1-3 - Now the lord once decided to set off for the mountain where the man lives; Lord Gilgamec decided to set off for the mountain where the man lives. He spoke to his slave Enkidu:

4-7 - 'Enkidu, since a man cannot pass beyond the final end of life, I want to set off into the mountains, to establish my renown there. Where renown can be established there, I will establish my renown; and where no renown can be established there, I shall establish the renown of the gods.'

8-12 - His slave Enkidu answered him: 'My lord, if today you are going to set off into the mountains, Utu should know about it from us. If you are going to to set off into the Mountains of Cedar-felling, Utu should know about it from us. Utu, youthful Utu, should know about it from us. A decision that concerns the mountains is Utu's business. A decision that concerns the Mountains of Cedar-felling is the business of youthful Utu. Utu should know about it from us.'

13-16 - Gilgamec prepared took hold of a white kid. He clasped a brown kid, a sacrificial animal, close to his breast. He a brown kid. In his hand he held a holy staff before his nose, as he addressed Utu of heaven:

17-18 - 'Utu, I am going to set off into the mountains! May you be my helper! I am going to set off into the Mountains of Cedar-felling! May you be my helper!'

19-20 - From heaven Utu replied to him: 'Young man, you are noble already in your own right -- but what would you want with the mountains?'

21-33 - 'Utu, I have something to say to you -- a word in your ear! I greet you -- please pay attention! In my city people are dying, and hearts are full of distress. People are lost -- that fills me with wretched dismay. I craned my neck over the city wall: corpses in the water make the river almost overflow. That is what I see. That will happen to me too -- that is the way things go. No one is tall enough to reach heaven; no one can reach wide enough to stretch over the mountains. Since a man cannot pass beyond the final end of life, I want to set off into the mountains, to establish my renown there. Where renown can be established there, I will establish my renown; and where no renown can be established there, I shall establish the renown of the gods.'

34-47 - Utu accepted his tears as a fitting gift. As befits a compassionate person, he turned to him full of compassion: 'Now there are seven warriors, sons of a single mother. The first, their eldest brother, has lion's paws and eagle's talons. The second is a snake, . The third is a dragon snake, . The fourth blazes with fire . The fifth is a snake, . The sixth , a shackle that the rebel lands in the hills, beats at the flanks of the mountains like a battering flood , floodwater that destroys all . The seventh flashes like lightning, and no one can deflect it its power . kingship . Nisaba has bestowed on you in addition. They , and know the routes on earth. They will help you find the of the way. They should guide you to the place in the mountains where the boats have to be pulled from the water! The warrior, youthful Utu, gave these seven to Gilgamec. These seven the warrior, youthful Utu, gave to Lord Gilgamec. The feller of cedars was filled with joy; Lord Gilgamec was filled with joy.'

48-51 - In his city he had the horn sounded for single men; similarly for two together he made them call out. 'Let him who has a household go to his household! Let him who has a mother go to his mother! Let bachelor males, types like me, -- fifty of them -- join me at my side!'

52-60 - Whoever had a household went to his household. Whoever had a mother went to his mother. Bachelor males, types like him -- there were fifty -- joined him at his side. He made his way to the blacksmith's, and had them cast weapons and axes, the strength of warriors. Then he made his way to the deeply shaded plantations, where he had ebony trees felled, and trees, apricot trees, and box trees. He to his fellow-citizens who were going with him. Warriors, sons of a single mother . The first, their eldest brother, has lion's paws and eagle's claws. They will guide him to the place in the mountains where the boats have to be pulled from the water.

61 - He crossed the first mountain range, but his intuition did not lead him to find the cedars there the cedars did not catch his attention . He crossed the second mountain range, but the cedars did not catch his attention. He crossed the third mountain range, but the cedars did not catch his attention. He crossed the fourth mountain range, but the cedars did not catch his attention. He crossed the fifth mountain range, but the cedars did not catch his attention. He crossed the sixth mountain range, but the cedars did not catch his attention. ... He crossed the third mountain range, but his intuition did not lead him to find the cedars there. He crossed the fourth mountain range, but his intuition did not lead him to find the cedars there. He crossed the fifth mountain range, but his intuition did not lead him to find the cedars there. He crossed the sixth mountain range, but his intuition did not lead him to find the cedars there.

62-67 - When he had crossed the seventh mountain range, there his intuition led him to find the cedars. He did not need to ask, nor did he have to search any further. Lord Gilgamec began to chop at the cedars, while Enkidu lopped off their branches, to Gilgamec. while Enkidu their branches, and his fellow-citizens . to , Enkidu . stacked them in piles. Huwawa . He loosed his terrrors against . while Enkidu cut up the timbers, and the widows' sons who had come with him heaped them up in piles. Since, because of the , Huwawa had been scared in his lair by Gilgamec, he began to radiate his terrors .

68-75 - Gilgamec was overcome by sleep, and it affected Enkidu as a powerful longing. His fellow-citizens who had come with him flailed around at his feet like puppies. Enkidu awoke from his dream, shuddering from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes; there was eery silence everywhere. He touched Gilgamec, but could not rouse him. He spoke to him, but he did not reply.

76-84 - 'You who have gone to sleep, you who have gone to sleep! Gilgamec, young lord of Kulaba, how long will you sleep for? The mountains are becoming indistinct as the shadows fall across them; the evening twilight lies over them. Proud Utu has already gone to the bosom of his mother Ningal. Gilgamec, how long will you sleep for? The sons of your city who came with you should not have to wait at the foot of the hills. Their own mothers should not have to twine string in the square of your city.'

85-89 - He thrust that into his right ear; he covered him with his aggressive words as if with a cloth , laid them out like linen . He gathered picked up in his hand a cloth with thirty shekels of oil on it and smothered rubbed it over Gilgamec's chest. Then Gilgamec stood up like a bull on the great earth. Bending his neck downwards, he yelled at him:

90-91 - 'By the life of my own mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! Am I to become again as if I were slumbering still on the lap of my own mother Ninsumun?'

92-95 - A second time he spoke to him: 'By the life of my own mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! Until I discover whether that person was a human or a god, I shall not direct back to the city my steps which I have directed to the mountains.'

96-97 - The slave, trying to ameliorate the situation, trying to make life appear more attractive, answered his master:

98-106 - 'My master, you have not yet really seen that person, he should not vex you. -- But he vexes me -- me, who have seen him before. His pugnacious mouth is a dragon's maw; his face is a lion's grimace. His chest is like a raging flood; no one dare approach can escape from his brow, which devours the reedbeds. A man-eating lion, he never wipes away the blood from his slaver. a lion eating a corpse, he never wipes away the blood Travel on, my master, up into the mountains! -- but I shall travel back to the city. If I say to your mother about you , she will laugh. But afterwards I shall say to her about you , and she will certainly weep over you bitterly .' replied to :

107-116 - 'Look, Enkidu, two people together will not perish! A grappling-pole does not sink! No one can cut through a three-ply cloth! Water cannot wash someone away from a wall! Fire in a reed house cannot be extinguished! You help me, and I will help you -- what can anyone do against us then? When it sank, when it sank, when the Magan boat sank, when the barge sank, then at least the life-saving grappling-pole of the boat was rescued was not allowed to sink ! Come on, let's get after him and get a sight of him!'

117-119 - 'If we go after him, there will be terror! There will be terror. Turn back! There will be blood! There wil be blood! Turn back!'

120 - 'Whatever you may think -- come on, let's get after him!'

121-125 - Before a man can approach within even sixty times six yards, Huwawa has already reached his house among the cedars. When he looks at someone, it is the look of death. When he shakes his head at someone, it is a gesture full of reproach. When he speaks to someone, he should not prolong his words: 'You may still be a young man, but you will never again return to the city of your mother who bore you!'

126-129 - Fear and terror spread through his Gilgamec's sinews and his feet. He could not move (?) his feet on the ground; the big toenails of his feet stuck to the path (?). At his side .

130-135 - (Huwawa addressed Gilgamec:) 'So come on now, you heroic bearer of a sceptre of wide-ranging power! Noble glory of the gods, angry bull standing ready for a fight! Your mother knew well how to bear sons, and your nurse knew well how to nourish children on the breast! Don't be afraid, rest your hand on the ground!'

136-139 - Gilgamec rested his hand on the ground, and addressed Huwawa: 'By the life of my own mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought you En-me-barage-si, my big sister, to be your wife in the mountains.'

140-144 - And again he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought you Ma-tur, my little sister, to be your concubine in the mountains. Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!'

145-148 - Then Huwawa handed over to him his first terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

148A-148K - And again he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought to the mountains for you . Couldn't I get close to you and your family? Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!' Then Huwawa handed over to him his second terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

148L-148V - And a third time he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought to the mountains for you some flour -- the food of the gods! -- and a waterskin of cool water. Couldn't I get close to you and your family? Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!' Then Huwawa handed over to him his third terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

148W-148FF - And a fourth time he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought to for you some big shoes for big feet. Couldn't I get close to you and your family? Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!' Then Huwawa handed over to him his fourth terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

148GG-148PP - And a fifth time he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought to the mountains for you some tiny shoes for your tiny feet. Couldn't I get close to you and your family? Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!' Then Huwawa handed over to him his fifth terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

148QQ-148AAA - And a sixth time he addressed him: 'By the life of my mother Ninsumun and of my father, holy Lugalbanda! No one really knows where in the mountains you live; they would like to know where in the mountains you live. Here, I have brought you rock-crystal, stone and lapis lazuli -- from the mountains. Couldn't I get close to you and your family? Just hand over your terrors to me! I want to become your kinsman!' Then Huwawa handed over to him his sixth terror. Gilgamec's fellow-citizens who had come with him began to lop off the branches and bundle them together, so as to lay them down at the foot of the hills.

149-151 - When Huwawa had finally handed over to him his seventh terror, Gilgamec found himself beside Huwawa. He went up to him gradually from behind, as one does with a snake. He made as if to kiss him, but then punched him on the cheek with his fist.

152 - Huwawa bared his teeth at him , furrowing his brows at him . Huwawa addressed Gilgamec: 'Hero, to act falsely!' The two of them on him . the warrior from his dwelling. said to him, 'Sit down!' Huwawa from his dwelling. said to him, 'Sit down!' The warrior sat down and began to weep, shedding tears. Huwawa sat down and began to weep, shedding tears. Huwawa plea to Gilgamec. He threw a halter over him as over a captured wild bull. He tied up his arms like a captured man. Huwawa wept, .

153-157 - He tugged at Gilgamec's hand. 'Gilgamec, let me go!' 'I want to talk to Utu!' 'Utu, I never knew a mother who bore me, nor a father who brought me up! I was born in the mountains -- you brought me up! Yet Gilgamec swore to me by heaven, by earth, and by the mountains.'

158-160 - Huwawa clutched at Gilgamec's hand, and prostrated himself before him. Then Gilgamec's noble heart took pity on him. Gilgamec addressed Enkidu He addressed his slave Enkidu :

161-162 - 'Enkidu, let the captured bird run away home! Let the captured man return to his mother's embrace!'

163-174 - Enkidu replied to Gilgamec His slave Enkidu replied : 'Come on now, you heroic bearer of a sceptre of wide-ranging power! Noble glory of the gods, angry bull standing ready for a fight! Young Lord Gilgamec, cherished in Unug, your mother knew well how to bear sons, and your nurse knew well how to nourish children! -- One so exalted and yet so lacking in understanding judgment will be devoured by fate without him ever understanding that fate. The very idea that a captured bird should run away home, or a captured man should return to his mother's embrace! -- Then you yourself would never get back to the mother-city that bore you! A captured warrior set free! A captured high priestess to the ! A captured priest restored to his wig of hair! ever, ever ? his attention to his words . '

175-177 - Huwawa addressed Enkidu: 'Enkidu, you speak such hateful hostile words against me to him! You hireling, who are hired for your keep! You who follow along after him -- you speak such hateful words to him. why do you speak such hateful words to him? ' ...

178-180 - As Huwawa spoke thus to him, Enkidu, full of rage and anger, cut his throat they cut his throat . He put He chucked They put his head in a leather bag.

181-186 - They entered before Enlil. After they had kissed the ground before Enlil, they threw the leather bag down, tipped out his head, and placed it before Enlil. When Enlil saw the head of Huwawa, he spoke angrily to Gilgamec: They brought it before Enlil and Ninlil. When Enlil approached (?), went out the window (?), and Ninlil went out . When Enlil with Ninlil had returned (?),

187-192 - 'Why did you act in this way? did you act ? Was it commanded that his name should be wiped from the earth? He should have sat before you! He should have sat , . He should have eaten the bread that you eat, and should have drunk the water that you drink! He should have been honoured you! Huwawa -- he honoured! ' From his seat, Enlil assigned Huwawa's heavenly auras to .

193-199 - He gave Huwawa's first aura to the fields. He gave his second aura to the rivers. He gave his third aura to the reedbeds. He gave his fourth aura to the lions. He gave his fifth aura to the palace debt slaves . He gave his sixth aura to the forests the hills . He gave his seventh aura to Nungal.

200 - his terror the rest of the auras Gilgamec .

201-202 - Mighty one, Gilgamec, who is cherished! be praised! Enkidu, be praised ! Nisaba, be praised! Huwawa, ! cherished, ! Enkidu, be praised !