The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-06
the destroyer Nergal overturned,
Ninip went in front and cast down,
the spirits carried destruction,
in their glory they swept the earth;

Nlnip went In front and cast down,
the spirits carried destruction,
in their glory they swept the earth;
of Vul The food reached to heaven.
The bright earth to q waste was turned
COLUMN III.
the surface of the earth like AE,
it swept, 7.52aHs
lit destroyed all life from the face of the
earth .'. a
the strong deluge over the people, reach
ed to heaven. H s'i7
Brother saw not his brother. it did not
spare the people. In heaven 8
1.-THE gods feared the tempest aud
sought refuge: they assembled to the
heaven of Anu
The gods like dogs fixed In EdFoYes pros
trate. @tE
Spake Ish.ar like child, 81, #as
uttered the great goddess her speech:
"All to corruption are turned and
then in the presence of the gods proph
esied evil. ~. .e.s..[,g
As l prophesied in the presence of the
gods evil, "a, sss, .a
to evil were devoted all my people and
prophesied 5e ra,6
thus: II have begotten my people and
like the young of the fishes they gil the
| sea-" q, ~,l.,sts r7,--,
The gods concerning the spirits were
weeping with her, .l ,aa ~
the gods in seats seated in lamentation,
covered with their lips for the coming
evil rf 5 s.ts ,.4s .-r.5.
Six days and nights
passed, the wind, deluge, and storm, ,over
| whelmed. aei,,-, is.r;.s, e-.l,
On the seventh day in its course wa
calmed the storm, and all the deluge
which had destroyed like an earthquake
quieted. The sea he caused to dry, an(
the wind and deluge ended. iqee~o Is.
l perceived the sea making a tossing;
and the whole of maEkind turned to cor
ruption, ,aa s...s5. 1t.,1
like reeds the corpses foated.
opened the window,and the light brok,
[ over my face,
it passed. l sat down and wept,
over my face flowed my tears.
perceived the shore at the boundary 0
the sea, A I- ~
for twelve measures the land rose.
To the country of Mir went the ship:
the mountain of Mir stopped the ship
and to pass over it it was not aLle.
The lirst day, and the second day, tn
mountain of Mir the same. r,.oe-
The third day, and the fourth day, tn
mountain of Mir the same.
The fifth, and sixth, the mountain of Nj
zir. the same. iar
On the seventh day in the course of 1t
sent forth dove and it left The dov
/ went and turned and -
a resting place it did not find, and it re
turned. ,,.@..s.s'.f
l sent forth a swallow and it left Th
/ swallow went and turned and
a resting place it did not find, and it re
turned. e..f. e
I sent forth raven and it left. IL
The raven went, and the corpses on tn
water it saw, and ,.a
it did eat, it swan, and wandered away
and did not return. a,t- s
I sent the animals forth to the fou
| winds, l poured out ibation.
built an altar on the peak of the noun
4 tain. s,.ealzs
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4 The reader will not fail to observ
that in its leading features this accour
Fis in remarkable degree similar to tina
given in the Bible, while in matters {
detail there are several points of differ
ence. rG r1x ees o6.ayz~ ,l,,,,5
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