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5 e- |- Z" A7 A- W/ n( N" fIt was he who opened the mountain passes, 6 u- |# l$ A" d: Z
who dug wells on the flank of the mountain.
! l6 m" C3 h2 N- L8 ]1 I5 L7 O g2 P1 ]It was he who crossed the ocean, the vast seas, to the rising sun, , {, g$ |! s4 k' i1 z, l# W
who explored the world regions, seeking life.
0 J( k& r. O; R- L% QIt was he who reached by his own sheer strength Utanapishtim, the Faraway,
* S# C& M- l* X! p1 x7 s7 n! @0 Rwho restored the sanctuaries (or: cities) that the Flood had destroyed! 2 ]6 z! m' q# T' `$ d4 Z
... for teeming mankind. : N. m$ r* F1 ^4 g( K/ `
Who can compare with him in kingliness?
$ C' E* s" g4 l0 ~Who can say like Gilgamesh: "I am King!"? $ H. V0 k4 S8 T$ x& K1 K6 N
Whose name, from the day of his birth, was called "Gilgamesh"? 4 {" p6 [) ?$ n, P
Two-thirds of him is god, one-third of him is human. ; L% c+ ^0 R* p8 H) x
The Great Goddess [Aruru] designed(?) the model for his body, ; e8 a8 }) s; S
she prepared his form ...
; e, V) Y; b1 V: R6 ^2 c E... beautiful, handsomest of men, . ]1 C# ]# a' c" p' Y% L/ z
... perfect
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