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Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave

Part one of the Lugalbanda cycle — the king’s son falls ill on a campaign and is left in a mountain cave, where he prays the gods for healing.

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Tradition
Sumerian heroic epic. Forms part of the Uruk cycle alongside Enmerkar and Gilgamesh; Lugalbanda is the father of Gilgamesh in the king lists.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.
Source
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk

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