Epic of Gilgamesh

Historical transliteration

TRANSLITERATION it-bi-e-ma iluGilgamis su-na-tam i-pa-as-sar. iz-za-kar-am [13] a-na um-mi-su um-mi i-na sa-a-at mu-si-ti-ia sa-am-ha-ku-ma at-ta-na-al-la-ak i-na bi-ri-it id-da-tim ib-ba-su-nim-ma ka-ka-'a [14] sa-ma-i ki-?-?-rum [15] sa a-nim im-ku-ut a-na si-ri-ia as-si-su-ma ik-ta-bi-it [16] e-li-ia ilam [17] is-su-ma nu-us-sa-su [18] u-ul el-ti-'i ad-ki ma-tum pa-hi-ir [19] e-li-su id-lu-tum u-na-sa-ku si-pi-su u-um-mi-id-ma pu-ti i-mi- du ia-ti as-si-a-su-ma at-ba-la-as-su a-na si-ri-ki um-mi iluGilgamis mu-u-da-a-at ka-la-ma iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamis mi-in-di iluGilgamish sa ki-ma ka-ti i-na si-ri i-wa-li-id-ma u-ra-ab-bi-su sa-du-u ta-mar-su-ma [sa(?)]-ap-ha-ta at-ta id-lu-tum u-na-sa-ku si-pi-su [20] te-it-ti-ra-su(?) ... su-u-zu ta-tar-ra-['a]-su a-na si-[ri-i]a [is-(?)] ti-lam-ma [21] i-ta-mar sa-ni-tam [su-na-]ta i-ta-wa-a-am a-na um-mi-su [um-m]i a-ta-mar sa-ni-tam [su-na-ta a-ta]mar e-mi-a i-na zu-ki-im [i-na?] Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim [22] ha-as-si-nu na-di-i-ma e-li-su pa-ah- ru ha-as-si-nu-um-ma sa-ni bu-nu-su a-mur-su-ma ah-ta-ta a-na-ku a-ra-am-su-ma ki-ma as-sa-tim a-ha-ap-pu-up el-su el-ki-su-ma as-ta-ka-an-su a-na a-hi-ia um-mi iluGilgamish mu-da-at ka-la-ma [iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamish] ................................... COL. II as-sum us-[ta-] ma-ha-ru it-ti-ka. iluGilgamish su-na-tam i-pa-sar iluEn-ki-[du w]a?-si-ib ma-har ha-ri-im-tim UR [ ]-ha-mu DI-?-al-lu-un [ ] im-ta-si a-sar i-wa-al-du ume 6 [23] u 7 mu-si- a-tim iluEn-ki-du te-bi- i-ma sa-[am-ka-ta] ir- hi ha-[ri-im-tu pa-a]-sa i-pu-sa-am-ma iz-za-[kar-am] a-na iluEn-ki-du [24] a-na-tal-ka dEn-ki-du ki-ma ili ta-ba-as-si am-mi-nim it-ti na-ma-as-te-e [25] ta-at-ta-[na-al-]la -ak si-ra-am al-kam lu-ur-di- ka a-na libbi Uruk-(ki) ri-bi-tim a-na biti [el-]lim mu-sa-bi sa A-nim dEn-ki-du ti-bi lu-ru-ka a-na E-[an-n]a mu-sa-bi sa A-nim a-sar [iluGilgamis] it-[.........] ne-pi-si-tim(?) u at-[ ]-di [ -] ma ta-[ ] ra-ma-an- ka al-ka ti-ba i-[na] ga-ag-ga-ri ma-a-a? [26] -ak ri-i-im is-me a-wa-az-za im-ta-gar ga-ba-sa mi-il-kum sa sinnisti im-ta-[ku]-ut a-na libbi-su is-hu-ut li-ib-sa-am is-ti-nam [u]-la-ab-bi-is-su li-ib- [sa-am] sa-ni-a-am si-i it-ta-al-ba- as sa-ab-ta-at ga-az- zu ki-ma ? i-ri-id-di-su a-na gu-up-ri sa ri-i-im a-s[ar ] tar-ba-si-im i-na [ ]-hu-ru ri-ia-u [27] ............................. (About two lines broken away.) COL. III si-iz-ba sa na-ma-as-te-e i-te-en- ni- ik a-ka-lam is-ku-nu ma-har-su ip-te-ik-ma i-na -at-tal [28] u ip-pa-al-la- as u-ul i-di dEn-ki- du aklam a-na a-ka-lim sikaram a-na sa-te-e-im la-a lum-mu- ud ha-ri-im-lum pi-sa i-pu-sa-am- ma iz-za-kar-am a-na iluEn-ki-du a-ku-ul ak-lam dEn-ki-du zi-ma-at ba-la-ti-im bi-si-ti si-im-ti ma-ti i-ku-ul a-ak-lam iluEn-ki-du a-di si-bi-e-su sikaram is-ti-a-am 7 as-sa-am-mi-im [29] it-tap-sar kab-ta-tum i-na-an-gu i-li-is libba- su- ma pa-nu-su [it-]ta(?)-bir -ru [30] ul-tap-pi-it [............]-i su-hu-ra-am pa-ga-ar-su sa-am-nam ip-ta-sa-as-ma a-we-li-is i-me il-ba- as li-ib-sa-am ki-ma mu-ti i-ba-as-si il-ki ka-ak-ka-su la-bi u gi-ir- ri is-sa-ak-pu sab-[si]-es mu-si-a-ti ut- tap -pi-is sib-ba-ri [31] la-bi uk-t[a ]-si-id it-ti immer na-ki-[e?] ra-bu-tum iluEn-ki-du ma-as-sa-ar-su-nu a-we-lum wa-ru-um is-[te]-en id-lum a-na[ ........ u]-za-ak-ki-ir ........................... (About five lines broken away.) REVERSE I .............................. i-ip-pu-us ul-sa-am is-si-ma i-ni-i-su i-ta-mar a-we-lam iz [32]-za-kar-am a-na harimti sa-am-ka-at uk-ki-si [33] a-we-lam a-na mi-nim il-li-kam zi-ki-ir-su lu-us-su [34] ha-ri-im-tum is-ta-si a-we-lam i-ba-us-su-um-ma i-ta-mar-su e-di-il [35] e-es-ta-hi-[ta-am] mi-nu a-la-ku-zu na-ah- [36] [ -]ma e pi-su i-pu-sa-am-[ma] iz-za-kar-am a-na iluEn-[ki-du] bi-ti-is e-mu-tim [ ] si-ma-a-at ni-si-i- ma tu-sa [37]-ar pa-a-ta-tim [38] a-na ali dup-sak-ki-i e si-en UG-AD-AD-LIL e-mi sa-a-a-ha-tim a-na sarri Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim pi-ti pu-uk epsi [39] a-na ha-a-a-ri a-na iluGilgamis sarri sa Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim pi-ti pu-uk epsi [40] a-na ha-a-a-ri as-sa-at si-ma-tim i-ra-ah-hi su-u pa-na-nu-um-ma mu-uk wa-ar-ka-nu i-na mi-il-ki sa ili ga-bi-ma i-na bi-ti-ik a-pu-un-na-ti-su [41] si- ma- az- zum a-na zi-ik-ri id-li-im i-ri-ku pa-nu-su REVERSE II ............................................................ (About five lines broken away.) i-il-la-ak- .......... u sa-am-ka-at[ ]ar-ki-su i- ru- ub-ma [42] a-na [43] libbi Uruk-(ki) ri-bi-tim ip-hur um-ma-nu-um i-na si-ri-su iz-zi-za-am-ma i-na zu-ki-im sa Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim pa-ah-ra-a-ma ni-su i-ta-me-a i-na si-ri-su pi(?)-it-tam [44] a-na mi-[ni] [45] iluGilgamis ma-si-il la-nam sa- pi- il e-si[ pu]-uk-ku-ul i ? -ak-ta i[- -]di i-si? si-iz-ba sa[na-ma-]as-[te]-e i-te- en- ni- ik ka-ia-na i-na [libbi] Uruk-(ki) kak-ki-a-tum [46] id-lu-tum u-te-el-li- lu sa-ki-in ip-sa- nu [47] a-na idli sa i-tu-ru zi-mu-su a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma i-li-im sa-ki-is-sum [48] me-ih-rum a-na ilatIs-ha-ra ma-ia-lum na- [di]-i- ma iluGilgamish id-[ ]na-an(?)... i-na mu-si in-ni-[ -]id i-na-ak [49]-sa-am- ma it-ta-[ ]i-na zuki ip-ta-ra-[ku ]-ak-tam sa iluGilgamish ........... da-na(?) ni-is-su COL. III [ERROR: unhandled comment start] SIC --> ur-(?)ha ..................... iluGilgamis ................ i-na si-ri .................... i-ha-an-ni-ib [pi-ir-ta-su?] it-bi-ma ... a-na pa-ni- su it-tam-ha-ru i-na ri-bi-tu ma-ti iluEn-ki-du ba-ba-am ip-ta-ri-ik i-na si-pi-su iluGilgamis e-ri-ba-am u-ul id-di-in is-sa-ab-tu-ma ki-ma li-i-im i- lu- du [50] zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu [51] iluGilgamis u iluEn-ki- du is-sa-ab-tu-u- ma ki-ma li-i-im i-lu-du zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu ik-mi-is-ma iluGilgamis i-na ga-ga-ag-ga-ri si-ip-su ip-si-ih [52] us-sa-su- ma i-ni-'i i-ra-az-zu is-tu i-ra-zu i-ni-hu [53] iluEn-ki-du a-na sa-si-im iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma is-te-en-ma um-ma-ka u- li- id- ka ri-im-tum sa zu- pu-ri ilat-Nin- sun- na ul-lu e-li mu-ti ri-es-su sar-ru-tam sa ni-si i-si-im-kum iluEn-lil duppu 2 kam-ma su-tu-ur e-li ... 4 su-si [54]