REVERSE I
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1And he made glad.
2He lifted up his eyes,
3and beheld the man,
4and said unto the hierodule:—
5“Oh harlot, take away the man.
6Wherefore did he come to me?
7I would forget the memory of him.”
8The hierodule called unto the man
9and came unto him beholding him.
10She sorrowed and was astonished
11how his ways were ............
12Behold she opened her mouth
13saying unto Enkidu:—
14“At home with a family [to dwell??]
15is the fate of mankind.
16Thou shouldest design boundaries(??)
17for a city. The trencher-basket put (upon thy head).
18.... ......an abode of comfort.
19For the king of Erech of the wide places
20open, addressing thy speech as unto a husband.
21Unto Gilgamish king of Erech of the wide places
22open, addressing thy speech
23as unto a husband.
24He cohabits with the wife decreed for him,
25even he formerly.
26But henceforth
27in the counsel which god has spoken,
28in the work of his presence
29shall be his fate.”
30At the mention of the hero
31his face became pale.