He, their ruler,...
The strong, the preëminent, the cunning,...
Gilgamesh does not leave the virgin to [her mother],
The daughter to her warrior, the wife to her husband.
The gods [of heaven] hear their cry.
They cry aloud to Aruru, "Thou hast created him,
Now create a rival (?) to him, equal to taking up the fight against him (?)."
So much at least is clear from the badly mutilated lines that Gilgamesh has played sad havoc with the inhabitants of Uruk. In personal combat, as it would appear, he has triumphed over the warriors of the place. The son is taken away from his father, the virgins are taken captive, warriors and husbands are snatched from those dear to them. Aruru is here appealed to as the creator of mankind.[867] She who has created the hero is asked to produce some one who can successfully resist Gilgamesh. Aruru proceeds to do so.
Aruru, upon hearing this, forms a man of Anu.[868]
Aruru washes her hands, takes a bit of clay, and throws it on the ground.