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TABLET IV
Siglum
S

Museum number
Distribution of lines by column
NINEVEH

K 7224

vi 21019

[obv. not extant]

Y1 K 8586
Y2 Sm 1040
Y3 79-7-8, 342
i 2243 (Y1)
iii 87109 (Y2)

Plate in George
Bab. Gilg. Epic

The placing of MS S in Tablet IV is provisional

65
69
69
69

iv
v 1'7' (Y3) and see DD

AA K 8591

70
v 192205
vi 226250

[obv. not extant]

CC K 10777
iii 8496

iv 159164

6970

MSS AA and CC may belong together

DD K 13525

v 19098

[obv. not extant]

69

Possibly part of MS Y

BM 45883
iii 1209

BM 93052
ii 6975
iii 1'9'

iv 1614

private collection, ex Amherst

[obv. not extant]

71
52

[rev. not extant]

Rm 853, obv.
i 3337

w1 VAT 14512
w2 VAT 14513
i 15 (w1)
ii 3437 (w1)
iii [not extant]
v

BABYLON

vi see Tablet V*
URUK

71

71
71
iv 15576 (w2)
v see Tablet V*
vi colophon? (w1)

BABYLONIA

iv 15865

52

Score transliteration

MSS u and w (almost certainly), and probably also the other Babylonian MSS, belong to
a recension of the text in which the division between Tablets IV and V falls much later than
in the Ninevite tablets. The Assyrian division is adopted here, so that the fragments of text
preserved in cols. v and vi of MSS u and w are edited as parts of Tablet V.
*

1
2
3
4
5

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w1
w1
w1
w1
w1

i1
i2
i3
i4
i5

[a-na 20] DANNA ik-su-pu ku-sa-a-pu

[a-na 3]0 DANNA i-ku-nu nu-bat-tum
[50 D]ANNA il-li-ku kal u4-mu
[ma-lak IT]I u UD 15.KAM ina al- u4-mu it-u- ana kurlab-na-nu
[a-na IGI dUTU -a]r-ru- [bu--ru]

Lines 621 can be restored from the parallel passages 3843 and 8499.
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1
Y1

i 1'
i 2'
i 3'
i 4'
i 5'
i 6'
i 7'
i 8'
i 9'
i 10'
i 11'

[ u]-ut-ta a-m[u-ru ka-li --at]

[ina sa]-pan-ni KUR-i [
]
[KUR]- im-qut in[a
]
[u ni]-nu ki-i nim gi du ki [
]
[t]a--al-dam-ma ina E[DIN mit-lu-ka ni-le--i]
[M]U-ra ana ib-ri-u den-ki-d [u-ut-ta- -am-ar-]
[i]b-ri dam-qa-at u-na-a[t-ka ba-ni x x x x]
[]u-ut-tum u-qu-rat [
]
]
[i]b-ri KUR- ta-mu-r[u
d
[n]i-ab-bat um-ba-ba ni-[nar-ra-u?]
-lam-ta- ana tu--ri n[i-nad-di?]

33

Y1
u

i 12' [u] i-na e-e-ri a-m[at dUTU damiqta nim-mar]

i 1' ina e-e-ri [
]
Y1u

34

Y1 i 13' [a-n]a 20 DANNA ik-s[u-pu ku-sa-a-pu]

u
i 2' a-na 20 DANNA ik-[
]
w1 ii 1 a-na 20 DANNA ik-s[u]

35

Y1 i 14' [a-n]a 30 DANNA i-ku-nu [nu-bat-tum]

u
i 3' a-na 30 DANNA i-ku-[
]
w1 ii 2 a-na 30 DANNA i-[
]

36

Y1
u
w1

om.
i 4' 50 DANNA il-li-ku ka-la [u4-mu]
ii 3 50 DANNA il-l[i-

37

Y1
u
w1

om.
i 5' [ma-lak ITI u] UD 15.KAM ina al- u4-mu ifl-u- ana kur[lab-na-nu]
ii 4 ma-lak I[TI
]

38
39
40
41
42
43

Y1 i 15a' [a-n]a IGI dUTU -ar-ru- bu--ru :

Y1 i 15b' A?.[ME?
i-ku-nu i-na
-pa]
d
Y1 i 16' i-li-ma GI-gm-ma ina mu-[i -di-i]
Y1 i 17' [Z].MAD.G-su ut-te-qa-a [ana ur-sa-a-ni]
Y1 i 18' [K]UR- bi-i-la u-ut-t[a a-mat damiqti? lu-mur]
Y1 i 19' i-pu---um-ma de[n-ki-d a-na a-a-? ? za-q-q]

Here ends col. i of Y, which resumes at the beginning of col. iii, by dead reckoning l. 87; Lines 44
55 of Y col. ii can be partly restored according to the parallel passages; 5677 will relate the

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second dream and Enkidus explanation. Perhaps to be placed hereabouts is the first column of MS
t:
t
t
t
t
t
t
t

ii? 1'
ii? 2'
ii? 3'
ii? 4'
ii? 5'
ii? 6'
ii? 7'

[
[
[
[
[
[
[

]-a

d]um-ba-ba

]x-tum?-ma ku-ri-i a-rak-

]-ti ra-pa- qa-at-nu
] dum-ba-ba ki-ma lTUR? e-mi?
]-i-ka? el?--u
]x-an

Lines 7883 can be restored after the parallels.

84
85
86

CC iii 1 [A.ME?
i)-ku-nu i-(
]x x x pa
CC iii 2 [i-li-ma dGI-gm-ma ina mu-i] -di-i
CC iii 3 [Z.MAD.G-su ut-te-qa-a ana ur-s]a-a-ni

87

Y2 iii 1 [KUR]- bi-la u-u[t-ta a-mat damiqti?

]
CC iii 4 [
] lu-mur

88

Y2 iii 2 [i-p]u---um-ma d[en-ki-d a-na a-a-?

]
?
CC iii 5 [
] za-q-q

89

Y2 iii 3 [giI]G ar-bi-il-l[i? ir-te-ti

CC iii 6 [

90

Y2 iii 4 [u]-ni-il-u-ma [ina kip-pat-ti

CC iii 7 [

91

Y2 iii 5 [u? ]u?- GIM e-e?-e [

CC iii 8 [

92

Y2 iii 6 [dGI]-gm-ma ina kin-i-[u] -tam-me-da zu-qat-su

CC iii 9 [
-d]a zu-qat-su

93

Y2 iii 7 [it]-tum re-at G.ME UGU-u im-qut

CC iii 10 [
]- im-qut

94

Y2 iii 8 [ina q]ab-li-ti it-ta-u -qat-ti

CC iii 11 [
-qa]t-ti

95

Y2 iii 9 [i]t-b-e-ma i-ta-ma-a a-na ib-ri-u

CC iii 12 [
]-ri-

96

Y2 iii 10 [i]b-ri ul tal-sa-an-ni am-mi-ni e-re-ku

CC iii 13 [
-r]e-ku

97
98
99
100

Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2

iii 11
iii 12
iii 13
iii 14

]
] ina K-
]
] -ur-ti

in]a K-[u]
-dam-ma it-t]a-til ina K-u

[u]l tal-pu-tanan-ni am-mi-ni --ku

[u]l ilu e-ti-iq am-mi-ni a-mu- UZU--a
[i]b-ri a-ta-mar 3-ta u-ut-ta
u-ut-ta a-mu-ru ka-li --t

101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108

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Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2
Y2

109 Y2

iii 15
iii 16
iii 17
iii 18
iii 19
iii 20
iii 21
iii 22

[i]l-su- AN- qaq-qa-ru i-ram-mu-um

[u]4-mu u-a-ri-ir -a-a ek-le-tum
[ib-r]iq bir-qu in-na-pi-i i--a-tum
[nab-l]u i-tap-pu- iz-za-nun mu--tu
[x (x) ]x-im-ma n-bu-t ib-te-li i--tu
[x (x) x] im-taq-qu-tu i-tu-ur ana tu-um-ri
[x--al-d]am-ma ina EDIN mit-lu-ka ni-le--[i]
[i-me zi-kir ib-ri-]? den-ki-d u-ut-ta- -am-ar- MU-ra ana dGI[gm-ma]
iii 23 [ib-ri dam-qa-at] u-na-at-ka ba?-ni x x [x x]

The bulk of Enkidus explanation of the third dream is lost; the text is probably to be resumed by
MS t col. iii, which will then begin the account of the fourth march:
t
t

iii 1' [x x x] x [
iii 2' x x x ta-na[k-

t
t
t
t
t
t
t

iii 3'
iii 4'
iii 5'
iii 6'
iii 7'
iii 8'
iii 9'

]
]

a-na 20 DANNA i[k-su-pu ku-sa-a-pu]

a-na 30 DANNA i-[ku-nu nu-bat-tum]
50 DANNA il-[li-ku kal u4-mu]
a-ar -[
]
i-mu-[
]
-x[
]
x[
]

But about here one also expects MS r col. iii:

120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129

r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r

iii 1'
iii 2'
iii 3'
iii 4'
iii 5'
iii 6'
iii 7'
iii 8'
iii 9'
iii 10'

[a-na 20 DAN]NA i[k-su-pu ku-sa-a-pu]

[ana 3]0 DANNA i-ku-[nu nu-bat-tum]
[5]0 DANNA il-l[i-ku kal u4-mi]
[ma-la]k ITI u UD 15.KAM ina al-[ u4-mu]
[ifl-]u- a-na kurlb-[na-nu]
[a-na IG]I dUTU-ar-r[u- bu--ru]
[A.ME?
i]-ku-nu i-[na
-pa]
d
[i-li-ma G]I-gm-ma ana mu[-i -di-i]
[Z.MAD.G-su ut-te]-eq-qa-a ana [ur-sa-a-ni]
[KUR- bi-la ]u-u[t-ta a-mat damiqti? lu-mur]

The next 13 lines, continuing the account of the fourth day, can be restored as above, ll. 88100.
The details of Gilgames fourth dream are lost in the SB epic. The text resumes with MSS rw2v,
which are probably to be conflated with MS CC reverse. This fragment preserves lines from the
very end of col. iv, by dead reckoning about ll. 15964. The result reads as follows:
155 w2
156 w2
157 w2

iv 1' [ib-ri dam-qat u]-na-at-k[a

iv 2' [
]-ri an-n[i-tum?
d
iv 3' [
]um-ba-ba GIM dx[

158 w2
v

iv 4' [
iv 1' [

i-n]ap-pa-u nu-[

]
]
]
]
] e-li-[u]

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159 CC iv 1' [
w2 iv 5' [
v
iv 2' [
160 CC iv 2' [
w2 iv 6' [
v
iv 3' [

-b]i?-

-d]i-
ni-ak-ka[n

]
nu-k]s-sa-a i-di-[ ]

]x ba e ba a nu x[
]xxxxxx[

]-ni
]
]

161 CC
r
w2
v

iv 3'
iv 1'
iv 7'
iv 4'

[
[
[
[

162 CC
r
w2
v

iv 4'
iv 2'
iv 8'
iv 5'

[
n]i-mar
[
] dUTU SIG5-ti[m
]
d
[
] a-mat UTU SIG5-ti[m
]
d
[ ina ] e-e-ri a-mat UTU SIG5-t ni[m- ]

163 CC
r
w2
v

iv 5'
iv 3'
iv 9'
iv 6'

[
ku]-sa-pa
[
i]k-su-pu k[u- ]
[
] ik-su-pu ku-sa-[
]
[a-na] 20 DANNA ik-su-pu ku-[
]

164 CC iv 6'
r
iv 4'
w2 iv 10'
v
iv 7'

[
n]u-bat-ta
[
] i-ku-nu n[u]
[
MI]N? i-ku-nu nu-[
]
[a-na] 30 DANNA i-ku-nu n[u]

e-r]i-
]xxx[
]
]-a- ni-iz-za-za UGU [
]
]-a- ni-iz-za-az-zu e-l[i]

165 w2 iv 11' [50 DANNA i]l-li-ka ka[l u4-mu]

v
iv 8' [ DANN]A i[l166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176

w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2
w2

iv 12'
iv 13'
iv 14'
iv 15'
iv 16'
iv 17'
iv 18'
iv 19'
iv 20'
iv 21'
iv 22'

[a-na IGI dUT]U -ar-ru- b[u--ru]

[A.ME?
i]-ku-nu i-[
-pa]
[i-li-ma] dGI-gm-ma a-na mu[-i -di-i]
[Z.MAD.G-su u]t-taq-qa-a a-na [ur-sa-a-ni]
[KUR- bi-i-la] u-ut-ti a-mat [damiqti? lu-mur]
[i-pu---um-m]a den-ki-d a-na [-a-? ? za-q-q]
[giIG ar-bi-il]-la ir-te-ti [ina K-]
[u-ni-il-u-m]a ina kip-pat-ti x[
-ur-ti]
?
?
[u u - GIM e-e-e (x) ]x-dam-ma it-t[a-til ina K-]
[dGI-gm-ma ina kin-i]- -t[am-me-da zu-qat-su]
[it-tum re-at Gme] e[li- im-qut]

A fragment of Y contains part of one of Enkidus explanations and probably belongs here:
Y3
Y3
Y3
Y3
Y3

v 1'
v 2'
v 3'
v 4'
v 5'

x[
pi-i-u x[
GURU ta-mu-ru [
ina u4-me-u-ma [
i-ab-bat kap-p[i-u

]
]
]
]
]

CCw2v

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Y3
Y3

v 6' i-na---q[u
v 7' a-na-ku x[

]
]

After a short gap the text resumes with MS AA col. v, and its duplicate, DD. By dead reckoning
MS AA col. v will end at about l. 205:
190 DD
191 DD

1' [
2' [

i]l-la-k[a
lb-b]i urukki TAK-BU-[

]
]

192 AA
DD

v 1' [
] x[
3' [x (x)]x-ma i-ziz-za-am-ma x[

]
]

193 AA
DD

v 2' [
-m]a NUNUZ l[bd
4' [x GI-g]m-ma NUNUZ lb-bi uru[kki

]
]

194 AA
DD

v 3'a [
]-a zi-kir pi-i-[ :]
d
5' [ UTU] i-me-ma [

195 AA
DD

v 3'b [
]
6' [ul-tu ul-l]a-nu-um-ma tuk-ku u[l-tu AN-e il-ta-na-sa--]

196 AA
DD

v 4' [ur-r]i-i i-ziz-za-- la i[r-ru-ub ana giTIR-]

7' [
-zi]z-za-- la ir-r[u]

197 AA
DD

v 5' [la ur]-rad a-na al-bi-im-ma l[a

8' [
]al-bi-im-ma la [

]
]

198 AA
DD

v 6' [la i]-al-lp 7 tgG..M[E9' [

] 7 tgG..ME-[u

]
]

199
200
201
202
203
204
205

AA v 7'a [1-e]t? a-lp-ma 6 -i-ifl :

AA v 7'b u-nu [
]
AA
v 8' GIM ri-i-mu kd-ri it-ku-p[u
]
AA
v 9' [i]t-til-ta is-si-ma ma-li pi-[rit-ta (x x x)]
AA v 10'a [m]a-a-ar q--ti i-as-si :
AA v 10'b x[
]
d
d
AA v 11' um-ba-ba GIM IKUR i-[rag-gu-um]

After a gap we expect MS S col. vi:

210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219

S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

vi 1'
vi 2'
vi 3'
vi 4'
vi 5'
vi 6'
vi 7'
vi 8'
vi 9'
vi 10'

[e-t]al-du [
]
dGI-gm-ma KA-[ D-ma DUG .GA MU-ra ana den-ki-d]
4
ib-ri ul [
]
ul DUMU.ME e-tal-d[u
]
den-ki-d pa-a- D-m[a DUG .GA MU-ra ana dGI-gm-ma]
4
ib-ri ni-il-la-ka-[u
]
dum-ba-ba n[i-il-la-ka-
]
dGI-gm-ma KA- D[-ma DUG .GA MU-ra ana den-ki-d]
4
[i]b-ri lu-n[i-ir?
]
[ ] a-n[a
]

After another short gap, MS AA col. vi takes the text to the end of Tablet IV:

DD

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226
227
228
229
230
231

AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA

vi 1'
vi 2'a
vi 2'b
vi 3'
vi 4'
vi 5'

[
]x x[
]
[
]x- :
lu-x[
]
[den-ki-d pa-a]- D-u-ma i-q[ab-bi MU-ra ana dGI-gm-ma]
[
]-tar-da
x[
]
[
]-te-e-ma
i-man-g[i-ga i-da-a-a?]

232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250

AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA

vi 6'
vi 7'
vi 8'
vi 9'a
vi 9'b
vi 10'a
vi 10'b
vi 11'
vi 12'
vi 13'
vi 14'
vi 15'
vi 16'a
vi 16'b
vi 17'
vi 18'
vi 19'
vi 20'
vi 21'

[dGI-gm-ma] pa-a- D-ma DUG4.GA MU-ra [ana den-ki-d]

[am-me-ni i]b-ri pi-is-nu-qi n[i-qab-bi]
[ni-nu la ni]-te-et-ti-qa ka-li-u-nu ur-[sa-a-ni]
[ ]x x x x x x ina pa-ni-ni :
la-ma ni-it-ta-su [
]
[ib-r]i mu-du-u tu-qu-un-tu :
M it-x[
]
[x ]x tal-tab-bifl-ma ul ta-ad-da[r
]
[x ]x-ma ki-i a-pil-lim-ma u-un-x[
]
[ki-m]a li-li-su lu- -pu r[i-gim-ka]
[l]i-i man-gu i-di-ka u lu--t lit-ba-a [ina bir-ki-ka]
[t]i-i-bat ib-ri i-te-ni nit-[tal-lak]
[lid-b]u-ub lb-ba!-ka!? tu-qu-un-tu :
mu-u-t mi-i-ma ba-la-flu [e--i?]
[x-n]u it-pal-lu pit-qu-du a-me-lu
[ ina] IGI DU-ku pa-gar- i-ur tap-pa-a li-al-lim
[ana u4-me r]u-qu-ti -nu u-ma i-tak-nu
[x (x) x] re-q ik-u-du ki-lal-la-an
[-gam-me-r]u a-ma-ti!--nu -nu iz-ziz-zu

V 1 AA

vi 22' [

]-ma i-na-pa-at-tu giTI[R]

Traces are preserved at the end of cols. v and vi of MS w1. Col. v probably belongs somewhere in
the gap between cols. i and ii of MS I (Tablet V at Kuyunjik). Col. vi is presumably a colophon.
w1

v 1' x[
v 2' i ni-x[

w1

vi 1' [

A. R. George

]
]
]x zu [