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The Epic of Gilgamesh
Tablet IX (4)
[67 lines are missing, in which Gilgamesh convinces the scorpion-being to allow him passage.] "Though it be in deep sadness and pain, in cold or heat... gasping after breath... I will go on! Now! Open the Gate!" The scorpion-being spoke to Gilgamesh, saying: "Go on, Gilgamesh, fear not! The Mashu mountains I give to you freely (!), the mountains, the ranges, you may traverse... In safety may your feet carry you. The gate of the mountain..." To the rising of the sun... To the setting of the sun... To the setting of the sun... They caused to go out..."
Paraphrase of Shem
The Blessing of Shem and the People of Spirit (3)
To those who long for the best of life, and those who are worthy of rest, he revealed them. I granted perception to those who perceive. I disclosed to...