Gilgamesh Tablet XI

Tablet XI of this book may be one of the largest ones in the entire book. Again, every large tablet has those vocabulary words that we are not so sure about their meaning. The words that I found reading this tablet I think should be described to be able to understand the text even more and especially because when you end up having that many words in one single tablet y may be confusing. And even more important because this is the tablet that is closer to the conclusion of this book. The words that I didn't understand were:


Reed: the great stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially the ones growing in marshy places. 

Obliteration: the act of being obliterated.

Asphalt: any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.

Cubits: an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches.

Bitumen: any various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

Caulk: to fill or close seams or cervices of a tank or window in order to make it watertight or airtight.

Capsizing: to turn bottom up. 

Welter: to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.

Calamity: a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or a serious injury.

Engulfs: to swallow up in or as in a gulf.

Wept: simple past tense and past participle of the verb "weep". 

Libation: a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.

Cedar: any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide and spreading branches.

Ornately: elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily.  

Transgressed: to violate a law, command, moral code.

Kneel: to go down or rest on the knees or a single knee.

Dwelling: a building or a place of shelter to live in; place of residence.

Perilous: involving or full of grave risk or peril.

Garments: any article of clothing.