Col. III

..... [until] Huwawa, [the terrible],

............ [I destroyed]. [I will go down to the] cedar forest, ................... the jungle ............... tambourine (?) ................ I will open it. Enkidu opened his mouth and spoke to Gish: "Know, my friend, in the mountain, when I moved about with the cattle to a distance of one double hour into the heart of the forest, [Alone?] I penetrated within it, [To] Huwawa, whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death. Why dost thou desire To do this? To advance towards the dwelling(?) of Huwawa?" Gish opened his mouth and [spoke to Enkidu: "... [the covering(?)] I will destroy. ....[in the forest]

To ................. The dwelling [of Huwawa] The axe .......... Thou .......... I will [go down to the forest]." Enkidu opened his mouth and spoke to [Gish:] "When [together(?)] we go down To the [cedar] forest, whose guardian, O warrior Gish, a power(?) without [rest(?)], Huwawa, an offspring(?) of .... Adad ...................... He ........................