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He carved his story on a tablet of lapis lazuli, sealed it in a copper chest, and placed it at the foot of the city walls. And he wrote: He who saw the Deep, the foundation of the land. He who knew all things, wise in all matters. Gilgamesh, who saw the secret and uncovered the hidden. He brought back a tale from before the Flood. Go up on the wall of Uruk and walk around. Examine its foundation, inspect its brickwork. Is not even the core of the wall made of kiln-fired brick? And is it not written on a lapis tablet that the walls themselves are eternal? The story does not end with death. It ends with brick, with cedar, with a name carved into a city. Gilgamesh could not defeat death. But he taught his people how to build—and how to weep for a friend—and that was enough.

Siduri directed him to , the boatman of the dead. Urshanabi agreed to ferry him across the Waters of Death—but only if Gilgamesh cut three hundred punting poles, since any touch of those waters killed instantly.

Gilgamesh drove his sword through Humbaba's neck. The mountains wept resin. The cedar trees swayed in grief. They cut down the tallest tree for Uruk's gate, and they sailed home on the Euphrates with Humbaba's head as a trophy. Ishtar, goddess of love and war, saw Gilgamesh gleaming with cedar resin and glory. She climbed the walls of Uruk, adorned in jewels, and called to him: "Come, Gilgamesh, be my lover. Give me your fruit. I will give you a chariot of lapis lazuli and a house of sweet-smelling reeds."

Gilgamesh walked in absolute darkness for twelve leagues. In the twelfth league, light burst forth. He stood in the , where trees bore rubies instead of fruit, lapis lazuli leaves, carnelian branches. epic of gilgamesh full version

Aruru washed her hands, pinched off clay, and threw it into the wild. From that clay, she shaped , the primal man. His body was covered in shaggy hair; his head bore hair like a woman's. He ate grass with the gazelles, jostled wild beasts at waterholes, and set animal traps free with his own hands. Tablet II: The Taming of the Wild Man A hunter saw Enkidu filling his pit traps and ran to Gilgamesh in terror. "Your Majesty, a creature from the hills has undone all my work. He is naked, strong as a host of heaven, and he releases the animals."

"Why did I labor? For nothing. I have not gained any good."

"I have lost my brother Enkidu. I have sat at his graveside. Now I am afraid of death. I want to find Utnapishtim, the Faraway, who survived the Flood." He carved his story on a tablet of

The boat was a cube: 120 cubits each side, seven decks, sealed with pitch. For six days, the storm raged. On the seventh, the flood ceased. Utnapishtim sent out a dove (it returned), a swallow (it returned), and a raven (it did not return). The boat grounded on Mount Nimush.

"Turn back, little kings, or I will grind your bones into my bread."

Enkidu relented and blessed her instead. Gilgamesh, who saw the secret and uncovered the hidden

The gods wept. Ishtar screamed, "How could you destroy my people?" Enlil was furious—but Ea shamed him. "You made the flood without reason. Punish the guilty, not the innocent." Enlil relented and granted Utnapishtim eternal life.

Gilgamesh sat down. Sleep rolled over him like fog.

They fought like bulls tearing at a cedar. They shattered the doorframe. They tore up the paving stones. Gilgamesh finally pinned Enkidu to the ground. But instead of rage, they both laughed. Enkidu spoke: "Your mother bore you to be supreme. I am no longer your rival. I am your brother."