" He who saw the Deep, the country's foundation,
[who] knew ... , was wise in all matters!
[Gilgamesh, who] saw the Deep, the country's foundation,
[who] knew ... , was wise in all matters!
[He] ... everywhere ...
and [learnt] of everything the sum of wisdom.
He saw what was secret, discovered what was hidden,
he brought back a tale of before the Deluge.
He came a far road, was weary, found peace,
and set all his labours on a tablet of stone.
He built the rampart of Uruk-the-Sheepfold,
of holy Eanna, the sacred storehouse.
See its wall like a strand of wool,
view its parapet that none could copy!
Take the stairway of a bygone era,
draw near to Eanna, seat of Ishtar the goddess,
that no later king could ever copy! "
― the Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic
![the Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic quote : He who saw the Deep, the country's foundation,<br />[who] knew ... , was wise in all matters!<br />[Gilgamesh, who] saw the Deep, the country's foundation,<br />[who] knew ... , was wise in all matters!<br /><br />[He] ... everywhere ...<br />and [learnt] of everything the sum of wisdom.<br />He saw what was secret, discovered what was hidden,<br />he brought back a tale of before the Deluge.<br /><br />He came a far road, was weary, found peace,<br />and set all his labours on a tablet of stone.<br />He built the rampart of Uruk-the-Sheepfold,<br />of holy Eanna, the sacred storehouse.<br /><br />See its wall like a strand of wool,<br />view its parapet that none could copy!<br />Take the stairway of a bygone era,<br />draw near to Eanna, seat of Ishtar the goddess,<br />that no later king could ever copy!](/image/1050052.jpg)