
28'	i-na mi-il-ki sza _dingir_ ga-bi-ma	𒄿𒈾 𒈪𒅋𒆠 · 𒀭 𒂵𒁉𒈠	In the rites of the god I shall go, and
29'	i-na bi-ti-iq a-bu-un-na-ti-szu	𒄿𒈾 𒁉𒁲𒅅 𒁕𒁍𒌦𒈾𒁲𒊒	In the course of his campaign
30'	szi-ma-as-su	·𒈠𒊍𒆸	his fate
31'	a-na zi-ik-ri et-li-im	𒁕𒈾 𒉈𒅅𒊑 𒀉𒇷𒅎	to the utterance of heaven
32'	i-ri-ku pa-nu-szu	𒄿𒊑𒆪 𒁁𒉡𒊒	he entered his presence
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1'	x x x lu# [...]	× × × 𒇲	......
2'	i-il-la-ak [{d}en-ki-du10 i-na pa-ni]	𒄿𒅋𒆷𒀝 ·𒆠𒁲 𒄿𒈾 𒁁·	he will perform. Enkidu in front
3'	u-sza-am-ka-at [wa]-ar-ki-szu	𒌋·𒄠𒅗𒀜 ·𒅈𒆠𒊒	he shall make his wrath firm.
4'	i-ru-ub-ma a-na _sza3_ unu{ki} ri-bi-tim	𒄿𒊒𒌒𒈠 𒁕𒈾 · · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	entered, and into Uruk, the lands
5'	ip-hur um-ma-nu-um i-na s,i-ri-szu	𒅁𒄯 𒌝𒈠𒉡𒌝 𒄿𒈾 ·𒊑𒊒	the army in his camp
6'	iz-zi-za-am-ma i-na su-qi2-im	𒄑𒉈𒍪𒄠𒈠 𒄿𒈾 𒆸𒆥𒅎	stood, and in the street
7'	sza unu{ki} ri-bi-tim	· · 𒊑𒁉𒁴	of Uruk of the world
8'	pa-ah-ra-a-ma ni-szu	𒁁𒄴𒅆𒁕𒈠 𒉌𒊒	before him, his people
9'	i-ta-wa-a i-na s,i-ri-szu	𒄿𒁕𒉿𒁕 𒄿𒈾 ·𒊑𒊒	he has said in his ear
10'	a-na _ge6_ {d}gesz ma#-szi-il pi-it-tam	𒁕𒈾 𒄀 · 𒈠·𒅋 𒉿𒀉𒌓	for the night of Ge, the utterance
11'	la-nam sza#-pi-il	𒆷𒉆 ·𒉿𒅋	is unrivaled
12'	x x x-ki# [pu]-uk-ku-ul	× × ×𒆠 ·𒊌𒆪𒌌	... I will destroy your...
13'	x [...] i-pa-ka#-du	× 𒄿𒁁𒅗𒁲	... he will be praised.
14'	i-na# [_kur_ da-an e]-mu#?-ki i-wa	𒄿𒈾 · 𒁕𒁹 ·𒄭𒆠 𒄿𒉿	In the mighty land of your army he says:
15'	szi-iz-ba sza# na#-ma#-asz#-[te]-e#	·𒄑𒉿 · 𒈾𒈠𒀸·𒂊	The one who sits on the throne
16'	i-te-en-ni#-ik	𒄿𒁲𒂗𒉌𒅅	he has been negligent
17'	ka-a-a-na i-na [_sza3_] unu#{ki} kak-ki-a-tum	𒅗𒁕𒁕𒈾 𒄿𒈾 · · 𒆕𒆠𒁕𒌈	a canal in Uruk, a canal
18'	et-lu-tum u2-te-el-li-lu	𒀉𒇲𒌈 𒌋𒁲𒂖𒇷𒇲	the elutum priestess he made whole,
19'	sza-ki-in ur-sza-nu	·𒆠𒅔 𒋺·𒉡	who establishes the hero
20'	a-na _gurusz_ sza i-sza-ru zi-mu-szu	𒁕𒈾 · · 𒄿·𒊒 𒉈𒄭𒊒	to the young man whose name is written
21'	a-na {d}gesz ki-ma i-li-im	𒁕𒈾 · 𒆠𒈠 𒄿𒇷𒅎	to Ge like a god
22'	sza-ki-isz-szum me-ih-ru3	·𒆠·· 𒅗𒄴𒊒	akium, meru,
23'	a-na disz-ha-ra ma-a-a-lum	𒁕𒈾 𒁹𒄩𒅆 𒈠𒁕𒁕𒈝	to Aplaya
24'	na-di#-i-ma	𒈾𒁕𒄿𒈠	he shall not give, and
25'	{d}gesz it-til-ma# wa-ar#-ka#-[tim]	· 𒀉𒌀𒈠 𒉿𒅈𒅗·	Ge finished the reign
26'	i-na mu-szi in#-ne2-[bi]-it#	𒄿𒈾 𒄭· 𒅔𒉈·𒀉	in the night he brought it.
27'	i-na-ak-sza#-am-ma	𒄿𒈾𒀝·𒄠𒈠	he shall make, and
28'	it-ta-zi#-[iz {d}en-ki-du10] i#-na _tar_	𒀉𒁕𒉈· 𒁷𒆠· 𒄿𒈾 𒋻	he stood up. Enkidu, at the command
29'	ip-ta-ra#-[as, a]-la#-ak-tam	𒅁𒁕𒅆· ·𒆷𒀝𒌓	he has cleared the alaktu-offering
30'	sza {d}gesz	· ·	of Ge
31'	[a-na ...]-x-an da-nu-ni-isz-szu	·𒈾 ×𒁹 𒁕𒉡𒉌·𒊒	to... Anunishu
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1'	ma#-ha-x [...]	𒈠𒄩×	Maa-
2'	{d}gesz x-[...]	· ×	Ge
3'	i-na s,i-ri#-szu# [il-li-ka-am {d}en-ki-du10]	𒄿𒈾 ·𒊑𒊒 ·𒇷𒅗𒄠 𒁷𒆠·	in his womb came, Enkidu
4'	i-ha-an-ni-ib# [pi-ir-ta-szu]	𒄿𒄩𒁹𒉌𒅁 ·𒄈𒁕·	he smote his head.
5'	it-bi-ma il#-[li-ik]	𒀉𒁉𒈠 𒅋··	he went and went
6'	a-na pa-ni-szu#	𒁕𒈾 𒁁𒉌𒊒	to his presence
7'	it-tam-ha-ru i-na ri-bi-tum ma-ti	𒀉𒌓𒄩𒊒 𒄿𒈾 𒊑𒁉𒌈 𒈠𒁲	he swore. In the ri[b]it of the land
8'	{d}en-ki-du10 ba-ba-am ip-ta-ri-ik	𒁷𒆠𒁲 𒉿𒉿𒄠 𒅁𒁕𒊑𒅅	Enkidu, the one who had sinned,
9'	i-na# szi-pi-szu	𒄿𒈾 ·𒉿𒊒	with his work
10'	{d}gesz e-ri-ba-am u2-ul id-di-in	· 𒂊𒊑𒉿𒄠 𒌋𒌌 𒀉𒁕𒅔	Ge had entered, he did not give.
11'	is,-s,a-ab-tu-ma ki-ma li-i-im	··𒀊𒂅𒈠 𒆠𒈠 𒇷𒄿𒅎	seized, and like a liar
12'	i-lu-du	𒄿𒇲𒁲	Iludu,
13'	zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu-tu	𒉈𒅁𒁁𒄠 ·𒁍𒂅	a tiara of 'ibtu-disease'
14'	i#-ga-rum ir-tu-tu	𒄿𒂵𒀸 𒄈𒂅𒂅	a thorny wall
15'	{d}gesz u3 {d#}en#-ki-du10	· 𒌋 ·𒆠𒁲	Ge and Enkidu
16'	is,-s,a-ab-tu-u2-ma	··𒀊𒂅𒌋𒈠	has seized, and
17'	ki-ma li-i-im i-lu-du	𒆠𒈠 𒇷𒄿𒅎 𒄿𒇲𒁲	like a lion he smote,
18'	zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu-tu	𒉈𒅁𒁁𒄠 ·𒁍𒂅	a tiara of 'ibtu-disease'
19'	i-ga#-rum ir-tu-tu2	𒄿𒂵𒀸 𒄈𒂅𒂅	the Igalum canal had collapsed,
20'	ik-mi-is-ma {d}gesz	𒅅𒈪𒄑𒈠 ·	he defeated, and ama
21'	i-na ga-ag-ga-ri szi-ip-szu	𒄿𒈾 𒂵𒀝𒂵𒊑 ·𒅁𒊒	on a throne, his work
22'	ip-szi-ih uz-za-szu-ma	𒅁·𒄴 𒊻𒍪𒊒𒈠	he was afraid, he was afraid, and
23'	i-ni-ih i-ra-as-su	𒄿𒉌𒄴 𒄿𒅆𒊍𒆸	he is frightened, he shall die.
24'	isz-tu i-ra-su i-ni-hu	·𒂅 𒄿𒅆𒆸 𒄿𒉌𒊑	from afar they became frightened.
25'	{d}en-ki-du10 a-na sza-szi-im	𒁷𒆠𒁲 𒁕𒈾 ··𒅎	Enkidu to the sun
26'	iz-za-kar3-am a-na {d}gesz	𒄑𒍪𒋼𒀀𒄠 𒁕𒈾 ·	he spoke, to Ge
27'	ki-ma isz-te-en-ma um-ma-ka	𒆠𒈠 ·𒁲𒂗𒈠 𒌝𒈠𒅗	as follows: your mother
28'	u2-li-id-ka	𒌋𒇷𒀉𒅗	I have sent to you.
29'	ri-im-tum sza su-pu-ri	𒊑𒅎𒌈 · 𒆸𒁍𒊑	(a kind of profession)
30'	{d}nin-sun2-na	·𒌀𒈾	For Ninsuna
31'	ul#-lu e-li mu-ti re-esz-ka	𒌌𒇲 𒂊𒇷 𒄭𒁲 𒊑·𒅗	From the top of your head
32'	szar-ru-tu2 sza ni-szi	·𒊒𒂅 · 𒉌·	kingship of the people
33'	i-szi-im-kum {d}en-lil	𒄿·𒅎𒄣 𒁷𒇸	it is the decision of Enlil.
34'	_dub 2(disz)-kam#-ma#_	𒁾 ·𒄰·	2nd tablet.
35'	szu#-tu-ur e-li x [...]	𒊒𒂅𒋺 𒂊𒇷 ×	to return to...
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1	4(gesz2) szu#-szi	· 𒊒·	240 cows,