The Epic of Gilgameš, Old Babylonian Version, Tablet II, lines 85-111, read by Michael Streck
The translation below is taken from the SEAL project. The transcription is based on the transliteration provided there, which is in turn indebted to A. R. George's critical edition of the Epic.
| Original Transcript | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 85 šizba ša nammaštê ītenniq | 85 “The milk of animals he used to suck!”. |
| 87 akalam iškunū maharšu 88-89 iptēqma inaṭṭal u ippallas 90-91 ul īde enkidu aklam ana akālim 92-93 šikaram ana šatêm lā lummud |
87 They put bread before him, 88-89 he narrowed (his eyes), gazing and staring. 90-91 Enkidu did not know the bread for eating, 92-93 the ale for drinking he had never been shown. |
| 94 harimtum pīša īpušamma 95 issaqqaram ana enkidu |
94 The harlot opened her mouth, 95 and said to Enkidu: |
| 96-97 akul aklam enkidu simat balāṭim 98 šikaram šiti šīmti māti 99-100 īkul aklam adi šebêšu 101-102 šikaram išti’am sebet assammim |
96-97 “Eat the bread, Enkidu, the thing proper to life; 98 drink the ale, the lot of the land”. 99-100 Enkidu ate the bread until he was sated, 101-102 he drank the ale, seven jugs (full). |
| 103 ittapšar kabtatum inangu 104-105 īliṣ libbašuma pānūšu ittawrū 106-107 ultappit gallābum šu’’uram pagaršu 108-109 šamnam iptašašma awīliš īwe 110-111 ilbaš libšam kīma muti ibašši |
103 His mood became free, he was singing, 104-105 his heart became merry and his face shone bright. 106-107 The barber treated his body so hairy, 108-109 he anointed himself with oil and became a human being, 110-111 he put on a garment, becoming like a man. |