Col. VI.
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Jastrow, Morris and Clay, Albert Tobias
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208Strong(?) …
209Gish
210Against him [Enkidu proceeded],
211[His hair] luxuriant.
212He started [to go]
213Towards him.
214They met in the plaza of the district.
215Enkidu blocked the gate
216With his foot,
217Not permitting Gish to enter.
218They seized (each other), like oxen,
219They fought.
220The threshold they demolished;
221The wall they impaired.
222Gish and Enkidu
223Seized (each other).
224Like oxen they fought.
225The threshold they demolished;
226The wall they impaired.
227Gish bent
228His foot to the ground,8
229His wrath was appeased,
230His breast was quieted.
231When his breast was quieted,
232Enkidu to him
233Spoke, to Gish:
234“As a unique one, thy mother
235bore thee.
236The wild cow of the stall,9
237Ninsun,
238Has exalted thy head above men.
239Kingship over men
240Enlil has decreed for thee.
241Second tablet,
242enlarged beyond [the original(?)].
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Source notes
1 I.e., paid homage to the meteor.
2 I.e., the heroes of Erech raised me to my feet, or perhaps in the sense of “supported me.”
3 I.e., Enkidu.