Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-11

'Their word he made known to the
plains, [cryingl 'Plains plains borders!
bordersp
plains, hearken, borders, give ear!
MAN of Surripak, son of kinidu-
Marduk,
save what thou findest of the seed of life.
"Let goods be brought, let life be saved.
! bring the living seed of all kinds up to
"of the ship that thou buildest,
''Shall the measurement he given, fline
25.l Its height and its breadth shall be
equal. a.
~ gave ear and spoke to my Lord.
"t....:l My Lord, what hast thou
commanded
Twill | honor and perform.
but what shall l say to the city, to
the people, and the ancients?
"Ea opened his mouth and spoke to me
his servant
"Asanswer (?) shalt thou speak to them
thus.
Because q Bel hateth me
II will not abide in tyour ethyl will no
longer lay my head in the place Of Bel.
ITO the sea will ! [go down. with the
god [Eal who is my lord will stay
HE lBell lets fall upon you an abund-
ance.
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1.-TWO lines wanting here.)
Who [sendsl the streaming rain.
In the night will He cause to rain upon
you a fearful rain.
When the morning red appeared.
eleven lines are now wanting)
What was needed provided
ION the fifth day made its FORM
Then follows the measurement of the
ark and its construction. Out of the
D rr 1ata II L
noticed that it was divided into stories
and the chinks stopped with bitumen
and naphtha. Then Sit-napistim cele-
brates festival to the gods with thank
offerings.
with all that had filled IT, with all
the silver had filled it;
with all had of gold filled it;
With all the seed Of the living ! had
81 filled it. | brought up to the ship all
my household and all my servants.
Cattle of the field roaming beasts Of
the field; workmen, too, brought up.
"A certain sign gave Samas
when he who sends the pouring rain
at evening sends the fearful rain. Then
enter the ship, and shut up the ship.
This sign came to pass.
ITO behold the day was afraid.
The charge of the ship delivered to
NParzur Bel, the seaman.
int Efeal ARK WIN lts contents gave
over to him.
when the morning red dawned.
cloud
"Rammun hundred in it,
while Nabu and Marduli came forth.
And as leader (3) strobe ont over noun
tain and valley.
THE god Uragal broke the ship (?) loose,
"Ninib appeared and deluged The shore
The Amannaki lifted up their beacuns.
shake.
Rammun's Lwavesl mounted up 10
heaven.
IAN light changed to darkness.
1.-TWO mutilated lines then Gomez
Like battle storm burst 1.-THE tempcst
upon men.
The brother saw not his brother, the
men were not known in heaven.
THE gods were affrighted at the flood
storm,
They fled, they mounted up to the
heaven of Anu
THE gods, like dogs were they 4 4
crouched down to the bank.
"lstar cried like one in childbirth;
Cried the sublime, fair-spoken ono.
This people ~ has become like clnv.
What evil | foretnld before the gods.
As ] have foretold il before the gods, the
evil
Bringing the destruction Of men
have foretold the storm
What have given birth 70, whereas it?
Like schools Of fish they fill The sea
1.-The, gods wept with her over the
Anunnaki.
THE gods sat bowed down with weep
Ing
Their lips were pressed together.
'Six days and seven nights ragged the
storm-wind, the flood, the rain.
LAS the seventh dav came the rain
ceased; the flood, the storm.
Which had waged conflict like host
Rested The sea became smaller, f?j
THE hurricane, the tlood-storm had an
Then looked at the sea, lifted up my
voice.
earth.
Like the wave resounding came to me
the echo
u opened the port-light fell on my
Lime 1897 II sank back blinded. set
myself down to mourn. over INV face
flowed tears
n looked up, the earth wide sea.
'After twelve days ~ the land came ont
10 the mountain land Nisir, the ship
took its course.
last the ship, let it not move from its
place.
"A day and a day held tho mountain
Nisir the ship fast, let ii not, Nc.
"a third day and fourth, sc.
j fifth day and sixth, &c.
AS the seventh day came,
lline li0l Il let fly a dove; the dove flew
hither and thither.
turned
Then let fly swallow; the swallow
flew, &c
As there was no resting place, &c
"A raven let fly.
Tile raven flew, saw the abating Of the
waters.
1T ate, alghted croaked, (?l came back.
Then let forth all to the four winds,
poured out I'M Offering
Made an offering on the top Of the
mountain.
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Amidst them | scattered calamus, cedar
and Juniper
The gods smelt the odor, the gods
smelt the sweet smell.
Tho gods assembled like flies about the
offering one
AS the sublime lstar approached,
"She awakened the lightnings ~ which
Anu, at her request, had made ~
These gods, by my necklace, will not
"The gods may come to the sacrifice.