, 1875-02-22

Tho lover rart uf tl,o country was oyerru ttaefs
invader. Tho old capital Of thla part Of H,hn Il, ~
lonia was Ur,!k. or Eroeh and It ID sAll to I,y.
hoen goveruol at that t!mo by 1siar. vho ua,s n.s
afterwards worrhtpod ~ goddess. und"v, W. v.
natne Of le]ltar, Think thu tegeut1 ailnds. 'Hs
anciont Queen Of doubtful character, wosev ~ ~
tntn'ona eoro aoizcd by. 1zlnbar. Tho on,ms Nv.
WHO had conquered Eteol hold tho city for tl,a..
oxpellet him and took Tho country for hima.Ms
Aftor this, tho hero engaged In nla,,y crnioI..'
either by himself or through his servants snsS,
as leetroying great lion. aaphtnx, or n,onst". a
Ercol a.4 surrounded timao)f with ! eos, =
taking as biB companion sud advisor a WI, W..
mai, a scor or natrologor named 1IeAbsn,, ui,frs
le lad tempted to como to lila court. h15nas
ing tho Wild animals, lle gradually la,d tic fon1
dation Of considerable state. lie conauersd
Chlof named llnmbnba, WHO ruled In 4 res;,s
clothed with pine trcos md therefore out Of tSs
lan1 Of BabYtnnia. mud llo vanquiahetl anolhs,
ralcr named Delesu., Il wss aftcr tho destruse..
ton Of tho lattor that 1sltar, WHO is ru1.i
rriucens os Queen, and who reiunstt
At Eraeh, offosel to marry Izlubat, H.
| first husband OF 1slltar was TnmzI-Tamuz. ~
Adonis-a,,a 1shtar'n contlnet to him snJ h.. ny
| izdubar declined to Ilnyn anything to do VIII
lor. Altar this tho noghborllood Of Ercch 'a ~.
raYngcd by a bull Which WAS supposed 10 T.
sent ali a p11niellmont for 1zdubar'a detiancs a.
1hHtAl. 4EQAlhC uEbtIVSCu t5IlH animal. nj
then celebrated tho event ly feast at Erech q,
Warsa. lIo aat III tho hall Of hia palaco III
| Cl1iofs round him reclining on couollos at H.
banquet, while proclamation Of tho glory Of ia
monarch waB made round tho town. hrlstortasss
now act in. lIeabanE was killed By aorne anlnai'
| md afterwards buried in state by 1zlubar. sbaa
| m1lo lauontasion ovbr Lin lont co,npaninns.
aud 1zdubaE himself was boou attacsa
! " some .disoaac: Of which 10 disd
Such should be the nAtural ond Of tls
curious account In tho old Arabic work ca)]ed
| tic 'Stortca Of Nimrod," where 1t is relsttd
tint Nitnrod, Mndor Divine dlsrloasuro. va
| stricken With disease, and died after Bulferrs
IN tho logoutl II We dyest 1t OF the supernstuui
eton,ont and many Of tho incdonia arc commoa.
| place enough; but pcoplo ln all ngoa have Men
Reluctant to bc'teyo In tho death of popnli
heroes, and In nccortlance will, this feeling tia
| author Of tho legends OF 1zdnbar has longshentd
| tho atory. making out that Izdubar did NOT da
| but wandered away into RoMo fabulous region
whero he waa cured Of Ills liseaae. Thla jatte,
| part OF tho story mnAt bo entirely fabulous Int
| it Ia to uB tho most interesting portion OF tn
| narrative, becauso tho author has lloro voyeo
Into hB text thu account OF tho Doiuge, autlo.lt,
I curious leKouds aud bellofs outrant ut that tin.
ia Dabylonia,
Izdnbas IL represented in tho fabulous ran 0,
| the log0nd AZ wandering away fro,n the eIty Of
Erecl ind coming to region wlero thero vert
giauts wlto control the Hl,n, anl send 1t eyerJ
day on Its courso. Those monsters arc tepst
acnted ~ tos1ible III appearance and Of gleu
leads roatol tn Heaven. Three Of tIcm 'sna r,n.
froried Iy,luhar vhn wna tcrriGcI hv thoT, ~,
Afterwards n,,,nmonet in co,,raro Ia n,a.o.s. ~.
them. On 1zdubar inu,1iriuE Of lin pisnts i:
was directed on hiH road to lIaHiaadrn tie aAze
hnoth. III hty tortes lettefs, HAso cnl,eu stslh
| above.
twas tradition in tlla country that Hasfsadra
| Ind lived bcforo the flood at 4 city wlicl, w
49,, - ~ ~ ri, a;.-, !. IL, .I,,,t T. wv
es, pot,an "{, H., nn1 y 1uo atH oui
III IetuGt h!7hlsist thc HouA. Ah7o alre1dl
given an account Of the CAallean Dolugo tad.
tons, mud thla neal not repeat. as although tht
narrative Ia Low much complcter, tito fscts II
main a. At tlrht stated thom.
ln lin subsequent tournoyi in search OF IIaslt
| e!on Of darkness, and then to arrive at conn
| try which VAS like aparndsso, tue trees bei.l
hung with jewels. lzdubar afterwards maea
inany. otl.or adventures, and ultimately. al
from, him the story Of tic Flood.
| lIaAisalra, whom l1o had royeucd his hIssmr
| gave directions to Urhansf, tho companion d
| Ixlubnr, to dip that hero In tie sea. and .(e
his bath tho Daby]onan monarol, arose o,lrsa. v
| the inscription atatos:
I11s aeass In tle w,tar 10 lo,utv tu,nel. h,' cs
OF a i!lucsa, md tho pca carried away, ind hea
| covered hts akin.
Attor hta restoration to health tho mighty bun'
| tor returned, in company with tho seaman Ur
l.atnsi, to tho City Of Erecl,, and ia aupposedN
have la1rontod ovor his lost companion Hesba0
as David mou.ned over Jonatan. The follor
| ing ii part OF this lamentations:
G. Tie noblo banquet tho,, tcu. mt slsarr,
Z. 70 tho nason,biy they do no. ealt tl,ea;
:. The aE" from tho ground thon doat not lift,
y. vi Mhst tho eo~ ~ WOULD st,ae @ a',rtounda thee;
IT. IT, S aJG a,., nts ~ 1s @ na, 'a'a aos' n'' sfaSt
Ii. slloes On thy fecs tnou doas not wasr.
ii. Thu slain oii lhc ground thu dosk t,os sreeh
u. Tic wlfe whom tlou iosest thou tlost not lss
1s. Thy wife whom thou hatcpt thou toss not a!ft:
". @ Tho snild , whom whom, tol @ Lowest on aost not ~
IT, ThS Of sH ba eaph ass afen ss '0' ''
IN, ara,,5 ~ H. AVAIL t,,at ~ I1nsn;
shn lad haon ti1is s11S uot rest IN Lie "T.rt
nuer I'll lid @ esr nnd ootitfon Is mad. a to In saoas
Inv a av H.. +rot. ~ :" ,nmaE e.u ~
',ia', W s1 =, ,,a.Sn,, % w." 'oms. ns1 ~
fso ~ i;ston r. thia rsvar ,,nt Il ronss,'aI sH Fl,
aars - tio" liz rm,or - III. Invar ra,ons xIs
aItocssa ls TO- so' at hosoaaG "a 70 s,f.eo Tue , et