"O GILGAMESH, lord of Kullab, great is thy praise. This was the man to whom all things were known; this was the king who knew the countries of the world. He was wise, he saw mysteries and knew secret things, he brought us a tale of the days before the flood. He went on a long journey, was weary, worn-out with labour, and returning engraved on a stone the whole story."

"When the gods created Gilgamesh they gave him a perfect body. Shamash he glorious sun endowed him with beauty, Adad the god of storm endowed with courage, the great gods made his beauty perfect, surpassing all others. Two thirds they made him god and one third man."