Translation
1Gilgamish arose interpreting dreams,
2addressing his mother.
3“My mother! during my night
4I, having become lusty, wandered about
5in the midst of omens.
6And there came out stars in the heavens,
7Like a … of heaven he fell upon me.
8I bore him but he was too heavy for me.
9He bore a net but I was not able to bear it.
10I summoned the land to assemble unto him,
11that heroes might kiss his feet.
12He stood up before me[1]
13and they stood over against me.
14I lifted him and carried him away unto thee.”
15The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things,
17“Truly oh Gilgamish he is
18born[2] in the fields like thee.
19The mountains have reared him.
20Thou beholdest him and art distracted(?)
21Heroes kiss his feet.
22Thou shalt spare him….
23Thou shalt lead him to me.”
24Again he dreamed and saw another dream
25and reported it unto his mother.
26“My mother, I have seen another
27[dream. I beheld] my likeness in the street.
28In Erech of the wide spaces[3]
29he hurled the axe,
30and they assembled about him.
31Another axe seemed his visage.
32I saw him and was astounded.
33I loved him as a woman,
34falling upon him in embrace.
35I took him and made him
36my brother.”
37The mother of Gilgamish she that knows all things
38[said unto Gilgamish:—]
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