| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [copied from A; a second, extended dedication was inscribed by BM in blue ink] Dedicated | [underlined:] to Maja Sacher. | Dédié à Maja. | En souvenir de toutes ces années d'amitié | que vous et Paul nous avez temoigné. | B. Martinů. | [underlined:] B. MARTINU. | [underlined:] The Epic of Gilgamesh. | Part I. Gilgamesh. | II. The death of Enkidu | III. Invocation. | (The english translation | by R. Campbell Thompson.) | B. Martinů | For Choir, Soli and | orchestra. | [underlined:] Orchestra. | 2 flutes 2 clar. 3 tromp. 2 tromb. | Harp - Piano - [circled "Timpani" in red ink] Percussion (3.) [red ink used to cross out the "3" and add a question mark together with Philipp's cipher "P."; blue pencil used to reinscribe the "3" and cross out both the question mark and "P."] | String. [an "s" added to the end of the word in red ink] | Sopr. [a circled "Contralto" added in red ink together with a line leading to the comment "auch f. Contralto gibt es ein kleines Solo! siehe pag. 7, letzte Zeile und knapp vorher" with "P."] Tenor. Baryton. Bass Soli | Mixed Choir. | NICE. Feb. 1955 | Duration Part I. Minutes | II. | III. [the duration figures were already crossed out in A] |
| Number of leaves | 106 (včetně titulní strany) |
| Number of pages bearing notation | Titulní strana + 105 notových stran |
| Total number of pages | 212 |
| Original pagination | 1–105 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 348 x 540 mm |
| Binding | Loose leaves with notation only on recto, no cover |
| Paper characteristics | Yellowed; several punctures on the left side of each paper (probably after previous sewn binding) |
| Brand of paper | Circle Blue Print Co., Inc. |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 30 |
| Total span of staves | 468 mm |
| Distance between staff lines | 1,8 mm |
| Writing instrument | Pens (blue and red ink), red, pink, and blue pencil, two lead pencils |
| Content of particular pages | Title page; pp. 1–37: "Part I. Gilgamesh."; pp. 38–63: "Part II. The death of Enkidu."; pp. 64–105: "Part III. Invocation." |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Blue ink and lead pencil. |
| Other markings | Markings by the editor Philipp in red ink; inscriptions in lead pencil and red, pin, and blue pencil in a larger number of inidentified hands (presumably UE editors'). |
| Comments | The verso of the last sheet contains the comment "Druckvorlage" in lead pencil in an unidentified hand. |