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It was he who opened the mountain passes,
8 O: C: k% d& {/ a9 @" Gwho dug wells on the flank of the mountain.
" K3 {1 N! c) r& l# `' pIt was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, ( v9 @2 G2 f) z
who explored the world regions, seeking life.6 n" ]: n. s; B
It was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway, 3 U/ Z7 C2 ?% m) P' g, Q6 W. N
who restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed! - K- v/ B: p e7 e- {) k2 y$ ~
... for teeming mankind.
$ a9 D. w8 e: m9 a, \$ A: ~Who can compare with him in kingliness? ; z% ^! k# Y) w( K+ V5 ^* g9 M
Who can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"? ( d# G- ~$ K, m4 e3 b
Whose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"?
% g0 X) O- z. }. aTwo-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human. # L5 O' R, g+ `1 v; Z9 ]+ \
The Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body,
* s! M- F5 n0 @1 b: @) R. \+ yshe prepared his form ...
, n* g- g L# Y, s9 E3 H$ `... beautiful, handsomest of men,
! N$ _2 o! i- T6 B" b! W... perfect
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