For the king of Erech of the wide places
open,
addressing
thy speech as unto a husband.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Thou shouldest design boundaries(??)
for a city. The trencher-basket put (upon thy head).
.... ......an abode of comfort.
For the king of Erech of the wide places
open,
addressing
thy speech as unto a husband.
Unto Gilgamish king of Erech of the wide places
open, addressing thy speech
as unto a husband.
He cohabits with the wife decreed for him,
even he formerly.
But henceforth
in the counsel which god has spoken,
in the work of his presence
shall be his fate."
At the mention of the hero
his face became pale.
