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I'm two thirds god
and one third man
Gilgamesh
The goddess pinched off clay
she let it fall into the wilderness
and the noble Enkidu was created
now Gilgamesh has met his match
this great one
this hero whose beauty is like a god
he is a match, even for Gilgamesh
sealed with an embrace
I have not established my name stamped on bricks as my destiny decree
we will go into the forrest and destroy the evil
for in the forrest
there is Humbaba, whoes name is hugeness
a ferocious giant
his breath is like fire
his jaws are death itself
Oh Glorious Shamhat please help me!
Gilgamesh
saves the day saves the day saves the day
Come to me Gilgamesh be my bridegroom
and give me your seed
uh...
Father of the gods Enlil! Gilgamesh insults me give me the Bull of Heaven so I can distroy Gilgamesh
The Bull of Heaven
my friend, you said we would leave enduring names behind
my friend, take this sword and stab him between the nape of the head
it was by your command that they killed the Bull of Heaven and killed Humbaba. Now Enkidu must die although he is innocent
my friend
the great goddess
has cursed me
oh no
I will cause all the people of Uruk to weep over you
and raise the dead from the dirt
the joyful people stoop in sorrow
when you have gone to the earth I will let my hair grow long for your sake I will wonder through the wilderness in a skin of a lion
how can I rest
how can I be at peace
dispair is in my heart
what my brother is now
that shall I be when I am dead
because I am afraid of death
I will go the best I can to find Utnapishtim
whom they call the faraway
for he has entered
the assembly of the gods
into the mountain of Mashu
no man has entered the mountain
but I have ran for 12 leagues
boatman,
take me to Utnapishtim. across the river of death, do not touch the water
what is your name you who come here wearing skins of beasts
you who come wearing skins of beasts
with you face drawn and your cheeks starved
for what reason have you made this great journey?
I am Gilgamesh from Uruk
my brother whom I love the end of mortality has overtaken him
I wept for seven days and nights and now I am afraid of death. I will reveal a mystery a secret of the gods
Gilgamesh, eternal life is not for you
but I shall reveal a secret thing, a mystery of the gods
there is a plant
that will restore
lost youth to a man
.. floating along....
a serpent snatched away the old men are young again plant
for myself I have gained nothing
I find a sign
now I have lost it
it was the work of Gilgamesh
the king
this too was the work of Gilgamesh
the king who knew the countries of the world
he was wise and saw mysteries and knew secret things
you brought us a tale of the days before the flood
went on a long journey was weary and worn out with labor
and in returning engraved on stone the whole story
Gilgamesh I'm the best Gilgamesh
I gotta make this one count
the key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands
that's a good non-specific symptom
I'm a big believer in it
a lot of people will tell you a good phony fever is a dead lock
but if you get a nervous mother, you could wind up in a doctors office
that's worse than school