Hittite Cuneiform Tablet "The Epic of Gilgamesh"

So, 5 hours after I start, I'm done.

Translation

(6) And he was weeping [...]

(7) Then Gilgamesh (spoke) to heavenly Shamash: "This is the very day when in the city [...] - because he had settled again in the city -

(10) But I, ô heavenly Shamash, have taken the road [...]" Heavenly Shamash listened to the prayer of Gilgamesh. [Strong? winds] arose against Huwawa : a great wind, a northern wind, [...], a storm, an icy wind, a dust storm. Eight winds arose and stroke his eyes. He could not make a step forward, he could not [make a step] backward. Huwawa surrendered.

(21) Then Huwawa said to Gilgamesh : "Enough, Gilgamesh! You [will be my master], and I will be your slave. [The trees] that I have watched growing, [...]. I will cut down the strong pulpuli-trees, so that [you will build?] houses." But Enkidu [said] to [Gilgamesh]: "Do not listen to what Huwawa [says]! Do not [let] Huwawa [alive?]!"

Transcription

1. [...] a [...]

2. [x] uk-ki-iš [...]

3. dUTU ŠA-ME-E [...]

4. na-aš ú-i-iš-ki-iz-zi [...]

5. ŠA dUTU ŠA-ME-E an-da [...]

6. nu-uš-ši-kán iš-ha-ah-ru-[...]

Single rule.

7. nu dĜIŠ.GIM.MAŠ-aš A-NA dUTU ŠA-ME-E [...]

8. ka-a-aš-wa a-pa-a-aš UD.⌈KAM⌉-za I-NA URU-ri [...]

9. ku-it URU-ri EĜIR-pa a-še-ša-nu-ut [...]

Single rule.

10. am-mu-uk!(az)-ma-⌈za-kán⌉ A-NA dUTU [ŠA-ME-E ...]

11. nu ⌈KASKAL⌉-an e-ep-pu-un [...]

12. [dUTU ŠA]-ME-E [ŠA] dĜIŠ.GIM ar-ku-wa-[ar]

13. iš-ta-ma-aš-ta nu A-NA dhu-wa-wa [...]

14. GAL.MEŠ-iš a-ra-iz-zi IM GAL IM EL-TA-NU [...]

15. IM ZI-IQ-ZI-QU IM ŠU-RU-UP-PU-U IM A-ŠA-[AM-ŠU-TU ...]

16. IM AN-HU-UL-LU 8 IM.MEŠ [ar-ra]-a-ir nu-kán [...]

17. IGI.HI.A-wa EĜIR-pa wa-al-hi-⌈i⌉-iz-zi [...]

18. nu-uš-ši Ú-UL pa-ra-a [i-i]a-an-ni-ia u-wa-[...]

19. ki-ša-ri Ú-UL ⌈da⌉-aš-ši EĜIR-pa [...]

20. ki-ša-ri nu-za dhu-wa-wa-iš ar-ha da-[...]

Single rule.

21. nu dhu-wa-wa-iš A-NA dĜIŠ.GIM EĜIR-pa me-mi-[...]

22. ar-ha-wa-mu da-a-li dĜIŠ.GIM nu-mu-za zi-ik [...]

23. am-mu-uk-ma-ad-du-za ÌR-iš eš-lu-ut [...]

24. ki-i-e-eš šal-la-nu uš-ki-nu-un nu [...]

25. da-aš-ša-uš pu-ul-pu-li-i-[...]

26. kar-aš-mi nu-za É.MEŠ ha-[...]

27. ⌈nu⌉ dEN.KI.DU4-uš A-NA [...]

28. dhu-wa-wa-iš ⌈ku⌉-in [...]

29. na-an le-e iš-t[a-...]

30. le-e dhu-wa-wa-[...]

31. [x]-har SAG.MEŠ [...]

Translation and transcription from:

http://www.premiumwanadoo.com/cuneiform.languages/index_en.php?page=textes

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[SemiticPhilologist]

Hello, I wonder where you bought the styluses?

[norcofreerider604]

@SemiticPhilologist I made them... well, sort of. I bought wooden clay shaping utensils from a craft store and modified them to create the proper imprint shape.

[Rivenbane]

WIN. (not creeping at all, by the way)

[norcofreerider604]

@Rivenbane Lol, np. ;-)

[Marenwen]

wow! I study cuneiform and this is GREAT!

[cottoncandy544]

WOW cool. I am learning about Mesopotamia in class and the sumeriams used this. So this really helped me. Thx u