Translation of the Text. Comparison with Genesis 6-9. Another Babylonian Version.
1. Translation of the Text.
1. Gilgamesh said to him, to Utnapishtim, the far-away:
2. “I look upon thee, O Utnapishtim,
3. Thy appearance is unchanged; thou are like me;
4. Thou art not at all different, thou art like me.
5. Thy courage is unbroken, to make combat,
6. On thy side thou liest down—on thy back.
7. [Tell me] how hast thou advanced and in the assembly of the gods hast found life?”
8. Utnapishtim spoke to him, to Gilgamesh: