Versos English Stephen Langdon Reverse Ii

English poem

Reverse Ii

by (1876–1937)

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i-il-la-ak- .......... u sa-am-ka-at[ ]ar-ki-su i- ru- ub-ma a-na libbi Uruk-(ki) ri-bi-tim ip-hur um-ma-nu-um i-na si-ri-su iz-zi-za-am-ma i-na zu-ki-im sa Unuk-(ki) ri-bi-tim pa-ah-ra-a-ma ni-su i-ta-me-a i-na si-ri-su pi(?)-it-tam a-na mi-[ni] iluGilgamis ma-si-il la-nam sa- pi- il e-si[ pu]-uk-ku-ul i ? -ak-ta i[- -]di i-si? si-iz-ba sa[na-ma-]as-[te]-e i-te- en- ni- ik ka-ia-na i-na [libbi] Uruk-(ki) kak-ki-a-tum id-lu-tum u-te-el-li- lu sa-ki-in ip-sa- nu a-na idli sa i-tu-ru zi-mu-su a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma i-li-im sa-ki-is-sum me-ih-rum a-na ilatIs-ha-ra ma-ia-lum na- [di]-i- ma iluGilgamish id-[ ]na-an(?)... i-na mu-si in-ni-[ -]id i-na-ak-sa-am- ma it-ta-[ ]i-na zuki ip-ta-ra-[ku ]-ak-tam sa iluGilgamish ........... da-na(?) ni-is-su

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ur-(?)ha ..................... iluGilgamis ................ i-na si-ri .................... i-ha-an-ni-ib [pi-ir-ta-su?] it-bi-ma ... a-na pa-ni- su it-tam-ha-ru i-na ri-bi-tu ma-ti iluEn-ki-du ba-ba-am ip-ta-ri-ik i-na si-pi-su iluGilgamis e-ri-ba-am u-ul id-di-in is-sa-ab-tu-ma ki-ma li-i-im i- lu- du zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu iluGilgamis u iluEn-ki- du is-sa-ab-tu-u- ma ki-ma li-i-im i-lu-du zi-ip-pa-am 'i-bu- tu i-ga-rum ir-tu-tu ik-mi-is-ma iluGilgamis i-na ga-ga-ag-ga-ri si-ip-su ip-si-ih us-sa-su- ma i-ni-'i i-ra-az-zu is-tu i-ra-zu i-ni-hu iluEn-ki-du a-na sa-si-im iz-za-kar-am a-na iluGilgamis ki-ma is-te-en-ma um-ma-ka u- li- id- ka ri-im-tum sa zu- pu-ri ilat-Nin- sun- na ul-lu e-li mu-ti ri-es-su sar-ru-tam sa ni-si i-si-im-kum iluEn-lil

duppu 2 kam-ma su-tu-ur e-li ... 4 su-si