Col. III.
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Jastrow, Morris and Clay, Albert Tobias
96..... [until] Ḫuwawa, [the terrible],
97........................
98............ [I destroyed].
99[I will go down to the] cedar forest,
100................... the jungle
101............... tambourine (?)
102................ I will open it.
103Enkidu opened his mouth and
104spoke to Gišh:
105“Know, my friend, in the mountain,
106when I moved about with the cattle
107to a distance of one double hour into the heart of the forest,
108[Alone?] I penetrated within it,
109[To] Ḫuwawa, whose roar is a flood,
110whose mouth is fire,
111whose breath is death.
112Why dost thou desire
113To do this?
114To advance towards
115the dwelling(?) of Ḫuwawa?”
116Gišh opened his mouth and
117[spoke to Enkidu:
118”... [the covering(?)] I will destroy.
119....[in the forest]
120....................
121....................
122To .................
123The dwelling [of Ḫuwawa]
124The axe ..........
125Thou ..........
126I will [go down to the forest].”
127Enkidu opened his mouth and
128spoke to [Gish:]
129“When [together(?)] we go down
130To the [cedar] forest,
131whose guardian, O warrior Gish,
132a power(?) without [rest(?)],
133Ḫuwawa, an offspring(?) of ....
134Adad ......................
135He ........................