ENKIDU AWAKES: THE SIXTH DAY
 
The trapper spoke to her: 'There he is. Now, woman, make your breasts bare, have no shame, do not delay but welcome his love. Let him see you naked, let him possess your body. When he comes near uncover yourself and lie with him; teach him, the savage man, your woman's art, for when he murmurs love to you the wild beasts that shared his life in the hills will reject him.'
-- The Epic of Gilgamesh
circa 2000 bc
Tr: N K Sandars

J W Cooper
December 1995
Copyright © John W. Cooper