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Gilgamesh and Enkidu cut down the cedar forest and in particular the tallest of the cedar trees to make a great cedar gate for the city of Nippur. They build a raft out of the cedar and float down the Euphrates to their city.
A highly detailed, diptych image illustrating the construction of an ancient city. The top panel shows two muscular men in the foreground, hewing down a massive tree with axes in a dense forest, surrounded by other smaller figures doing similar work. The man on the left wears an ornate, gold-trimmed outfit, while the man on the right wears a primitive, fur-like garment. In the background, a large, ornate stone structure under construction with scaffolding rises above a walled city. The bottom panel depicts a large wooden raft laden with lumber, possibly from the trees cut down in the upper panel, navigating a wide river. The same two men from the top panel are prominently featured on the raft, guiding it with long poles. Other men are paddling smaller rafts and boats in the choppy water. In the distance, a sprawling ancient city with mud-brick buildings and a towering ziggurat is visible under a clear, bright sky. The overall scene conveys a sense of industrious activity and scale, highlighting the monumental efforts involved in ancient construction and transport.
