Gilg. OB RA 113

SEAL no. 31252

Copy / Photo
Tablet Siglum
SM T-7544
Measurements
circumference
9.0 × 9.9
cm
Collection
Suleimaniyah Museum
Edition
Genre / Classification
Epics, Gilgameš
Provenance
Text

col. i

1ʹ–4ʹ traces

5ʹ …]-iš-tim?

6ʹ …]-as?

7ʹ …] at-ti?

8ʹ …]-ki?-im

9ʹ …]-⸢x⸣

10ʹ …]-ši

11ʹ …]x--⸢šu

12ʹ …]-il

13ʹ …]x x

14ʹ …]-⸢lu?⸣

15ʹ–19ʹ traces

 

col. ii

de[n-ki-du₁₀ lām tallikam ina šadîka]

u[l-li-iš dGIŠ.gilx(BÍL)-ga-mes ina libbi Uruk idaggal šunātim]

it-⸢{bé}⸣-[ti-la-am-ma dGIŠ.gilx-ga-mes i-ta-mar šu-ut-ta]

it-bé i-ta-[wa-a a-na um-mi-šu]

i-bi-šu-ú-ma [ka-ak-ka-bu ša-ma-i]

ki-iṣ-rumšaan-ni [im-qú-tam a-na ṣe-ri-ia]

al-tu-uk-šu-ú-ma [kabit/iktabit e-li-ia

as-ki-ip-šu-ú-ma nu-[uš-ša-šu ú-ul el’e/elti’]

9ʹ ⸢UNUG⸣ki ma-du-um pa-ḫi-[ir e-li-ia/šu]

10ʹ pa-⸢aḫ⸣-ru eṭ-lu-tum la i-l[e-ú šu-uq-qá-šu]

11ʹ ⸢ú⸣-um-mi-id pu-tii⸣-[mi-du ia-ti]

12ʹ -⸢ši⸣-a-aš-šu-ú-ma at-ba-⸢šu⸣ [a-na ma-aḫ-ri-ki]

13ʹ ⸢um⸣-mi dGIŠ.gilx-ga-mes mu-[de-a-at ipaššar/kalāma]

14ʹ is-sà-qá-ra-am a-na [dGIŠ.gilx-ga-mes]

15ʹ ⸢mami-in-de dGIŠ.gilx-ga-mesša⸣ [ki-ma ka-ti-ma]

16ʹ im-ma-tim wa-li-id-ma ú-⸢ra-ab⸣-[ba ṣēru/-bi-šu šadû]

17ʹ ki-ma ki-iṣ-ri-im ša an-ni du-un-nu-n[a e-mu-qá-šu]

18ʹ aš-šum uš-ta-ma-aḫ-ḫa-ru it-ti-[ka]

19ʹ ú-ul i-du-šu-ú-ma i-pa-aḫ-ḫu-ru [e-li-šu]

20ʹ eṭ-lu-tum ú-⸢na-aš-ša⸣-qú-nim ša-a-[tu]

21ʹ ⸢ta-am⸣-mar!-šu-ú-ma li-ib-ba-ka i-ri-[a-aš]

22ʹ [te-ed]-⸢di⸣-ra-aš-šu-ú-ma ta-ra-ad-di-[šu a-na ma-aḫ-ri-ia]

23ʹ [it-ti-la-am]-ma dGIŠ.gilx-ga-mes i-ta-m[ar šuttam/šanītam]

24ʹ [it-bé i-ta-wa-a] ⸢a-na um-mi⸣-[šu]

Translation

(Trans. Al-Rawi/George)

1ʹ “O [Enkidu, even before you came from your uplands,]

2ʹ yonder [in Uruk Gilgamesh was dreaming (of you).]

3ʹ [Gilgamesh] lay(!) [down and had a dream,]

4ʹ he arose to [talk to his mother:]

5ʹ ‘[The stars of the sky] parted company,

6ʹ a lump of sky-rock [fell down before me.]

7ʹ I tested its (weight) but [it was too heavy for me,]

8ʹ I gave it a shove but [could not move it.]

9ʹ Numerous Uruk was gathered [about me (or it),]

10ʹ the young men all together could not [raise it.]

11ʹ I braced my forehead, they [supported me,]

12ʹ I picked it up and took it away [into your presence.]’

13ʹ The mother of Gilgamesh, being [wise, explained (or wise in all things),]

14ʹ saying to [Gilgamesh:]

15ʹ so: ‘For sure, Gilgamesh, there is one [like yourself,]

16ʹ he was born in the land and [the wild (or uplands)] reared [him.]

17ʹ [His strength is] as mighty as a lump of sky-rock,

18ʹ so that I shall make him [your] equal.

19ʹ Not knowing who he is, they will gather around him,

20ʹ him the young men will kiss.

21ʹ You will see him and your heart will rejoice,

22ʹ [you will] hug him and lead [him into my presence.]’

23ʹ Gilgamesh [lay down] and had [a dream (or another),]

24ʹ [he arose to talk] to [his] mother.”

Revision History
06/01/25