Said Enkidu to her, to the harlot:I 215 ‘Come, Shamhat, take me along to the sacred temple, holy home of Anu and Ishtar, where Gilgamesh is perfect in strength, like a wild bull lording it over the menfolk. ‘I will challenge him, for [my strength] is mighty,I 220 [I will vaunt] myself in Uruk, saying “I am the mightiest!” [There] I shall change the way things are ordered: [one] born in the wild is mighty, strength he possesses.’
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Amazing how strong the influence of a beautiful woman's word of encouragement... too strong!
