The Chaldean account of Genesis : containing the description of the creation, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom, the times of the Patriarchs, and Nimrod, Babylonian fables, and legends of the gods : from the cuneiform inscriptions (1876)
Smith, George, 1840-1876 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 310
5. and his wife over him weeps; 6. His friends on the ground are standing, 7. thou seest and I see. 8. His spoil on the ground is uncovered, 9. of the spoil account is not taken, 10. thou seest and I see. 11. The captives conquered come after; the food 12. which in the tents is placed is eaten. 13.… … Hasisadra or Noah and Izdubar ; from an EarlyBabylonian Cylinder. importance in relation to the civilization, manners,and customs of this ancient people. The main featurein this part of the Izdubar legends is the descriptionof the Flood in the eleventh tablet, which evidentlyrefers to the same…