Gilgamesh II 057 (P273249)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Gilgamesh II 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273249 |
| Museum no. | IM 076941 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | (Šamhat said to Enkidu:) 'Why with the animals [...]?' |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | Taking his own counsel ... [...], |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | on his initiative ... [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | His very wise heart [...], |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | of Šamhat [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9' | The first garment [...] herself, |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10' | and the second garment [...] him. |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11' | She was holding him, [...] like a god, |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12' | to the shepherd's camp, [...]. |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 13'13'–o i 13'13' | The group of shepherds was gathered around him, |
| Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 14'14'–o i 14'14' | on their initiative, by himself: |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 15'15'–o i 15'15' | 'How the young man is equal to Gilgameš in stature, |
| Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 16'16'–o i 16'16' | 'he is tall in stature, he is splendid like battlements. |
| Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 17'17'–o i 17'17' | 'Certainly he was born in the mountains, |
| Obverse Column i [17:18] o i 18'18'–o i 18'18' | 'his strength is mighty like a lump of Anu.' |
| Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 19'19'–o i 19'19' | They put bread in front of him, |
| Obverse Column i [19:20] o i 20'20'–o i 20'20' | they put beer in front of him. |
| Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 21'21'–o i 21'21' | Enkidu did not eat the bread, he narrowed his eyes as he looked: |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1 | They were sitting down conferring, to [...]: |
| Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22 | 'Let us cast axes [...], |
| Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33 | 'hatchets of 7 talents each ... [...]. |
| Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44 | 'Their swords of 7 talents each : ... (gloss: break) [...]. |
| Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55 | 'Their belts of 1 talent each : the belt of [...]' |
| Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66 | (gloss: new break) ... (gloss: new break) [...] |
| Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77 | (Gilgameš said:) 'Listen to me, O young men, (gloss: 5 lines are skipped) |
| Reverse Column iii [7:8] r iii 88–r iii 88 | 'O young men of Uruk, knowing [...]! |
| Reverse Column iii [8:9] r iii 99–r iii 99 | 'I have become bold enough to go on the distant path [...]. |
| Reverse Column iii [9:10] r iii 1010–r iii 1010 | 'I shall face a battle that I do not know : a road [...]. |
| Reverse Column iii [10:11] r iii 1111–r iii 1111 | 'Bless me so that I may go : your faces [...], |
| Reverse Column iii [11:12] r iii 1212–r iii 1212 | 'so that I may enter the city gate of Uruk in [...]! |
| Reverse Column iii [12:13] r iii 1313–r iii 1313 | 'Let me come back and [...] the akītu-festival [...] in the year, |
| Reverse Column iii [13:14] r iii 1414–r iii 1414 | 'let me perform the akītu-festival [...] in the year. |
| Reverse Column iii [14:15] r iii 1515–r iii 1515 | 'Let the akītu-festival be held and [...] joyful music, |
| Reverse Column iii [15:16] r iii 1616–r iii 1616 | 'let the alû-drums resound in [...].' |
| Reverse Column iii [16:17] r iii 1717–r iii 1717 | Enkidu [...] advice to the elders, |
| Reverse Column iii [17:18] r iii 1818–r iii 1818 | to the young men of Uruk, knowing [...]: |
| Reverse Column iii [18:19] r iii 1919–r iii 1919 | 'Tell him1 that he must not go to the forest [...], |
| Reverse Column iii [19:20] r iii 2020–r iii 2020 | 'that road is not for travelling : That man [...], |
| Reverse Column iii [20:21] r iii 2121–r iii 2121 | 'the guardian of the forest of cedar, ... [...].' |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [x] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [x] IGI x [...] | |
| 3' | NA AN ZI x [...] | |
| 4' | am-mi-ni KI ⸢nam⸣-[maš-še-e ...] | |
| 5' | mit-lu-ku ra-ma-ni-⸢šu⸣ x [...] | |
| 6' | ina ṭe₃-mi-šu-ma x [...] | |
| 7' | mu-du-u₂ lib₃-ba-šu-ma [...] | |
| 8' | ša₂ {f}šam-hat [...] | |
| 9' | 1{en} lu-bu-šu₂ ⸢ra⸣-[man-ša₂ ...] | |
| 10' | u₃ ša₂-na-a lu-bu-šu₂ ša₂-⸢a⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 11' | ṣab-ta-as-su-ma ki-ma DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | |
| 12' | a-na gu-up-ri ša₂ {lu₂}SIPA [...] | |
| 13' | {lu₂}SIPA{u₂-tu₂} pu-uh-hu-rat ⸢e⸣-[li-šu₂] | |
| 14' | ina ṭe₃-mi-šu-nu-ma ina ra-ma-ni-⸢šu₂⸣-[ma] | |
| 15' | GURUŠ ana {d}<GIŠ>-gim₂-maš ki-i ma-šil la-[a-nu] | |
| 16' | la-a-nu ši-i-hi na-bur-riš ⸢šar⸣-[hu] | |
| 17' | min₃-de-e-ma a-lid ina ša₂-⸢di⸣-[i] | |
| 18' | ki-ma ki-ṣir ša₂ {d}a-nu dun-nu-nu e-mu-[qa-šu₂] | |
| 19' | a-ka-lu iš-ku-nu ma-har-[šu₂] | |
| 20' | ši-ka-ri iš-ku-nu ma-⸢har⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 21' | ul i-kul a-kal {d}en-ki-du₃ ip-te-gi i-dag-[gal] | |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | [aš₂-bu]-u₂-ma uš-ta-nam-da-nu a-na [...] | |
| 2 | ha-aṣ-ṣi-nu ni-ip-ti-qu [...] | |
| 3 | pa-a-šu₂ 7 GUN-AM₃ x [...] | |
| 4 | nam-ṣa-ri-šu₂-nu 7 GUN-AM₃ I {{ hi-⸢pi₂⸣ }} [...] | |
| 5 | me-sir₂-ra-šu₂-nu 1 GUN-AM₃ me-sir₂-ra ša₂ [...] | |
| 6 | hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} KUM NI {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} [...] | |
| 7 | ši-ma-ʾi-in-nu GURUŠ-MEŠ {{ 5 MU-MEŠ GU₄.[U₄-MEŠ] }} | |
| 8 | GURUŠ-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} mu-du-⸢u₂⸣-[tu₂ ...] | |
| 9 | ag-da-pu-uš al-lak ur-hu ⸢ru⸣-[qa-tu₂ ...] | |
| 10 | MURU₂ ša₂ la i-du-u₂ a-mah-har har-⸢ra⸣-[na ...] | |
| 11 | kur-ba-a-a-in-ni-ma lul-lik ana-ku pa-ni-⸢ku⸣-[nu ...] | |
| 12 | lu-ru-ba-am-ma KA₂.GAL UNUG{ki} ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | lu-us-sah-ra-am-ma a₂-ki-it ina MU.⸢AN⸣.[NA ...] | |
| 14 | lu-pu-uš a₂-ki-it ina MU.[AN.NA x x] | |
| 15 | a₂-ki-it liš-ša₂-kin-ma ni-⸢gu⸣-[tu ...] | |
| 16 | a-lu-u₂ liš-taṣ-ṣa-nu ina [...] | |
| 17 | {d}en-ki-du₃ ana ši-bu-u₂-tu₂ mil-[ka ...] | |
| 18 | ana GURUŠ-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} mu-du-[u₂-tu₂ x x] | |
| 19 | qi₂-ba-niš-šim-ma la il-lak ana {giš}⸢TIR⸣ [x x] | |
| 20 | KASKAL-MIN ši-i ul ša₂ a-la-ku a-me-lu šu-[u₂ x x] | |
| 21 | na-ṣir ša₂ {giš}⸢TIR {giš}EREN⸣ x [...] | |
| 22 | x x x x [...] | |
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