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Two-thirds of him was divine and one-third human. Belet-ili designed the shape of his body, And made his form perfect [ - - - - - - - - - - -] [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -] [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -] [ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -] He walked about in Uruk "the Sheepfold," showing his superiority with his head held high like a wild bull. He had no rival; and at his pukku his weapons would arise; his companions had to arise. The young men of Uruk were dejected in their [- - - -] Gilgamesh would not leave any son alone for his father. Day and night [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -] He was the shepherd [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ] he was their shepherd [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ] Powerful, extraordinary, [wise, - - - ] Gilgamesh would not leave [alone- - - - - - - - -] the warriors' daughters, young men's brides. The gods listened to their complaints; the gods of heaven [- - - - - - to] Uruk's nobles. Did [- - - - -] create such a rampant wild bull? Is there no rival? At the pukku His weapons would arise; his companions had to arise. Gilgamesh would not leave any son alone for his father. Day and night [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -] He is the shepherd of Uruk "the Sheepfold"; he is their shepherd [- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ] Powerful, extraordinary, wise [- - - - - - - - -] Gilgamesh would not leave young girls [alone], the warriors' daughters, young men's brides. Anu listens to their complaints. They called upon the great Aruru: Did you, O Aruru, create [humanity?]. Now create someone for him, to match the power of his energies. Let them fight and allow Uruk to have peace. When Aruru heard this, she created inside herself the word of Anu. Aruru washed her hands, pinched off a piece of clay, and cast it out onto the steppe. She created [ - - - - - ], Enkidu the warrior: offspring of [- - - - - - - - - - -] of Ninurta. His whole body was shaggy with hair; he had hair like that of a woman; his hair grew like Nisaba. He did not know people or country; he was dressed like the cattle. He ate grass with the gazelles; He quenched his thirst at the watering hole with cattle. A hunter, a trapper— one day, a second, and a third— came face to face with him beside the watering hole. The hunter watched him and was motionless. He and his animals entered his house He was frightened, struck dumb, and silent. He was concerned and his face was screwed up in confusion. [- - - - - - - - -] the grief within him. His face had the appearance of a long-distance wayfarer. | . . hero as human & divine creation of a human . . . . . physical superiority of the hero . . . . . king as shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . creation of humansfrom clay/earth . . excessively hairy character . . . . human who eats with animals . . . 3-day sequence |