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Tablet V
Hawawa Defeated
Column I
Enkidu and Gilgamesh marched in forest deeper still.
Hawawa showed his next form, breath as death so foul be it.
Enkidu said to Gilgamesh quick
"Two friends against one demon is for sure a victory of friendship."
And so they went against the demon who before them stood.
And through the air axes chopped and swords sliced.
Hawawa fought with demon strength, but this form did die,
So Hawawa showed yet another form.
Column II
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Column III
Hawawa roared "Try to take me down, when like a mighty tree trunk am I formed."
Did the friends run straight to danger
in cedar forest far.
And through the air axes chopped, and swords sliced,
So to kindling did they reduce this form of Mighty Hawawa.
But very quick did Hawawa become a whirlwind between the trees.
And just as quick did Enkidu with axe in steady arms fell each tree
Which about him lay.
Gilgamesh lay down his sword and with maul did ensure
Each falling tree did go all the way down to the ground."
Now did Hawawa show his three remaining forms standing together.
Column IV
On the left was fire, on the right was flood, and in the middle stone.
Gilgamesh did cry aloud to the heavens above:
"I was a wild man so this good dream I know.
Shamash, O Great Bull Above, give us strength, my friend and I.
Give us courage to surpass our fear before this fearsome Hawawa."
And in the heavens above Shamash did hear Gilgamesh pray
So with lift of hand did he send thirteen winds against awful Hawawa
Thirteen winds to stop the stone, and blow the fire into the flood then the flood back to the earth below.
Shamash sent
Si-mur-ru wind from heaven down
Se-Ho-Has-Hu wind from north cold-bound land,
Su-Kum-Hu wind from south hot-bound land,
Se-Us-Hu wind from west-bound land,
Se-utu-Hu wind from east sun-bound land,
Se-gur-Ho-Has wind from beside the north-bound land.
Sa-e-Ho-Has wind from the other side of the north-bound land.
Su-tur-na-Kum-Hu wind from beside the south-bound land.
Su-eme-Kum-Hu wind from the other side of the south-bound land.
Se-Us-ka-ka-Hu wind from beside the west-bound land.
Se-Us-us-Hu wind from the other side of the west-bound land.
Su-gal-Us-Hu wind from beside the east-bound land.
Su-had-Us-Hu wind from the other side of the east-bound land.
Shamash raised his other hand,
And the thirteen winds blew against Hawawa's forms.
The thirteen winds broke his stone, blew out his wind, blew away his flood.
The thirteen winds left only Hawawa.
Gilgamesh rushed forward.
Column IV
Hawawa fell to his knees.
Hawawa cried out:
I, Hawawa,make me your servant. I will cut down the trees for you.
Shamash has blown me down.
Shamash has sent you to beat me down.
Gilgamesh you are son of virgin Lady Wild Cow.
Gilgamesh you are king of Uruk.
I,Hawawa can guard the wood for Uruk's gates."
Enkidu with mighty roar did say:
"The demon lies. He must be killed. To the demon do not listen. To me listen well."
Hawawa made a piteous cry:
"Why should you listen to one without mother, without father, who is only wild?
Enlil, first of gods, when he shall hear, shall curse you and your friends,
And Enlil, god of wildness, curse shall bring down man of wilderness Enkidu then."
Enkidu said once more "The demond must be killed before Enlil is told.
Gilgamesh, bring Hawawa down and build a cedar gate to Shamash.
Gilgamesh this gate will tell how Giglamesh destroyed the demon guardian of cedar forest far."
And Gilgamesh did take heart from Enkidu's words
So Gilgamesh did with his sword did slice into Hawawa's neck from the right.
So Enkidu did with his ax did chop into Hawawa's neck from the left.
And Hawawa's tongue and spoke never more.
With gore and blood fouled clothes did they bring down vast cedar
For a boat, and floated more cedar planks for the gate of holy Uruk.
They cleansed themselves for the celebration
And the rousing shouts that would surely greet them on their return.
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