The Epic of Gilgamesh: Lines 895–1130

This collection covers vocabulary from the ancient Mesopotamian epic poem about the king of Uruk, as translated by R. Campbell Thompson and William Muse Arnold, compiled by Laura Getty.

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  1. tempest
    a violent commotion or disturbance
    Six days and nights the wind blew, and storm and tempest overwhelmed the country.
  2. moderate
    lessen the intensity of
    When the seventh day arrived, the tempest, the storm, the battle
    Which they had waged like a great host began to moderate.
  3. thither
    to or toward that place; away from the speaker
    The dove flew hither and thither,
    But as there was no resting-place for her, she returned.
  4. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
    The raven flew away and saw that the waters were receding.
  5. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
    The gods smelled the savor;
    The gods gathered like flies around the sacrifice.
  6. rashly
    in a hasty and foolhardy manner
    Let the gods come to the offering; But Enlil shall not come to the offering,
    Since rashly he caused the flood-storm,
    And handed over my people to destruction.’
  7. forbear
    resist doing something
    But be merciful, forbear, let not all be destroyed! Be considerate!
  8. smite
    cause physical pain or suffering in
    Instead of sending a flood-storm,
    Let famine come and smite the land;
  9. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
    Instead of sending a flood-storm,
    Let pestilence come and kill off the people.
  10. bramble
    any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
    There is a plant resembling buckthorn,
    its thorn stings like that of a bramble.
  11. bestow
    present
    Not on myself did I bestow any benefit.
  12. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
    I see the sign; this is an omen to me.
  13. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
    The wife whom you hate—you may not chastise her,
    Yes, and you may not kiss the child whom you love,
    Nor may you chastise the child whom you hate,
    For you must mourn their loss of the world.
  14. gladden
    make happy
    Enkidu said: “So be it: the friend you cared for now has worms in his body;
    The bride you loved is now filled with dust.
    Bitter and sad is all that formerly gladdened your heart.”
  15. dregs
    the most worthless or undesirable part of something
    The man whose spirit has no one who cares for it—
    You and I have often seen such man—
    Consumes the dregs of the bowl, the broken remnants of food
    That are cast into the street.
Created on Mon Aug 17 03:16:30 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Aug 18 15:16:38 EDT 2026)

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