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A& z- n$ h8 ~. X/ A7 x4 IIt was he who opened the mountain passes,
0 ?. u, I+ n5 c7 q7 ywho dug wells on the flank of the mountain.
0 E7 `- s+ u; ^) OIt was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, 8 E$ q x% ^% x! @2 ~# W
who explored the world regions, seeking life.
2 Y8 \% g& _& Z4 r+ b `' \+ E1 P( c( @It was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway, , o z$ J) C3 ]
who restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed! * v* y: s! h# O; h
... for teeming mankind.
7 x8 M2 z) G- l# V4 l, WWho can compare with him in kingliness? ; i, a, ?4 b$ W! ~: A3 c. m6 N! Q
Who can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"?
8 B5 l- ^& T' L+ b! vWhose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"?
" H0 T! m: X$ B! w3 P+ qTwo-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human.
# u6 t- F0 w; M6 m4 v. d3 FThe Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body, 4 O5 R2 N9 o6 ^# b9 B& g) o
she prepared his form ...
; O J+ ]' P0 b... beautiful, handsomest of men,
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