ii.0’ [ibrī ša arammušu danniš]

ii.1’ ittīya ittallaku kalu marṣ[ātim]

ii.2’ enkidu ša arammušu danniš

ii.3’ ittīya ittallaku kalu marṣātim ii.0’ [My friend, whom I love deeply],

ii.1’ who with me went through every danger,

ii.2’ Enkidu, whom I love deeply,

ii.3’ who with me went through every danger.

ii.4’ illikma ana šīmatu awīlūtim

ii.5’ urrī u mūšī elīšu abki ii.4’ He went to the destiny of mankind,

ii.5’ I wept over him day and night.

ii.6’ ul addiššu ana qebērim

ii.7’ ibrīman itabbi’am ana rigmīya

ii.8’ sebet ūmim u sebe mūšiātim

ii.9’ adi tūltu imqutam ina appīšu ii.6’ I did not give him up for burial -

ii.7’ “Maybe my friend will rise at my cry!” -

ii.8’ For seven days and seven nights,

ii.9’ until a maggot dropped from his nostril.

ii.10’ ištu warkišu ul ūta balāṭam

ii.11’ attanaggiš kīma hābilim qabaltu ṣēri

ii.12’ inanna sābītum ātamar pānīki

ii.13’ mūtam ša ātanaddaru ayya āmur ii.10’ After he was gone I did not find life,

ii.11’ as I wandered like a trapper through the midst of the wild.

ii.12’ Now, Ale Wife, I have seen your face,

ii.13’ but I would not see death, that I ever fear”.

ii.14’ sābītum ana šâšum izzaqqaram ana gilgameš ii.14’ The ale wife spoke to him, to Gilgamesh:

iii.1 gilgameš ê tadâl

iii.2 balāṭam ša tusahharu lā tutta

iii.3 inūma ilū ibnû awīlūtam

iii.4 mūtam iškunū ana awīlūtim

iii.5 balāṭam ina qātīšunu iṣṣabtū iii.1 “O Gilgamesh, where are you wandering?

iii.2 You cannot find the life that you seek:

iii.3 when the gods created mankind,

iii.4 for mankind they established death,

iii.5 life they kept for themselves”.

iii.6 atta gilgameš lū mali karaška

iii.7 urrī u mūšī hitaddu atta

iii.8 ūmišam šukun hidûtam

iii.9 urrī u mūšī sūr u mēlil iii.6 You, Gilgamesh, let your belly be full,

iii.7 keep enjoying yourself, day and night!

iii.8 Every day make merry,

iii.9 dance and play day and night!

iii.10 lū ubbubū ṣubātūka

iii.11 qaqqadka lū mesi mê lū ramkāta

iii.12 ṣubbi ṣehram ṣābitu qātīka

iii.13 marhītum lihtaddâm ina sūnīka iii.10 Let your clothes be clean!

iii.11 Let your head be washed, may you be bathed in water!

iii.12 Gaze on the little one who holds your hand!

iii.13 Let a wife enjoy your repeated embrace!