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Plain text of The Tale of Gudam

Segment C

1-9 They filled the bronze vessels to the brim. He made the tilimda vessels shine like the holy barge, with fine chickpea flour, bearded carp, fish like dates. Many followed Gudam on the streets of Unug. They sat armed before him. The singer of the temple came out to the forceful king, and looked at the troops. The singer met him with a song, with the string in his hand:

10-15 "What you have eaten, what you have eaten -- it was not bread that you have eaten, it was your flesh that you have eaten! What you have drunk, what you have drunk -- it was not water that you drank, it was your blood that you drank! Gudam, many followed you on the streets of Unug; they sat armed before you."

16-19 Gudam slapped his thigh with his fist in annoyance; fear overcame him: "He did not grasp the Car-ur, my heroic weapon. For me the temple of Zabalam ..."

20-25 He lopped off the crossbeams of E-ana as if they were branches. Gudam went out into the street. Gudam crushed many on the streets of Unug, and killed many with his mace. He hacked down the door of the city gate. He went out.

26-29 A junior fisherman, a fisherman of the temple, turned the double-axe against him and struck Gudam down. Gudam began to weep, and turned pale:

30-32 "O God, spare my life! I will give You bulls of the mountains, I will make Your cow-pen full! I will give You sheep of the mountains, I will make Your sheepfold full!"

33-35 The answer came to him: "The fields of Zabalam, where you dwelt: its villages ... Over a wide area, may calm be for you, may ... desire."

36-37 O Lord, I will speak of Your might. It is pleasant to praise You!