From The Epic of Gilgamesh
From The Epic of Gilgamesh (abbreviated version) In the wildness she created valiant Enkidu , born of Silence, endowed with strength by Ninurta. His whole body was shaggy with hair, he had a full head of hair like a woman, his locks billowed in profusion like Ashnan. He knew neither people nor settled living,. He ate grasses with the gazelles, and jostled at the watering hole with the animals; as with animals, his thirst was slaked with mere water. A notorious trapper came face-to-face with him opposite the watering hole.
On seeing him t he trapper's face went stark with fear ,
and he and his animals drew back home.
The trapper was rigid with fear; though stock-still
his heart pounded and his face drained of color.
He addressed his father saying: "Father, a certain fellow has come from the mountains. He is the mightiest in the land, his strength is as mighty as the meteorite of Anu! He con
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