, 1881-11-13

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,ncn: / poured over the outside:
:.Thre. measures of bltumen pou'ea
over rie inside. ,,,., -, -, ms
aII uossessetl collected OF goIa,
Ali / possessed collected OF the seeo u
.srhc whole 1 caused to. go up into the
shin. all my male and female Servants
t.:fhe beasts Ut the field, the animals o1 thG
field, anu the sons of the army, all ot the1a
c".:sf tiooti o. o Of 5Si.amas male, and
lie spake SAYING; IN ne hs,r;Iv nignt WIZ
49, Entcr to the miust Of the SLIP. at'd smut
:" X Hood he raised and spoke; saying III tue
night: l will. cause it se ram from i1e'''"
/. :. in the day that celebrated his festival,
"'rhe day WHICH he hat! appointed. lear
- entered to the midst of the ship anu
shut MY door; ,,...,;,,>: +,o
- Tile palace gave to his hand. ..,.,.
s.'lht. raging Of a storm i'll tile morning
arose from tile horizon Of Heaven extending
and wide.
And Nebo and Saru went III front;
ts'f'he destroyer Nergal overturned,
uVinip went i'll front, and cast down;
..'rhe spirits carried destructtol;
ain their glory they swept the earth'
.']'hc bright earth to 4 waste was turned :;
sTiIc surface of the earth, like it swept:
",rhe euls concerning the spirits were
weeping with her: =,
Tile gods III their seats WeI'' se'tteu III
!amcutution; covered were their llrs for the
"Six days and nights passed, the wind,
TEMPEST, and storm overwhelmed.
..un Inc seventh day III lis course was
ca11utd the storm, and ail the tempest which
lad destroyed like ali earthquake uuleted.
"'l'he sr;! he caused to dry, and "iha anu
tempest ended. i,
Il was carr1e'l through the sea, tl'e docr
of evil! anu the whole Of mankind VINO
II opened the window and the light broke
III, over my refuge. A..
III was carried over the shore, at the
boundary Of the sca. 49,,
"For Twelve measures it assembled over
the la.d. 10 the country Ut N1zir Welt Tue
~ it destroyed all life from the face Of the
earth. ...-,
~The strong tempest over the people
reached to lleayen., :. H., o4
.. In Heaven the gods feared the tempest,
and sought refuge; they ascended to the
.:The suts, like dogs with tails hlddon.
crouciletl down.
.Spakn Islltar a discourse;
Uttered the great goddess her speech:
"'Ihe world to sill has turned, and tten
in the presence Of the gods prophtsleu evll. !.
"'When l prophesled iii the presence ot
the gods evil. ..-......,-.,
.sTo evil were devoted all my people; and
=. have begotten man, and let him not
like the SOILS OF the fishes till the sea-
THE mountain of Mir stopped the slip,
ant, to pass over it was not able.
'-'The first day and the second day, the
mountain If Mir the same.
..'rhe third day and the fourth day, the
mountain Ut Mir the same.
1.-The fifth and sixth, the mountain OF
Mir the same.
"On tie seventh day III the course Of it.,
q | sent forth u dove, and it lett. ne
dove went and searched and n resting place 1t
did not find, and it returned.
81 sent furth Il swallow, and It LETT. Tue
swallow went and searched and a resting
place it did not lind, and it returned. -,
!. !" sent forth Il raven. and 1t lett. l!c
raven went, and the corpses oil The. water II
saw, ant. it did eat, it swan, and wandered
away, and did not return.
II sent the animals forth to the four
winds.
~ poured out Il libation.
II built all altar OH the peak Of the moun-
tain.
1.-The gods collected ut its burning"