Gish sought to interpret the dream;

He spoke to his mother:

"My mother, during my night

I became strong and moved about

Among the heroes;

And from the starry heaven

A mass from the heavens fell upon me.

I bore it and it grew heavy upon me,

I became weak and its weight I could not endure.

The land of Erech gathered about it.

The heroes stood around it.

It was raised up before me.

They stood me up.

I bore it and carried it to thee."

The mother of Gish, who knows all things,

Spoke to Gish:

"Someone, O Gish, who like thee

In the field was born and

Whom the mountain has reared,

Thou wilt see him and thou wilt rejoice.

Heroes will honor him.

Thou wilt spare him and wilt endeavor

To lead him to me."

He slept and saw another

Dream, which he reported to his mother:

"My mother, I have seen another

Dream. My likeness I have seen in the streets

Of Erech of the plazas.

An axe was brandished, and

They gathered about him;

And the axe made him angry.

I saw him and I rejoiced,

I loved him dearly,

I embraced him.

I took him and regarded him

As my brother."

The mother of Gish, who knows all things,

Spoke to Gish:

"O Gish, the man whom thou sawest,

Whom thou didst embrace with love,