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I Joun-.aloltheAme ricanOrie nta l SOOety,Vol . 30, 1910,pp . 101-131 I A"olkr Fragm<ni of 1/1< lllana J!.ylh.- By .\:fos.&Ls .r .. .,,• ow jr.

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I Jou n-.aloltheAme ricanOrie nta l SOOety,Vol . 30, 1910,pp . 101-131 I

A"olkr Fragm<ni of 1/1< lllana J!.ylh.- By .\:fos.&Ls .r .. .,,• ow jr.

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M. J ,..1ro .. , [! ~10.

but fruw th• Mmpari w n or thi s fra,;1t>ent ..-itl, lh fl 1..-ol•e othn., kno•n to u, ~ml a s\ud y M th• nr-io uo «l it.ion• of <he to~I that lhJ n, p.., ..,l, th« oondu oi,m moy he reo.cbed th•I \he oh• ...-.e of our fragm\<ut e,:,vcrcd 111,out 70 liu•, aud the'"'"""" ahnu t ,'\4. 1 T he l<lbl<t whou , .,,. i, ed conw.iu&<l to n,i dna. l.>l~ in.erUIIAlion. 'l'hauk, tn cnrefnl \rc-~U!J•nl a t the Clw111iul. l)qu ,11.mcnt of tho lfnfr,:n itf of l'onn,yl•nnil> (for which I a.w under obliploo ns to my onllcap o f'l-of. ~: I'. !'!mit l, a.ad lu hi• • i>il t.Mt Mr.\V lll ate) nnd tun t l>nrough iwakiog uftb. tab l.t iu • ~ter, nHi.fly line• o, indi~d ua l ch•= ten thAt ,ren, at lint obscured ~ we entil\"ly lc~ible. or ouffieic11U1 oo 111 to c11able 111e to pr&etfoally mak e out oll ofthr, t"hlelth atb as beeup..-ned. UGnje<:lunJ. r0$\or ~tion! on indic&tOOHI the. tniu olitcra tiou and tram lation by bein g placed ,..;Ihm brackets. 'l'hc clay of U,o ta bkt i, of the reddish colur tha t is eba.nc ter iot ie of IO "'""Y of th~ ta blet, of Aslrurhanap al', rollecbon. 'Il oe chae.c te,.. "' " c11tt­

[ull r writl<m hn l olton difficult to N'.a.d espro ia.l\y in t he cro..-dod portionL An intereot ing fea<ure i, the ,mall douh]o wtodge fr, ~u,nll y •pp ear inp; in ,ome oC the lin.,..• indic ating th~t in the oopy from wlU<hoor lllblet .,., copied a line ~ndod ~t the mar k iu qu .. l ion. 'I be bear ing of tb i• (ea.tore on the inter­pr eto.tion-.. ill ho ,Lo «n furth erou. Ao 1.0 lhe ho\ese,idoo tlJ in• "' ""din to thod ,.y b,/ r,nthecharackn,rereino <l'ib. d, ochc.lar, , till n ,·u hehrttn tb~ ..,ppo,<ition lh&t they we"' w,do to prot ect tho t.hl et lrom crAdting in the"°""" ot L~king. or u rocq ,taeles for wnoden peg• on , ,hieh the ulilct ,utcd n·hile th~ ono sido vu b(-;ng inocrihcd . PYob~b\y neither i uppoeit ion is correct . 'l' •hl eui canbeb11rn od •i1 ltout 1ir holu - wiln•U lh• 13.rgt W.w rical d a y eylind •ri nnd the bu,in eu dot umenu- aoJ the alt r.111pt to ,to ady tl ,o u,b kt by mran 1~fp<g>t1I thc pb ..,. indic:,\.oJ h7 tl>eboW.s•onld hardlf pro~• <cry ..tfoeli•c. 'l'ho holes ar c bnth ton cl""' toso\l w and too irr •gulllrlJ di, tri bn led to 111akc tbi o " 'N "' •it ion • p\auoibk un•. f La,·e ,0111ctit11.,. 1.hought that U.oy ,roro in­e<'rt od • • s kind <,fl!" ide 1.0 \h,, scribo in C()pying hi1 u b\d , hut thio t~o, i,, a].., enconulcn ,:,bje.ctioos.

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Vol. n , .) .4.nolMI" Prag ... nl af tha Etana Myll,.

That the ~blclbelongo to thoE1an a tnylh follo••frvmthc colophon and ioconfirm«lbyth e eootest. h ill thenfon,a curiooe chaoc~ that two o[ th<, four fr&gm~nt• of \he rvyal h;raryili~t f;:::nd thoir"_•Y to tbi ,cou utr}' ohoo\J form part •

Tbe fragm en\ r<ado""' follow.:•

J. {i!-ti~)Jka - - - - TIO-'a-u-[lujt [h1jil-ba-rMa+,oa-ki.J (UN] pcW1I i-pw-':, ... "'~ {•·~• firi izuA·kar]

5. jli,,..ni-taj'-Ma kai..!la-ti ~IO-M-ti-U]• ii [G.-IL-/aJ• Id iLtni {a-kfo..l:11 •i-kul-...:i]• ..Z..l:a(t)'ni-, a!,··pa-a.,.,,.,. __ _ u~it·m<l-G fr~ti'!' - -i~a ma'J<>r (ii) Sa~ "' t,i-ra-di urn-o,il it-{mtH I]

10. [Ml] i..la..o Joi {ii) Sa..a l [it-li-~u) (il) ~'an,ftl li ... nil ;na ~a-at.,.,._~;-,; {li~!/t'#>'

• Ro.lottdp,>r1iodo....i<0o;..<0<&1,n,J io1t;ob,...koto.

I' ~~-:='.~ti:!.l·.;--.;;.·~!bi~·:; ... ~:-~~ -::r~ -• &.torod oe<•o•,lior to .. r.l .8. Tr- of/i .. ,nd !a., , d;""""'; ble. ,u .. ,o,otioo!iko-.i'"i..odoo.-,.l i ... sooly · U..t-,i"""; '; ,

$!,..,..,!, •l<o io !rno1;•r U.. eh"'I• aiaio" tlo.o oaiilo.-r<r. !.8 Nod, 111-,._,.;,,....,._i..,.,.b ..., U..<*floOl>d. .. rpo,,,tnlormi•r•ploo, ,,.,,. • ., ....... , .• ri, ,,,,,..po-a<ii• r to 1ho ...-bo io \l7 - 8•bichor<

i, !1'"~:;t;:~al(lf.Nr.L~. • llfftottJ.ooeordlortoNr.l.l!b•l•ihlop;a;.,1 .. .ioriu.1. 'Tbo i,., ,;, • ..., b,,d.ly ho "l'bmc .... ib"" o/, ....,.,h O..lio

(B,Uoaov N,. !IOOI,/ ;,, l""• ibJ.r. Tbt -...i •ic• i, "" !'•"""'· r :;,;,. "t.:.i~,.= ,,,n.,~~ ~,;;:.'.,h!~!:..:~~t~;.~ .. ~~:;

•C,-p,Nforl ia., 10-ll,U..po<&ll<ll o<b oo<bt,l,...-- t<>l tlo.o i;,.,,.. myib p~\,li.i.od by m, obr. I.II (&ih i9< "" ,h,yr. m. p.864,\

:-:~ ::.i ";.'.:i,;:": ::~.:::1 ::: :;\i"'1~!1t ... -:4 !;o:,b = ,.,~ )"o<o ,\oo ""1 lo U.. o<l.rt f'°"""ot ll l0 - 11 ·~-•"'"Ji,..,

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M.Jam-o..,,

l11i-W• .. .la(ilJ.~ ..... !il-ti-{.11] ,.,.,.,, .. h,-"'411· . __ _

/.<Jk.t-.. m11r-lnp.pi.,ln ~ i-fo - -15.giJ•p,lMU»><J •mil(NJ&l....;/j~i./<1·;r, .)l!<1[1i4'1 ·.r 11->1<]1

jJ.lu mu.mit {(iJJ &lmuJJ i/.,..,..,. ir~l i"' - -;, .~ui.·-, ... ,.;... . .," ..,.., .. ..,. t·ll•-{r, 11r..(.a e-1•-{."U·P<] ilm" l (/.t,"') /,, . ., iii i•ll<l-fll·YN[•"JI a/p., ri»<upN· r i-.... trii•i ·bdr•rdm·("'" I

20. tfr l< ik-kal i-11i-'i· II iJ;-~11-l11 ""2rl ijWi{f)) ar•mi111bi10,; , ., ;-t,,,,.,...., .[..o:J fl'"ll ik-~·l'i j.,.j..'j -,, iU"l' -l• ,..Jri [<"1(1J] ,a-ap-p,i·ridi-<ia-nitrili-bolr· ra~m a] ,i r11 ik·kul i-Ni-'i-11 ik-ka-ln "'4,·l ijiri('ll

%. - - - J:~·/:a-ri ~ ' " ;~ .,.....,...,,. [trtii/. .//a!i-N ij! i-,c ik-lc11-l<t""1 rl /<ti,,."J) (tricir-biGk-}1.u/-lilllO rl...-i ir-l>M·!<i·;i.!i (i.itu,,.dr ttrljir -btr-ui- i.di [iJl .. ""1rl Oi j • /i .... M/./ .. ik-pu•J N--

30. [ ... fl/ib-ba -j>fo/i •IIU1/-h1 [ik-pu-,.d-~1<• ,..,.,. a·kll-/i acl-mi "' m'a )"-l u iJ-k~u

[oomb<r oflio • laekio 11•bo ot OOI

- - --- - -- _,,, - - -- - - - - - ; i•_llff(1J - - -

U.ooghwi\hlh t ill\lioo11on\h01ia,1H1 ,.,,f..,.,•bi<lli1n , oop;.d th"•

~::--..:: :!:: =~ ::,:":.\. ;::..i·~:-'' i• of e<>uTOt ooojoot,;n l

~~ :1.t:i:.1:..!"otber !..,....o t ol>T. \ f ,. l<i<l< ..... 11co1o U.o

, er. ,i.. ph,. ,. 111 u"fW ..... ;, ilii"' 1'11,;;/i ( l 'B. e. e,~ >Sotbo.....,1'"011\lidHfnphld·tl•i •tobo.....too daotMi.-. ,oo

ioobo• o bJ \/>opl>ollf4i<,.ri1ioc,- ,,.. •; • tl,ofn,a: meolp obli,t..<1br SoboB (/1«. ffi 7htr na,. u ili. p. lll; eo<. n. t a ,d •~ Thio I, ooofl......t by [•l-"' ·"i a tbof "l-•K . )1><17 ..,. . W (JMtrlr '"•A..,... . i~ p .• ~ ) ,.b i-ohl o tu,o oonHp01>d>to ...... 21• o1w,~m,ot,.her,t hold OO· 1np bio wri!io, I~ ·tlu oca,n,.

• l(oo..,..tioo •01"1eo<edb11booth..,.f'"l["'nloh• . ll•h;<blt.,, lrn,oy ..... i.. ,.,, • ...i .,1 .u. ... ,; ,,,._...i fli -•l·lloilc·r""-- l

•Ther,., ,tonlioa (1*-lra· Jl-"'~•;,e -,,.; -."-o f !,o d;....,,;b1< . er. tbo o\her r .. im,~• ""' · B . .. ,.,.. d.oou 1; .. .u. ;, '° 1>oo<1,lo,.!.

• R .. to,.d K-<or,HortoU.ootbe rfn 1m•ot ol,,-. O.

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VoCin .] .h, otlitr .Fi"agm••I of/J,. Ela,,a Jly t/,.

- - - - - [H·mi-)ia"'·""' ;,...;,,.,....1,,.·[ra (i/J $a .. a<J [i-...,]1:;::;_i;:.na.,..a·!a -ma""'"·nwi-dUii-lak- na/,.f-it

5. {ia-Ja·litrfib«l-li/-a•rni-'11<1 [a·na) ,. . .,;da-,.... ,..1; zi·kir-kal,..,.).t., ••-­(il)Sao,<Upa->" epub "" a-M ,ri i-rak-kar-(~ .. ] /i"' ·" i-fa--kiJ()-la-lihM< ·ri -i• (ii) GA Lia _.., ildni a-lak-k" la-hi

\O.la-,.. a-la-<1-""'laa-1a- an -ni/.a-<a/,"-;a-[ri]' a-lika-»lt-Wli<i a-ilap-pa·rW<-ka~J.kali-i,-[oot J (ii) E.ta·na_,. . .,;.1,;,.,..""';.,..1<1·a!>·&ara(ii) S. 1t1ai" la- l,<1 (ii) SaMail ku./iu lu -'+a i,,;,;,,., .,i i{'or-ti• i-da-a.11

az-ii-[ia] ildni ,..kab-.!li! <-di,.._,.,, ap-kid

tr, . ig-dan,-ra ma.l.,jak-ki-ia (S.IL)EN- ME-Ll (m el )

az-li-iainala-W>-b"-/1i• ildniig-da, n-[r"·) b.,.lu .. iuapi -i-ka/j -~ .,.., . .,..;d.nam-ma"""' "'"a,aa-{la -dol hd-li-man·ni-ma ~""'""'" la a·/a-di ~iUi ,.-,w,.,..,. i""[·""'

luk-na-an -ni ]' (il)Sa,...Jpa-il,.i-pu..,,-maa-Ha(il)E-fo -"ai-rak -[kar -<!<]

20. a-/ik !<r-?/a <-Ii-ii< SOO-a a-•,wr im·Ml-1"-/" "' ~·i-[ri"'1<> bi-riJ• inalib..bi -Mna-dior1l"·kal ·li"'-ka"'"' { "'a .Ua-la-di j a-11a ri-kir (ii) &,,..M ~·u..-a-di (ii) E-la-Ha ii-Iii, [ur-~a Ni-i~

"""' ;.,,.,. ,.,nalw-•il*lumki- rib-Jai/,-riina1W- [bi-~11a- di tlil ]' 1d•la• HU• .. .. . ,,.,.U /.taj.:~a-a.!-[fflj•

, ,- u,;, ~ .. '"' to tbo o,\ddlo of L 21 "' b .. , • do p~eo."' io n"'P"'"~ ,,,i. r,_..,, ~ ,.,. .uoy,-.. n, p . i!,9,4 (ll. 1M1 Ko,.). l.,i...,~1010o f tl, it f,q:.,.o t m,yoo w bo,.o1....i""",,Ho1 tooo ,, , ,. L

>Th<fU<tiof .. nfin,eoiby;...~ [lq; ol! al'J'ff"• f'"C-• 1 L9 . )[ o1a

1botU,..13of .. ,1o.,eo .. M1•oli , .. i , H•rp<r'>l"*lm<D,( ll. 8-9).

Ii,~ ~o~""'"' X, . lllll! l "' f'"bol" ...,,...Ii u ll a,po , '"'°.., (H• p. IIW.

• Cor,....Ha.ptt~rtodioc •«<mfagly. Cf. l V R•WX ,.1 ,i!7u-ho jw---6w.-~ : ::::.~10.:\~.d,plHO,,. L 18.

' -"= Nlio1tol~l •S..tbolioob<Fo-..U.. .. lophooto K - , n .-,....llol<oo ,r

tn\{ ol·Jla---w-. ..... . .... ~1-f•. Co=,cl l! upV • roo,H"tlo !U.O 1;00 ,,, 0,,u.11y. v.,..u.,,,••i• <l>e .. o .. of•~••l1jo«oow,•-• . r· Vi -d . L 'J.•~ ~•-.Sio X, .m. • ;uii ~ W ,.._

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N. JUMr""'• [1910.

2~ . ., .,-. ,... .. .fo i-pu -fu"'""'" .,,.,. (il) s .... a~ b.>li -i u [j..~ak-kar] dllji/J!<1l (l·u,. ) ala i-?l uo,(1) -- -(kal ,!l 11r./,a»-<1p<>I .tar [ki.lh t i ""' •"'~t .u ,, , (k•)i • la (il).'rab,.(il)lli J•,,... IN,. ~..,, ,. N -{JHl~-111011 ii'ru~tH" J i-lJ"·""·"" ""oi"<1-1ttir-tui.o[11~ J wp-;,tr-r 11-h]

30. ;; fou ~an dui a-lik ~oat ri-ia ["' ioH,,w )ir-rn i11-a-l11 1a i ./Jll·UNI< )

j11i-- -~~ (il) Nu!,,, Ii-kip ,...,.,,./<IL~lli .. a-la 00-a;<.,.,., ina a~ppllni uJ•/Nr IU-Hi/< 111,-r;..,.,..~ A·na /,:,..,,.,.,..,; , ,:..1,.,U1 .. i-ia A-i-ribekal-iat<-,1,·in]

[Obro-.. . ) 1. [J,.,ln •forrn(<' )Jf ricnd, bip [_voo and l ('J]'

Vcri lr , • frie Dd 1 [to 1h00 will be(fJ ) ['!'ho u gle(! J]' opeued hi• mouth and [to lhe ot,rpent(')

,pokeJ. [An &g,..,..mcnt(?)] offri"" dsh ip[lctu s rn&b(,')]

5. Tbe ..-ickod and mighty(! ) let no c-rush (!) ', [Tho guUN]' of the iod., [the . ..;,,,1:J,.,, let u , do, t ro~l.

: ~'.~,'i:'7i.. ~,,;:~ ~: ~-~-;;\:' ::'~ f;!~ ':""'or"'::: 1'"7~ '""~("'-;, ;,m duot. ,-,. ""' -.,.n , 004 ,qi. . ... p10po1i•r

'Roo,o f..- t"" ,if .. -~.,_ 1bo ••q .. ~ ... to ,-I JD·IJU, (h<u~i, or,o.,.,;,;, -;1,1, ,b.,,i......,.,,.;,..w,..,,; •• ,i.. .. 11o. , •~·• ·" ·it (ui.. ,. ... ,,..i, .... ~; r .... ·-(I). ... u,p, ,....lb<! to """'

() 1..,·M"oU,.UO:,,,-. Did., " '°'"i fi«.,. ;..wet hc -Ou i, 00!0, olly iocJin«!>< i " ''°" kO/;-a"" "'6t.o// H pfrBl.._li- '••i l a.,,d wi<<od •n \!,..,. ~.1 u., ,,. .,..,orioo, ohoud .. Jn ,~. ,... , . Ono •ho• ld <>!'<"l;.M,t,,u\ o \)e UblaW.loflboC r<0WoM<J<y L&. T,; ckuooooo Oo• ., • .,u ood ,. frht ~• "°"Id be • "'""!:< ..., 1,U,otioo. I profor"' .. ktl>o\!t won\o a, d..._.,;p,; ,. , pit!Hu.Tboffltao olobo ... ,. 1;i<b" tb<oombin loi ol.,.,... \o otoldeo/,er kl ,,. ot iolroq ... , io djl'in, bon toxt1( -• - r . lV ll• MXr . l.0 1,,. 4J- mot<1botouoloon<0y lor • '""' P•••d«""'"°"'rf• llr•itk ed• .,. •, lcli<d ly p,;,-,,,roL"

• 'fl ,o, dditi<mo/ldto,\ "..,. po;nt,totloo-.l; o1 g,.ao ""d/ hovo no 0<1i(ot;o, io loionlilpoa- lhio,..; ll,u, e ,,olJ.kowwodft i-bo o of aput ;.,,,t.,,1 .. ,.,,., ,r,,, .-kxb,to bo ..... ""• Nli..,., ideo; ,..phio ~ .. ;~,.. lion i, Te,.La/ (ll,-~ooo-,, ~ r. ;~ ~. , "lw. ·b ;, , loo w.iot, n p tJOH<li""'1Jy6o/.h,. " u,d!lf'i "'"'- l',,o lJ .., •.llmoll, A..,.,., Did. , p . ~!; • :'.;'" /;1"':pooitioowBhtbe Q<o,oa.....U.l,_.-., .., d"" btu t.->tlw,

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V&l. ,,..] .uo!Mr frag-1 of U.o El ~n<> .\lifl},

--le l n1 1<.t up- - ­l ,<tu • l•y • h•nontb e oanh--fnth <p,.., .. nce&fl:,!,an,uh, the war rior , lh~ b&,,. th•Y laid.

IO.Wh oc-r<r [lran •g-...Jth<,bo un,lo ofSLau, aoh, May ShamH h ~rie,-oualy th...,..gh lh< dcotro1or < [out off] ! Whoo.-or[ lran-0 1]tbeboand 1 of !:!ham&W, May h• n:mo.-o him and - - -M~y tho MO'fl<IWOring """J>O<I (f•ll l on h;m - -

1r,. ) foytl>o1!in;;:.t l>obuof Sh1m ut , hit hi1o[and oa~!, l,irn]! Wbon1hoyhadl!Udtheb 111[oftihamashJ ont hooo,t h -­They .. top . U1<rasc.,ndeJ ti.. "'°""Wn[ thoy t ...ok \ho

ro•J{?) ) For o"" day they kept !he ebarm•&£ the Qod. A,. o~, a ,. ;Jd oi. " ,.jld ass. ll•• ea,gle co.ught,

20.Tho oetr.., l ate.>dn,wl,atl.th e youog[oftbe.erp, rnl(?)]ato. A rnonnlain gt111\, gaull._.,,, the oel'}>tlnt CMl/!l,t, T l,o,..gleate.dtml'bo cl:.they&o ng[ofth e~le('\ J a\e A 1'ild mounb.in guelle, • o. Jidan1<,• !he eagle C1>Ught, TLo ' "'!':,~ I •le , dne-.. bad , U.., young [of the i!erptnl ('.')]

21>.- - -olt ho grOOlnd• U.e serpeuloaugh l, [Thoe agloalo,drowbo ditb oyouag [ofth e ng le(?)] • le.

>¥0, --.1;_,.m tb _,.,i,. ,. .. u.o.;,;.,. n;...,,,"'"1",o tb<

~:;:r.:1: ';:.~;:,~·:,~;~: ~· :::;:.,1~,29or",::.';'""" >fo ,to><lof,...,ooo;,IQ!ptod io <io• oftbe pn",,di o~ Ii -to

, ., Oi·'"· • , •b•-~ oo..iomi,.; o,, of l!i. i boo"<!du ,.lto 1,,.co,bl>.o"' ~~:i:::::t"f.lo•. Ho_...,, Ni u• '>'""",..,.of ,...,ft,, i, oo

•'l'llo,,.d Wlfit-~"<1 .. •...,.ioo f eoo ... _ ihlch<«•• iliotho •••••••liogl ;..., i.,., ;,,; ..,. <,fiN,o./oi,ibop ,. r.,..,,.1,.,,1,o, 1,u<o ,l.l o/, jott ., i.o ,M Dd - ,. yt b (O~p'°"' XI, l r.(i) ,l .h / !.l,i ·o!-!i "••• ••d ,.••••••J"'•M•b!, ofl'""'i&lpo,.lltl<o .. ,-.,io. cr.M-· A,ooh • .u,~,, lX<f .• ,,.M •. W...,_ al. u,, ood or U1o lloo.., , "' to . .. , .... rn10, ,;... ;,.i ....... . .. q ..... io", 1boo&•<M p, ... 1 - .. 1, . .. , is... ..i .. b;.M,.,reo ili•c • • "' •P~

• Ol.llil 6,td . O. t - q,, Anol.l,e«>tt« lr<odio1of\l,o ,.,,. wito .. , •••••• ,.~·7<1· .... ._ __ _ _ -.1. lkl it&«l, i, i>i,

.d,zy,-i,< ... Tim<oo, "'• l ' Ut,.. dror-i7,.1'1""", b• tl,. la"'"' P' ri '° "

of :;';;.~.:!If: ~7 .. ';!."' ~ ">"""~ poell<" i> ool «:<0plahl-.

19: 0~~ ;~~:: : ll~" ,,';1;:,;';-Jel!"O"i lo .;.. or II R 2' l'it.l «•.

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M.Jul.,.,,.r, [1910.

[Whentheeagl eotirredup] lrihul atioo(?), 1lheyoung o{th e eagle r~ioed an uproar . •

[Whenth e youngoftheug le] rai ,ed:on npro u , [Wl1enthoyoungoflheoag leJplannedoTil,

30. [The eagle <lir<!cud Li , hear!) iu e•il Jeoign l1'o eat the youugo fl1 i1fr iend ] he detennined.•

(Rtier,.. .)

- - - - - [the eagle) daily faced Shorn.uh. (In]theho\o l •illdieanJh e..- ho otirn,dup, , hould Mlttle

the , tri{e• ofthy..,r>ant. 5.:Me the eagle let me li,e and

Et ernally, I will glorify thy name Shamaoh opened bio mouth and ,poh to the eagle. The wicked and mighty one did,t thou carry olf. 1'hopo ..-erfolo neoftl 1ego do,th eaiiaklwd idatthouco n-

lO.The...,for e thou , l,ouldot die • and to th e un,..,n(?J• land Go! 1'ho man "hom l , hall """d to thee may he R ize

holdofthee- 1

Etan a daily faced Shamash,•

1Tbo,...<Jiogo.l -h/-/i; ,,.ffH todb1t bo~ llo .. ;..,;,;,., , er . .. 11.i; ..i; i; 11 R ,io ,,,1. 11\ ""J o1 , i.. ,;d. of ,m .. .. o ;.;;~i,.

1- J.,,..,,., R<Hr-&byl,-.A ,. jn". l.p.l!IO o,,u li• nd Jl.p.M oot< ;~ 'l'b< i< •enl .. , .. ;, ""P""'·" •G,o..,I,,.;" a, 1 ... d,rod it :~•!;.,,~0i:r.:-l"J,,, tto, tb,o "\".,-,;, !,too(" (I, p . .f!IO),thoogb dNtra<i; oo

• wo; i. U..u,to,-tl ... , ;, ,_ 1; ... ,,..,i:oaop, rtl1M• jtt ton ~ lb< ii'"•n.leoo\H<h ... ltbi n•. bo<ooorff<lly<>"l[h,,.i,btb< holpof

,11o, f;'!"'.:,"~'.';" ..J~~. ",;7;1, ,;,; 1:':'11o ~i .... .,.,.1,; co.i, ..i. n u, 2C,.....,_ . .,.. . ... ;,r.n .Tli oco• """''•djkjj,.ool,lo .t, n.llybollo.4 o,.

d • :~ ~"'"~"° fo•';;.. "'·:·ld·o.-"'• w""!'' th< lo""' of d-r,i of

pl.:. ":': ~.:.r~:."~ .=;:;.:1-::1,,~ :~::~:.:r.~:=~~: !:r!' ,;•:-:;~:;:,1~0: lG, 4;• ,., ;.,o, u I. ~l o-loe i., •·r-• ,i..,.,

,i,:,;4 .. ~1 iotb•,.•"•f f,m uob;. ,...;..,oc,, ,. ;.u. ,p- i'" qool<db1 Y- ·Arool1,,.uqi, . .Did ., p.8tll '

1 Tb, pb .... impliN •• opptt.l to tb< pi (a, • bo« L8) - m,k;or u,, d;, m,1,«-•tU. ,, E,.,..openo<!hi 1 mo•1bno.,op<rlloon

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Vol.n, .] A....tlM,r .Fh,g,o,tNI of IAo El~»a Myth.

Tho,, Ju.otooo, umed,0Shama1h,tbut .. ngtb(!}of my ,botp, inthelfho lo~rth they ouog(?)ofmyla mh 1

Th ogodo l ha•ehooored ,th o,l, ad eo, lh a,erog uded, l~. Tbo pri ""WI""' ha,e J>Ut au ond• lo my offerio gs. •

My !"';~; :"'ugh slaughter• the god, ha•o pnt so

0 lord[ By thJ command m•y 1ome ooo go ou\ and gi,e mo \ho plant of birth!

Sbo .. mo tho planto l birth, tear out th o frui i • aod [grao\ mo) an offspring!

Sbamasb opened hio mouth aod opoh lo Euna. 2().Tak o theroo.d,pu 1 tothe11>0t1ntoio, ,oekout!.h eho lo,

[look]'lf ith in il. Wherein tbe eagloh,..bte n thro,m, I o·il! oho'lf lh N>lho

J>lao\[ofbirth]

•Adlffi< • lt li~ Tbo 1 .. n.l ~i ,m • l<h oz-U1&1ta, .... (lo,l,t ., to .ho I°""' or i,..·.,.__ lo tbo GiJp-i <Jn<. h•°"' \Vi, )\l:3, Hl, 188) wrill<o.,io oor po...,.,oe<or,io «>o...,,;oow ltl,tbo "hon>•"- • • tail" of""' di>i .. b,il, oodtJ.op..,.J .. ... or•, ,,-. ., ,~ .. ~" tl>• roo , .. ,. H o """"Potmy,bttp " oo. Jd beeqoi.,.)eo<1o"•Y"""'~ ,h..,,. • A,• pon,11•1 10 ,;;~ I "'" ;o,ti...t .. , .. , ~M-- .,.i;.;., '° ' """'• 1 thofo,-,,. i1,h.;••"ol" ,p ri• ,'' .l< " •'* lly, 1.hi1io ,o<ttly ol""'«I • • • 00111,0UO• . To tah iol.l•., • ..,i..1r.,., f•o• o\a'• •• •11>,rk"ii, ..... pod., • .,_ sb,.,.,..i..;.1 ..id,..-"""..,""'bo' bo ,o bjo<~ "* ll"le "' i,fi""'4 ••i<b <, fooioi .. . If.,,;"""'"'""'" i, _iol.l .. .,, .. ,.lltl tohlw•o•ldh>,•••c"" ' ""'i&«ll1tl,<J.,... of•.;"""'"'·" h 1.hi1p< •h•1~ •• · ·""'·'1i•• ...... 1 .......... -. tr<m•"•b••r<•""-i•A"1"'•"J"" ' l, •igoro u" oD<101~mH,b"' " · - , ,.,.lltl,.<ir"tJ.oO(,oog .... ., 1,ho °";I"'''°" of ·--"-bylh< ,.i.or,i..otbor•ordto,,,.,,,.oo• tboS...itoo'"'!! .:,L..Jl...,, - Ao,,n .. ,.n,""'1,,....6/N,t< . ., 1.ho "•,.•" • -I

,o ..... , .... ,,b ot •pntti-••,. ;,u,,,1"""'-""'vri<o1o .. H~ - ·-d - l,n..,,be fomi,i .. plonl • .,.i,.•rii-TbooyllaboryVR ,a,.,.<9io,M>OOnlioJ lJ, .. bo,..<O"Nll>,I E•l·Jl<.Li- k -U.h<. h .holntlVRro'llok.7 ... 1,o..,.,.,....., . 1;,,oqoi-otwith , ,oUo.., ., ; •• , , ..... S..J,otrow ,.< &~i••I'orollrlt<lu&,,ryefJI» (Joo....,/o/1lil,I.I.;--.,XXV,p.l"ll ..... !lt - Sli}

•;,,ia., ... Itakoiotbe ... ,.or •d""" Y""' i"ply iogtbor<j«tio• ~¥~=~:~N._l~~J:,~ .. Ni:.;~~~ ·.d~uo,• i, •mploy,d i•

•lill •l lll•u•r<l•,.•«,.""'"""•1 • • toftbop loot- ,...,. ,i..i.r11, or ,<b ild,, Horr,<r-,....i

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lll.Jadr<liC, [H!O.

On \he order of Shama,h the ,ran-ior ~:tan• look [Uie roo.d pa, .. d to the mountain).

Sought on\ the hole, looked ~·;U,jn i\ , [whoroio \he eagle wao oaot],

(Whero)rece ntlr he h:od~lefitope ri>b.•

Wcphon

ll5.Th oeag\eopon<>dhiomouth 1.ndtoShama,hh i,lo rd [opoke~ 2nJtabletnfll:ie,eri eo n/a; .,; , • .,{'} - - -Pabce of Alurb,Hpal, king [of the uni,e ne , king of

A .. rri a]. WbomN eboandT oimit [havegran t,,d " iJeJ undersl.anding, lsndowed .. ilhcle arris ion[fo r\h eglorioo , an of writing]',

30. Wber .. , omong the king, before me [none had acquired that a rt~

rrho ,.;..iorn of Nebo,the groupiog(i')' of all ••ta n\ col· lection,(?)•.

On ta blet, I wrote, compile d 1.Dd ,..,is«I, to be oeen and to I,., R ad in mr palue l placed.•]

,11,11 -~ ... '•in!cd q;.moti ;, to 1,o w. ..... ..,.po=<1.tono • .. n~., . .,."

aodto bo,.,oooctedd;Ndlywi th. th• p- <•11 .... .,;rl••-Tl>o lottap b.-. ,. m;;b tbouo<lond•doo,i,..;f~~" To ,. pu•to~do,p­to ..... tif..:, m,.batp......i..u ll)· brmoodoo o( ?--.1,XVl,p. 1!1), fotl,owloc l,.Ut, 0<l,,A ..,...11~1 , p.i113, i, 10i.-u,of ..,.o f, l,o,.bololioo.

•li·iv -!or .. bM>bO.l i,-,b~01p\o,.tio• IA"'!""-r1"""'-·•· eJ, -, o;,c<jo~itwhbial modM>,p,,•joio"o till - m,,o bo <he...,, ,. ijo. r.&,y. Cf."1oo H R • 9.:S,.lol,,·.13•odlJJR07,S,.6.0~ .... , li- iic-J", tan - ooHo "joiOM•,.,.,

,......, lh i,-..;olytoboderi.-..;lf ..,.. .. ll!hw; u, ;-ru,,lo , •1 t1>e ,.,.._,,,,..w.;.,v R 01.roJIY,M)•bow,. :lly• •gpnloo r<>r ,., ,d hi , i-d oo ibod><om11Uoo tO>ll be»<011,.. phf0<<bo•Otil iot bo,rig oTi l( Mti .... ,, N,.7"63);oS.A.S • ilb . Knlri,iflt,~lc.4-1-;,..ft. I. p. 112, 10 - V RH ,od .i.ewheN ( ... M••·M,,.ls ,<o,~ , .

JJ;rl.p.787 ')i ol bo pb ,...,,_l,f,. ~o, u;i,,-•,bycolk,ct<4tloopo." • ht.oroo oH4 J._ iWot> otth<ooloplloooootoioe<l-e.-.to4dilk>o ol

li-~ke!VR•M , od \'ROJ . A oolleeuo1, ol oll U.. .. nQ<o «lo 1,hoo, ood o,.,. r, 1 .... ,...io1wl y ofu..n,; ,,. .,,.,.,.bo d" i,.. . .. ,oopp\o. _,.,. o,li ,...b ' ,diO<oaloo ;o ~i, ~ n""°""""•] •p.6- ll ood 1, ,.., hO)o". T1"'"""""• PP·200- ~. s"""'' "'o, ... ,1t1 ,i.. .. ,b,. the,o,io .. d uMOo f,.,labaddiot io<ti .. cclo1•bonS..J .. <ro•. :i!~' 7i'.':.:! ;=--II, p. ,m ..,,. 1 lo, .he ro..,

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The genen. l chacacter or t he content, oftbe fragment i• dear. The obverse e•ident11 open,,.itl , a' """" beU•e•n the .., rpent andth eea gle,inlb eoo uroeo[whichthet•·oagr, e to form a friend,hi1,inordertoc arr1out oome plan o[a\\aek together. That p!,.n in,01 .. , the captu re •nd deotroction of demon, and.a1>parentl1 aloo.ofplacing\heent.ireurlh under a bu. The'!ler1,. n1 and .. gle ,-.-oar a powerful and binding o,,tb in the name of Sha.mash -.-ho io here •i•••d in hi,

u,u~h:61: e:~ j:::. ·~!J,""~~~: o:h~~:,:~indow~::h:~· \he .., rp<nt and eagle have gone. During the one day that \hey kept the agreement, they ,u..,.,. dedinc apturing a number of animab and oharing them together. Then th e ca\a1\ro1>he occur... Promp ted apparently by a ouopicion of the oer:pent'o 1\delity,tb eeag lepbnoan a tt..cku1,on\l, ey oungofth e aerpenL At lhio point, unfortunatel1,th e ob•eneo fthe frag­ment hreab off, and when tbel bre,odofthenarrativ e ioaga in taken up on the re,ene, we fio,d 11,• eai lo tloro&'U into a bole and in a •tale ofuttc, de,pa.ir appealingtoSh amu h to help him out of bi, predica.menl. T ho onn-god reproach .. him for .. b,tlteh .. done.bu\ accediogtoth <ea gle'o prayertolet

~: ~:;/:: ~ n:;.:iu: :. -~ =·Dt!/ = w~o ~~• n~:e·~~:~ than Elana. H• i• a oh•pherd• wbo•• ffocb ha,·ee ridentlJ , uffe.red thro ugh tho ban that hu 1-n laid upon the earth. TheJ ba'" /ailed to bring forth Joun.gnd Et ano, accordingl1, app,ea.l.1 toSham ..,,hto oho•himth e plu, tofbirU.. Shamu hin replJ tell, Et.a.na to go to the mountain to the bole wherein the eagleh a,b< ent.b.ro,rnan dtlier o bew i\l o .. thepl>ntof birth. Th e fourth 11eene tu:"" n• back lo the mountain bot

:!~nlh:f ::e'!~ e,~o :::.:• and tho ""g le, our Ublet - tlie

, s.. K ~ob, . 6.-1+- · li ·M(llorpor. Britriig,nH"~IOV,-,,11. p.3M) lt UOin1 .... tinr to"°"'tb" ""<>l in""'"' P,_•ti>.g .!lU .. ", fli1l,~o,l,epi..rdw\lhhi, flocbio p;e1u,...; ulook inJ• ttb oNCIO i-riortu .. 01or1. A=rdio r <oP-.. W. H. won1•, p1 .. ,i 1>\o,.plau.ti .... t1,o....,.p0,,;.,.,i,u,o....,,o , oeyliD<l.,.,to od;o , dm<:i..,. noclw o •ilhlhe - i•'"l' ._,, , .. ; .. , ,, ,.h<>tWor Olberep ioooo•lhat~ nii<• iL htb\ ,...., U,ot1tfo..,lheohophff<lwoaldboE ... , leodiorbUOllo<b

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fo ordornow to OllJema od the purport of \he , o four oceoo1 iti,n'"'e .... rytopaH\oacon, iderat ionofthoo\hor frag ment , ofthi , m1lh.th Lt &ro kno ... otou ,. Jt i1 tbe merit or Dr, E. J. H>rper• to h"'e added to the thr"" fragm,n ta dea ling with a , tory of th e eagle, '"I"'"' and E u .na fouod by Oeo rgo Smith' among lh.o tabl ets or A ,hurbaaapal' , libnry, ,e .. notheninon e .iayo rth o otberoonnoct ed• ·it bthot ..-o, Anol o•eotbfr agmont- aloofrornthi • l;b,o.ry•·a, publiobed by me ,.. iodiuted~bo,·e•anda t~·olfth-inth eol dtrHaby lonian ocript-by $<boil.•

furp<r di• iJeJ bi, ten fragm eoll into th ru group , ao followo,--{ J) cootaininga otoryofth e., , peotandthee•g le together wilh. ,. bat ho call, -o rroneously howo, er- a prayoroi Etana.forhi ,ooo ,• (2) thoOloryoiEtso a ',ri do onthobackoi tbeoaglo,(3)ana,wmb lyoft.hogodo. lomypub\icationoftho lltlt fra gment, l auao,.tod ', 1<1mewha\ different order but Jeo,.,n' • Ji ,c u, oion of tb o fng mento' together ., itb the ,tudy of the 13th fragment, hero,..ith publi , h•d, ha, led me to a modification <>f ""J , ie.,,. T he"••· fragme "t ,how, t.hat Jen sen ns right in his ,rugg .. tion th at the IHh frogmen\ lh.ougb ending •· ith the con,ii;nment of th o e"l!le toahol o in "hichheiotodiedocouotno« .. arilyinso lve thodea thof the eag le. My oooteution, ther do re, th at the episode of1ho eo.slo Yith }:t~oa must be 1,laoed k/o" tbo di,comfiture oi th e oaglo ..-a, errone ouo. I oo~· acce pt Harp< r', ,;.,. "hich isado pted b1 Jeo .,.n lhat~ol-Oryo{t he,erpe nt andt be eag le comes ~or• that oi the eagle ,uid E taoa. T here io now a!w oo roaoon forq uo. tiooiog ' the connection of KSG78 -..ithRm19,7 -8, ~3 ao pro i-,i by Harper, but on tb<othtt hand th e """ fragment while confirming my ouggo.tioo that the lir, 1 lino of K 8518 obv. is to bo completed in accord. ~•°' with tbo colOJ)bon to K 2606 re,., r>.iao, the question ,.bother K 8~18 ropr.,.n\.O th e 4 th tablet of the •er ieo~

' Di,; ~-Ion, L,g,,,,., • ..,. Et.,,.., i<•, A ... po , M T)i/,b,,...,._ (B<iHg,••cANJ,T,.11,vv.:191-408 0

: ~!:!i"':,lj;.:::!'.',:'.ii. p:/~:<. ' S.. ,oo,-, V· IOI, ,_ 2

• H ;, "" •• ,...1.1 1,;, ... "'"" •••-pi • &W,. ,., ""1"'·· lll . ~· 37[

KriU,...,.fflftlkl,<BiM.,<l d,,\' l,l, p. lOOo olO~

.,,:.!; .. •-;;-~~1.'i.'; :~.&i""1• ""' Af<J", ll, p.l ,o. S..J<•'"•~

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Vol. nz. J h olhn F~I of~ Eu,g Mytk

Al\en tionll&o&\r<:Mly ~ noalledtothe{~t •t ba t lbeoolo>­phoo of onr ftagmut 000L1in1 .. t.bo opening line o/ the follo•int; t~\llot the • me word • .. io \he colO]lhOn to K 2606 l'<l•. Mo.,,<,.<• . the Jut lii>e of K 2606 re,'. W<lald appo•T to be identical wich t be IH t line or ow frag..,ent. Jn tho ea,~ of uu• f~me nt, howe, er. the colophon 11.1.w tbot thi • tablet is the 1nd of 1he oerin. wbcru , K 2606 ;, enu-1'<'<1 a11h•3nlt1.bl e1 oftbe oeriu.• lt followoth•tweha •o bere twu dit!eren\e di1ionoof 1bc1 eict•n dth,twhatco•ero<l Ot,1J two tablets in the ooe copyco•ered th ree t~blolt in theot he, . 'f l>e tua.rkJonlh e -•roeot'on r l.U>lt t indic~l.ing the eod, of lines in the «>p1 from ..-bich our {ra~u,,ot ,·11 copied,h ow"- •• • maUcr or f:.cl, that \he 12fr agmem., frur.o A1hurbanapal" o libruy npreoe otdilf<ttot copies. Siu..., KZ«l':i repres~O on lhe ob•ena tbe &<:COWltoftbe o.,<eroblyof the !IOO• - Harp er'~ third epi-ie--..-e would hue lo a.<snme in ordtttbat K ~,...,.&ndonrfnglllMlt,bould repreoent dnpliea ~ ofono another. !hat tbe bmkenoffportio n oi the ob, . andtho .. , .o f K 2GOOconu.inedcon•idcn,blymo rothnth e epiS<>d<"Swbicbi nourfragm en< <•»e•tboob<e...,an dm•er <t!, A. con, idoral.iou o(lhi • lh<"Si••illsho• thn it i• improhb le The ne,rfra gmenl, H •illpr eknl.l!hesho«nbo\oog< toalablet mncblong<rtbano.n yof lhoo Cbu-, andto a,..ume tbat K21;()6 abonld np._n, pan of a tabl ~ agair, h 'ioe o., loog (at J..,.t) •• the newonni , certainlJhighlyimprobo.ble. Mo..,.,,·er. if K 2606 befong• to a tablet.., mncb larger than tii• <)M of wbicb the nea· fmgment form• a p.ort. wo would ~-.,rt.Aini)· not •~J><el- •inc e th• tableu of .... , .,.ii,i<>n or "" scri~, • .., or the u.rue1i.., - tbal what co<e~ tW<I t&blOU iu tile edition of which tho ncwfragmut i, • part1houldre 11nire thr<:~ tabl•UI in the oth er ~dit io»i butrMbtrtbe ro•enoe. ,\ , impkr0<1lut ion will be 1ngg .. i..d iu 1becourwof1bi1d iotuui or,,

IV. '.l'ho an•l1o i, 3i,en or the ..,.., fragment ,bow, \b i ;i

\lelouga tofu,p.-r' t6'51 group. 'fhe ,u,>t point to J,., 1aado clur i• itt relal;cm'lbip lo \be oit,cr fragm•ntt of (~i• g,oop

•S...•l>o•op. l l»,oolo!l. ,4,.._......; _tio.0 !1.bo(-ot~adl 1....d4 01 Mr.L.W

li:i•Booo6""'fl•'l""''ffW 'r('& '"od,-).

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J/ . Jaalrou:, (JQJO

Ta kiug up K 15-11 Urn, .-., uote li,M ll,e "'r~r,e i , a duvlic~te of the ' "''"'""' of thu """ frago,e"t 1'hich wo will Je, igna\o hercaft<r"' thn 13th.-lL5-~ of the formtt - 11. l0 -20' of thn lalt Br . i. e. JG Jiu•~ ag:oinst 111/> liaC11, indk a<ing \ba l w~ ha•n t,ro dilf n., nt ~-Opito Lefore uo. ''he indicnt.ion• ia 11.16, 17, !Su d 19 of d1< eud;; of lii,ef in the loII from whieh 1h~ 13th fragment ..-~, cqvi«I ibo..­tb•t tbe t cribe h"' I au ori~inol 1,ora.., him ia • l,iol, tho liuos agr€cd wi1h t ht kn ~th of thott in J.:: 11>47, The ob, .,.,... of the bll or ,h O'Oo ou t>Uiule of a@re<-rncnt ..-itlt the ~b.,,, oe et the """ fr"t11Ue1tt Lui. oorn,<P<"'d• with Che N• . M K 2:,~1,-11. 23- ·12 ot K 1527- 11. 1-2- 1 <Jt uL•. uf K JM7. ;>;o,,., the ohnt« nf K l [>4i" ""«i•• 1<i1h t h<, app eal oftho servent lo Shama.•h for nrM>gc np,m the eagl e •ho ha, •~t= tbe 1nung or the aorpenl. 'l"ho lo..-cr odKnof the ob,-erse c,(K ~&n io pr .. ervoil so lbM. .-e ba •e on 1l1e re.-.,r,c, a, on the obverse of K 15-ii'. lhe oooli,iuM.ion o<U, e sWry- the ad.-ioe oftlie •tw-god lo the .. ,veutlo eu~ r tl,e ,,.....,.,, .. ofa wild

:u:~:~~.b~!~~u~/"~.'.:::.i;_"' ~.·:~::i:~ •c::'Ji'.u!~=~ ofthi,epi ....Jei,furnish e<lhy lhe n,, er.,eo ithe llth frag­ment. E,ident ly th e fin~•enn linco• co r re,;1.,ad to K 2521 rn . :JS-4'! and to K l -:i47 ob v. 17- N. 'J'ho pradicA I Agr<>O· ment in regArd W Jin., (1 u again •t 8) , huw, that theso tlm,e fragwo nt.. befong to ub!ebl ofnLout the ,a,n< ,i re

The otr~t<sr ,ucc .. d.,, th e• ai l• i• ca ught. , lripp,,d ofhi , featheril and i;ltogetbe r Ladlyhalterffl i1 ll,ro~ -n into~ holoan,I 1here le/i todi o.Th is holei • e-.idcntlJin thc "'oun t.a.in, foriti1 Wilii1holo to which£1.:tu a i,...,. t bJS ba,.uh , 1'hetwo\aL lot• O,erefon,- K 2527 and tbc lllh frng,.on t-clo .<ed with thii epieodo.wh iletl,e,.,.crse ofK lo47ttr ~n to lhe oontin i,~tion Thoob•• ,.,.. <oftbc l lt h fni.grnentGQtotoi "~ tht iM i,lent oi\l,. \r.~c b.ryu tth«ugleo.nJjoi nso o toth e e,,dof th~ nhso,i,cor the l JU, frag'""'" ll ~- 5 or the l l th fr&J(fflont - 11. i~-J I o! tl,~ lHh fr-ag,. cnt, 11,nugb the l,:,ngtht or U,e li.,o, d~ not corrdpo ud. 1'h<, DO"lf fragment thu s iuroi,h .. a piec., uf the narrat i , <lha l \.al<c• proc edeoce to o,ho.\UIC<Jllt:,j oedon\h 8 o\herthr oc- namely,\beollia"""'bet • ""• thee~ e o:nd the

>So me ofmr rn dh,i; , '"""' ho ml"T«l<d • • J .., 0<o (E. n .vr,1. v, 106...,.) ,...,p,~lypo,ioled o. ~

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Vol. ,n.J .h<>l~tT l' f'11gmml of Oio Etan11 My!h.

•"'J"'ni.. and their adttotnr<: • " nlil lb~ point of tn, .,chery. Aguiu, !ho obverse oi K 2Jn re~rcoCJJl-5 the ep~ode after l.h,• ,lootl'\lotion of th• yoong ot" the iwrp<!•l lty th • .,..810, nam•ly tho ap~~l of the ff rl""ol w Sham,.. h, bot ~-., h ,e no mu m of "ccuratcly dctt rminiag \ho: ,i, ,.o f th e gap 1:>et.,~en where the obHntul the ll thfragmontb rtab,,ll" o.n,lwhcr o tho ob,·tr~e or K 2~27 \llk, .. up the l hr<:ad. but it was pruh bly no,t hr go. At the t-Op or &he oh••'*' of th e 11th fragm eat oo!J u fow Liuts ur• n,i,.i11g. fnr t he end of 11,e re ,~..., repro"'lnt , in al l proba \iti,'1 th e lu tlin c ofth e ubl<!t, follow.,Jbytt..Jcol~phon. As. umioK thM K 2W7 ""d tho 111.b frag llleot '"l"''""" t 1•~ruJ1.,1 IC'JII, bo\hmuilli~<"h eguo,it thepo in t reptt ie utf<ib J l.2 7o f th • ob,c ru of lh e 13 11, fra~ u t. .. hich m .. k,., new pliase in \be ua<rati,e - lhcbeg inningofU.. e t...,acherr , "'etho, ohta in for lhc , c two lllblels (a} <>im,.,.e-20 li,..., <>f tho 111.h frai;, m"1l\ plu , 20 lin~, <>f K 2,-:n - 40, I.O .. hich ,..e mn~ a.dd ""' a maximum a gap of soJ to line1- 50 ]iot, .. a.ul (b) re,.,n;e - 21 line• o! K 2027 rhu1 11 addition al Jin .. of the 11th fragrnont - 38 line. ..-hich with 3 or 4 lirn,,ofth e colophon would hring the t-Otal lo about ·12 line._ The bre ak: of circ!L 30 line• at lhe end of thenb, e,.,., oF tho 11th fragme nt and thebegiMin gofth ,e ,erSe(20of..-h ich aroftllcdnpbyth e obre ne o! K2 J27J must of cour<e he didrilmt ed bot..-<cn \he t wo , ide .. Wetbu&obt a.in for lhe t,,ta.\ !engchofeac h afth e t,.ofra gment. belw.,.,n90 and 100\i net, both covering thcfollo •i ngepi~odee: (l)tn, 11-eberynfth e ugl e and ,l.,.tr uclion of the youog of th e oorpenl, {f.l) a.ppul of the oor~nt to Sh~masb. (3) ad, ·ict of Shamu l,, and (4) •ucceu of th e .tr ~\Og)" nd th o di1wmtit ure of the ugl6. Tiu, ue,.· fn,g went co•cn t hi1 ~ntir e 6dd and, in addition, st ar t& at a point furlhor bi ck- lL• 1turJofth o allinn e<i o.ndofthoo.dT<:nt\1ro 1 of1ho oaglt Md H rp&nt in lhe 1110,muiin. ha\..:, conti~ues the otoryo.ft er th e diseo1111\t1tro of 1.bouglc. fur,,ishing three new cpi.stMl •o:( l)l\i c ar,pealofth c eogl"loSh111no,l 1 f-0rr,,1oue, (ll) l.b~ ~ppeal -Of Elan o. for the plant of birtb , (3) ll,e COllliug of EtaM t-0 the place of th e eQgle in the mountain. T h, \.,.,glh uf th i, bl>lel . mnst th~"l'C""' hu e h...,n eomidorably i r<>at.•r, umo ly, ll7lin"" till 1.be ob,er,6 of the l l thfra gmont plu, 00 to IOOlioco, • nd , ince •l the l<>pnf thoob , eno only a fe..- linea are mi"8Ulg,-inasmuc h ao ... e hu o th e clooe of t lio re<erse prow"cd - "6 may e,;timat,c the length of the

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J/ . J<l#lrow, [ LHO

u.bletto.,,hicbthe13thfragDlcnt\>elong•._t ab ont l30lio e,, ~perhap , only !N line• di,ided between the \"o sid"" . Theep il(ldeof thealliaoc e and or the adwnture s of the eagle and ..,,pent with ..-bich the obverse of th e 13th fragment begin• -,a7 fron, 33 to a mu imum of J6 lineo- ool l>eing ,nllicient to e<>•er an entire tablet, ... e Me justified in a"uming that in the editions to .-hich K 2527 and the llth fragDlen\ be­longed, \h <, tablet thatprec ededbeganatapointforth erbioc k thantheaccounto[thea\l i._nceandtheadvcntu=.•hich could have been narraud on the ,..,,er, e. In other 1'"0rds th e relation of the edition of K2527 and the llth fragment, •bich..iemaycaUeJition.A,10theeditionof thel3 thfrag· menL which we may callB, is about the"'"'" as the edition of K 1547-the obverse of .,·hich - reveno of K 2527. and which"'" may ""IIC, is to A; i. e.

(•) obTer,;e of A in tablet no" of the Mries - re,. of B, '"'J

(b) obYerse o( C in t~blet no" of the oerie• - ,·e,. of th~ preceding tablet in A.

whicb mean , that the tablet • of &d.itioo B cootaio much mo1'l thao edition A. and the tab lets of edition C n1uch i .. , titan A. W hat therefore ~-ou!J be the 2rod tab let in B "ould be the 3rd tablet in A. while a part of it in C would c•en run oTcr i'nto the 4th tab let . Th e point is of iDlport.ance fo,· the relationship of the t11·0 l'<'maiuiug joined fragmcn\• of Harper' • fin\ group K 8578 and Rm 19, 1- 8, 43.

Hefo1'l \.a.king these up. attention must be c&lled to tho relation ,h ipofKJU7\oth c l 3thfragmont. Justasli:2527anJ thellthfragcn ent erodwiththesameepi •ode-th e di,comfitureof tb eeag J.,,_....ol{JM1andthel3thfrai;men\er,dwilhlhocoming o[Etanatotheea.gle.bnt•hilethefastpairreprOientparallel texu . thisi,no1th e ea, e11·ilhth c lat\crpair,forthcob•erHof the 13th fragmentb<,ginsMa pointcon,idcrablyfortherbad than the obver 1e of K!M7 which (,~faraspNlserveJ),tarta with the ad•iceofShama,h totlte •erJ>Cnt. Sinco al the mo•t •ix lines on the bottom of \he NlTene ""' onisoing to bring it tothepointwhcreth e l 3thfras<nentc!o,es.tberene(makins allowancaforacolophononthere, ·erse)attb arn ostlOlinei missing at th e t.op of ll,e u,eru. A , a matter or fact, counting 8 lin"" back on h:2 527. line22( - topofob.en e ofKl541 ) would hrins u, to th~ hegioning of Sham&ah's answer to the

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\'ol . u>.] A,,oU,tf'.E\,,~ nlojlh.P.t4"a Myth

•pp oa\o f the,er penl and withwhieh h'.1M7 inall prob&hilitio• hega.n. T ho to tal length of KIM 7-.oold th u, he 8 +24 + 17 (additiona l lin .. on tha l lt hfragman t)u p t<>the discun,C.turo ofth oc o; lo- • 9l inet. Thea the U1in .,. of th(, rovc•3Cot the 13 th fr·..<gmou\ J•las" fow line, miu log •I tJ,o t Op would m•h th,, toll\ length ofth i• ta hle nhoa t BO lines. 'l"he thrn ed it ion, would thu. ho made ur or t.ablei. a, follo" "

&dition ,\ - T• blei. of90 to 100 lin"" t:.,litioo n - T• bleu of JU to I SO lin"" Ed i1inn c - ·ra blei. of 1.i.o..1 80 linOI.

The ca lculation is Mtuffiil )' <>nl)' •rp ro~im1.1<1 for th e lC11~th of th o 1;!'.l(l1 dif!"~,..g 500>&-.luot also in the lb,...... &<lit ion, but it i, oloso oooogL for our p•rp<ll(ll . T be resuU r&a<:hod a.bn•~ i1\ hu1c unfinncdl ha t wbal eo,-..,.pao do tot he 'lndt&blct of th e oer ieo in H woold ruc h into tho 3rd tab let iu A and pet ht.po ioto lhe -ithta blct inC.

Coming now to theh:oj<>ined [rag menUF, they ••ide ntJJC OO· t.l.incd th ""'o nd •dd re!II ofth,..,,.glc\o the, un-gcxlpro• mi, iug to do all t.ba\ " "" ,.,,ko,d of him. • and \be dia!ogu" tha\ ensued bclwecn t he..,gl • u d &ta n"" ol"' n th~ coming of Et ana. \o the LoJe,,berein the eagle b y. Et ana ,., k,t.be eagle to ,how him t he plant of birth ' but here. unfortu.natd y. the fca.gr,:,enl hre. h off. The colophon to the 13\ h fi» gmMt, how••er, ,how. that Lhe 3rd tablet of edition R hegao 1'ith an addr • •• of •h• eagle to Shamuh and oinC<! K 8578 •tc. be5ino..- i1h tn0pi -i~.J en"n""ct Pt.1 my~ t.iu1>,ruade a\ the time of th• publ ica tion of th~ \ I th fn,g 111ont. that thi • 1;n9 i1 tu be rOltond ..,co rd ing I.O the colopltQn of K 260~ ,.1,;ch talli• • with t l,n of the U llo fragmen ~ Throu gh t.he eonte ni.of1L i1 frag111eottJ , .. cooject uN1it1 1rengthene,.!, i{ not indMddefin;te )y ,.,.nAr-m~. t iD«, "ll "ehue toen it co"\Jlin•a n epi3Cde to which K s~,s~ otunlllJ joins on. w, m•y thcre­rore ,rit h ~ee1 oafe1.y auume 1lia1 K 8M8 repreoentt ei1.bor

• IL 6-6" • bl .. e,-bew!Q .. JIO'" •(l,< i!ldoi" 1,"''" "l "';11 R ! \o • 1,. [lot • ;,.. do~ S.. J o ..... Ja! Vi, ·I . p. lLO. Too t<fot<ae< ;, ,o t: .. oo. J.. r • o<eordi .. toll,e ooon ... ..io r u.. .. . ,no, Sh,mu h. \ t:,.,,.,ooltlt>O eoodi""'sio,,....~ orEt .. , ·, ..,..;,a tu lb.• "*flt,,.... mpaniod, , pi-11J. 1>)"• 1• - -loto,bowhi o, tho.,,.J .

1i. o, 1g....,_ . • , ..i..u 1 ..,,., ,. ;,. i,.,aneonv .17 '"'1. • I U.. !a u. r .. K· -•1 - 11,e ,. ,. . •vi-> OOoi "'""' l>)" E.._ ror 111< 1,1oo, or birt O, ~" ' t.bioti .,. od~.....i., •oU..-1, .

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J/. Jallrow,

the begion ingortJ,e3rdtabletofed it ion il orth e ,tt!t(orruoto prob a bly tlio ~tJ,Jo£ edit ion C. To which of tho..,twoedi tioDI il actu a!lyb elong, . i t is ofco une imJ><!""il,!e t,,,ay . D i•id ing the content. of all tl ,e fragmont• of the fin t group no,r known to u, (KK I5 H , 2~'17, Hf.1~ etc.) and tho 11tb ~nd 13t hfr agment. into opi"°do,we obt.ain thofollow ing •un o)":

(1) Tl ,ea lliancc between tJ,e e:,.g]~ and ,u pent and ilia "'1-

::~;'; ;:_;~ ." 1-..0 recounted on th e obv. ofth o l3tl, frag-

(2) Tb o tr6""d1ery of the eagle pt<>J-'O"d &nd carried out de,pi te th o warning of a •, ·or, ,..;,~" young e•g lo rooounted (• ) on the remainin g ponion of !be 13tl , fr&gmen~ lL ~7>eq. ud(b)onth e 11thfragnt ent ob .. rse.

(3) Th e opp<.:! or tho 0<rpont to Sh~inaoh for re •engc on th e eagle,recount edon K 2527.1 1.1- 14.

(4) Advice or S!oama,h to tbo co.~lc recount ed (._) K 2b21 obT. 15-~8 (ineludi ng 6 ,niHing lino,), (b) K H,H obT. J -9 (circa 8\in e, ,nis•ing).

(~) Th e carrying out of the •trat , gy propoud by Sh m• •h and ending with the di, comfilure of the e._glo recounted (a.) on tho rorcn,e of the 11 th fr•~ment (end of tablet) (b) r e• 30 -i :l of K n21 (eir c .. 17 linM 1ni .. ins to •nd of ,~blot) (c) K 1!".47 ob1·. ll. J0 - 24 (circa 17 liuN mi .. iog of epi,ode ).

(fi) Tito app .., J oflh o eagle to Slrama,h for rc,cuo and tho lo.tter' , di;ei,ion<O , endE tanatohelpthcu gloo utofhi• plight. recounted (a)on the n,e,..., of tl.e Uthfragrnen t lL l - 11 and (b) on the re,. or K 154.7 11. 1-6 (circ a 6 line, mi!'ing )

(7) El ana' • lament a nd nq ne,t for the plant of birth rec<>unted (a)o n the re•ero o ofth o Jl thfrag,nenl il.12 - 18 and (h)o nth o reTene of K 1(,!7 )l.7- lti.

(8) Addre,. or Sba,oa ,h to Et&na and tl1e orde r to th e I.otter to go to tlte hole in theru nunta io into which tlle e• gl" ha , beenca,t,recount ed(a)o nth e,..,,·erooo[ th , 13(hfrag­ment II. 19--2 ~ (~nd or llnd tablet of edition B. ) o.nd (b) K lM7 re•. 17-~0 (circa 6 lines rn;,,ing to end or tablet).

(9) Socond add,.... of the eagle toSham uh, the coming of Etana andth e dialoguebe\ ween thee agle andE!i<narooount.d on h: 8iJ78 + Rw 79, 7-8, ,13 (3rd tab let of edition n or 5tlt (?) tablet of edition C).

Letu, now tah UJ• the frasm ent K2606,rhich cocto.ino intb.,coloph on tho indi<-ationl h3ti1i o thothirdtablotof

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tbo •ori .. u/a ;~ "h n left tho cit;~. Schei! d,.,,. not ~ppear to have llOl i<M lha t the rrag-meoi publiohOO by l,im, •hie!, L designate a, th o li lh, run, parallel lo a. couUder Lblo nte ut with K 26011,' .., that in par\ t~ l.\u er can be , .,.w ,ed thmugheom1 1ari!,(ln« i\hth o rorin f r.• Md •il'<l• en a 1K>mo ro ad, ingoofS< hoi! u n ~«>rr ocle<I. Rut on tJi, otho r h nd t ho 1-..o rra.;wcn\s are notduplitat a .Xotonlydo tbey di,·cr; o from" cert .. iu )>l.'iut,• but $cbeil'• f,..gn,eot i., • lr.rge 1&blet dath>g irow t!,o Hamn,ornbi pt li <>dwith t,on column• to; e .. cl, oirlo.<1 .'he t-.roaeeonn uia r pe,u-to stanrl intho rclat;ni,t,; cach olber o!t!, eWg inningt.i ,d end or aoe piwdo. Jn b<>tb R ~l&to or,.nare h1ie do.c , iboo, dHa pJ>11,TOOtl11oth~hootility 01· tbe l gigi.• Tbo Ind is witlwul "" raler. Aulhority i• lacking,h.bit atiorua nd,anct u rico u eno tbuilt,Mldthoc it;• i,b ,.•iogodbrthe Jgigi,bul -,,hilethed e, cciptio11or,het.er, ·ur

u,: ,i;~~!;.,;:,LI. ~ '"""'l""'d m II. I - ~ oF tH ! , tool . ub• . " r

'1" K ll,!06 l ~. w< mu.t. .. ilcoli J n,ad [n,·~ ·'""' ll. i - )l ''° ..., .. ..,...,l-O>"Nl....m!io ~ IOR I-S o(th< l\ 11, f"cl-L Tnl.,oft bo 1~1h 1 .. ..,. ... 1 . ....... ._i........i;,.. '"" !li!IJB.12.t.,!;.,;. .. ..;,. i-ji -,- . 1"m U., l, tt<r w•"*••ll<I.\!IJMlho~phio, foun. 1"1 . ~of tbo ll tbfr q-m .,,,...d .... i.,.fi.l,o_'ll,et "°"' of • nMldilH>oslUoa1«,mto h.,., bo, nomi" Nb1 1J.,,..,i.,,...,,,.1 ; ... 1~a odl3. Sclotil", ,~o ;,1 for ,h, bo{:;uninr~ r1 . ,,,.nh>nt1 1 ho<O<TOd,wbi>oif,. , ,. 1,ot.i,.,,;..,.__,; "" -•o (lik< K IIW!IJ. U )"" Jt<' ' "'""'- ~ o<o,o. 1rt L. iofl h< ftop aot "' '" "' "'dla M·- ·•l-/t.ni ·li•l· il ,....-..-O-h liko l. 10o f).W'.1lll. l.8 or \ho frap.., , u ;d~ tlJ""""; •• tho rb oootio,.,.; ti,~d .• ;..,.,..,10,u. , ;o._ , pbZ., lli•( - ,,b.., ,11,.r;; • .,. , .• J(,. I L1"~iul.l~olJ(il'JOO. !1f. S<h.,;l, J/~1 , .,1",....,n . .. m.tJ•ho•to• fiJa. ••i • oo" '"'" ' ""'·"j °"ed ,u, 1,.o i- '1« odi• K- J.11ho-olL IQor ,i.. 1~u. 1 .. r«• ' "' "'"" , ,; ~'" ' 11....i .. i.,r,, .a4.,.; ., _ fl• M«f ·• lll, l8of K i\l(l(I~ ~l th;,po1 ,,, 1ut, ML<•"dMOo . 1, ..... , ldbooowdlb >t <.lllt l~tl!t ~ a, ot..o• · i"<l,e .l.1'iorpoo1Mo11,on l '<>llettionlo:>"•• r ork (- Jollo1,~"'1-•/t.tf C•li« /i,,,, p. :n)l , ... oolJb*dl1 rr, ,.,.«lb o<• 0<rdi ffloo1'00,-! , 10 thoi •i lho" • J••n l~I , .. , ooo , .. ~, mi>......to ""''"" ,iK•• ·

• Soo,loHo/pre«,diotoote. • Apf,rl! rwnp•-f"pbknlloot.,1 boto blotl.osoho ,bt <V " <rh

oft ~, 11, .,,. . ,..1,;)'<'iodio tl!ehpo.od.Npl,,oD<'tie•rHl • 1•Hh""' ·•i· •·•"' , ., .... i.., ,;.;.,.,;.,., ,. Tbo oi<t<tmiootikfotoki ty i,o., i\W t,,,foro Etoao-oi,o .i .. ,,.c1.,;,i;. of 1,1,, 1-1 .. ,,. . mn "''""' · n. \obl" i,, ,·•loolae i«lk>1'oo o!1bo"ll • •ftbo Etooa , to., ·

•So•••; • • ...,i.., . l:L L lJ" of K i!l,OJfl (ii) ,i -&if~ •"' ,.;u, l. Iii (, • .i1111,i..; ~r,1, ;. r....,6 +~ -

• 1. ,~.,.,pp .... 1- ~ .. "'I .. I· T ... <itrio o, l&ootl r l.U""' "'fon<dto Joll>,open;. 1 fi•• of lbo, orin"1<, i -!", ond.• ·~u, ,,.bj,,;!.!" """' ' ' oJ

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JI. Jutrow, [l ll!O.

inr cgnl'<itowh ichthe.Aon unal.iLo\ d coon,o lj ,cont inued in th ~ 12\h fragment , io K 2606 the godde .. hln ar • i• "'P'" "'nt.od ._. int<ntning. Sbo loi,b al,out foe• Icing al\d placee himin e<>ntr<ll,•bilo F.n,lil looQ out foe the ..... ctuui eo of thegod1(?J .• l twould bll in accord<rir.h.th , cha.act.or of th o BabJlonian 1ty\e ,1( poetic ccmp"4iliou w "')'flt at lhoclo u ofuepi eode rho dcnrip tiooo fthncondi tiOl>1u i1\. iug at the ~g inu iu,g. wi\ n""* the (requcul do11eriptione oC pri11><1cr ~l cba1>11int he BabJlooi ~ucrua lion >nyO... Unfo,1una1.tly, the re,orse of K i606;. not presen$d,oi\h the uoe ption of tL~ d e.sing liu• ~11d • p&rt of th<o Ian lille. Tho oolophon foeni1hc11s the openingor 1ht:i• lhab lct,,1li nothatagre<1• • itLU ,eoMg i .... inU,e !Jlhr"'J!.lllen t for 1Le Jnlu.J,let,and 1iocet.he pr<Hntdpo , ti011oftMclooin gli uu inK260 6agr10e, with the d.,.io g boo of 1he lhhf""!1D Cnt,>i t .. oold botoo otrn ge" coincidence if th e t ..-o uLblcu did uot dose with th e oame incident-th e comlllg of Rt:ma to the place where the eagle lie!.

Ontheotherhllnd, if 'O'bal.eun,n:d threelabl et, in one copy

:.:,°"t::~• i:;.~wo0;a:l• :~! ~i::"':!:\'.,~ ::1:n::'.,\th~1!::~~: .. ,um e \hat ftoru U,e poirlt 'Obere the obre ... e of K 2606 hr eahoff tothecnd of the re••,.... the re ,hoWd ha, ·ebo cn included all tbo eight epi>Odrs conring ab<H>t 125 liurs em· brac ed in the131Lfragm cnt. Wo,.,.. tbo•confrouted"i th "'probl em for ,.hi cb no defin;ti• e oolut ion <.>.o I.., u!ferred until more frc.R,. Ml>< of the nan3ti .. come W lig!,t, hut th e """' ' , e....,aable eot1jectur e it to .. ,.nm e W~t n rioU> ,c .. ion, of the u. lc ui1ttd, ,li/Fcrring oongiderably from one a oother &ud in ,.bicb eri ooJe1 •ere iucludccl i11 one •enion that "·ero D»1il/4din auO\her. So1nuchi t clearl.h,.tth ea u,u-c,h)· dctcribe ,1 in th~ lhh fng1:1Jent and in K :MOO mo,t hv o J)r&ceded the re1cue ef tho e;agle by E1.t.na, a,id i ince tbo narrati• o <a n now be carri&Jbllclioontinuo ut lrtot~ e ullianc e

.. ... ;,,.1,,... • ...i .. -.. , ... t1oo .. ,,. ir ... ;.1,o,,l blefn,"''b • n l .. ooooiol.lU . 11>ef<><1;.£alj~l.be city ia q,.,..;. •._ir ,ti. !<;pp• •

< Al..,O<O'l'•• '«l., l o•oio• .. io l >!t. 'Tl>oh1.,faglll <,.. -....t.diM!ol....., , tomor,.f•'"W.toµ,.- •III

..,,ta.,/,.bi,hlluJ><•- .Tbo ~,apll (p.Klo)f•• ·o,.,;,i,.,,....i ;,.; . 'l ol.be l,U.l-•1,. ••• •• .. <kcdoo"'3'h..,1'1-l<r·•"·""'·'""

o1-W -lo -ai11NJ , ...i;,, K !!600! . __ __ .u ... ~-..•-••

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v~1. nx .] .faothtr Fra:,,,""'I of 0.. Ehz,m .\lyth.

hetween the eagle and the wrpent, the •late of ~n•r<:hy must hue J)"cedecl thi , in,oid<mt Rl,o. Then, io e.,, y rn,ou ther•for•. to b<lio•e U,o.1. &.!,~ii• i, ri~ht in hi • ,uppo , ition tl••• th• •tnt • or o.nuch ;> re1,rescnt,, Ulo b~ ooin~ oi ti ,e ,ntire na,ra\iYe.' ju1t H tl, o (;ilR a,n'°' h t pic ..,pe,,, "ith a ''""'" iJ>ti<1n of \,;r,w aud confu1ion e~i$ling in <.ruk

Aoc•1>1ing I.hi, as • •·wkin ~ h!P"tb e,.i, . •o ».;u\J h, e to a, 1ume Ula\ th•6 mh1.h lctoftbeeo~1of whichtll<ll~th ftag• rHut r<l)tt.<<mU U,e hd, cont ,.ined the cpi, odo oftl ,o 1\"\ ' c,/anuc hy and th• ,e,tontfon of order. '.J..'l,en C.;11.,weJth e ei~hl tpi:IOJe. con Ntd by U.e i'11d tabl.t. nt)er •·hich caruo anott..r nJdr,:,,i, of th& eo.gle 1.o 1:>homa, h-pc rha~\ a ,ccnn d appenl-t hcnpr .. 11wablyan o.nncero{ !he sun-godon d, Iual lJ, \Uc coming or Euna to the eagle . T he joined fragw•nt , K sr,;s + Hm <'::I. 1-8. 43 "'I"'""'"' the heginning oftl, i, im· modint e oontiuuatioo ofeilhCl" tho IJ<h fragmoo.t or ofK 15~7.

'fho •pi>0Je in the l~lh rngment a11d wilb which K2f',()6 begins mu, t lherefore 1,., remo•ed from the J>O"ition ~"igncd to th• la\\<r hy ll orpCT .._, a third grou p and placed b<Jforo !ho nine epi,od"" into ~hich "" ha, e di, ided the fint group . Harp<r ', , .,.,oud irronp con,i , ling of thejoiMil fn,.groent ~od , uppl•rn•llletl bylhreef orth errragruoola& ndr,,countiniEt ~u•'• rlight on tho h.odr o( tbe eagleu ,111"iW1..-ber1' ii is a!ld " ould \hu, form the oond uoioo of thn ta.I" Thn fli~ht n.t.<>rally fol\.;,., the r....cuo o( the ea~le hy ~!!aoa , To~;ng th n jo ined fra~metl\ Rm II, 4M ..:. i9 . • -8, 280 u uoe. it io clut !h~I \hi t M<l K 8~63 are dnplicat m <>r J"f'ro.l\el, ~nd I.ha\ l,c,th L~s• u with th~ 11.ol""J of tho OighL • K l$fi l of .,.l,io.h only a p~n of th~ 01 .. .,,..c ;, ~i ble. jo in~ Qn &!. t 18 lQ th o TO· •ern Q(J:lm 2, 454e l~ while llrn 622 (only ,111e, idt pre1en&d) Ju1,licat..0K3651. begin niogwith1.lll ~fK365 1 Lnd <r1tcndii,g ·-·-·-·- . . ·-<J. ,.p . \lJ. • tlth 1, 11o..,ilo,ffll,o~lotnl td, .. • l» ••nolo\Odo,~th,t

i.::26ol6 .. ;011••• &..iu b1e<or11t• .. ,i., ,. p,. .. ottU.. tt f<l;1i<,,,of100 doocrirt i,,n., .. ;, ,...i .., , h,.. 1.0on- • •ofth o .... t<K,tlo• utONer ~y l , htt., .. ~ Eo1;1.

•fl>rpnhao_J _ U.ooh<, no ond"'" .., ofA- . lR K. &,&3. 11,, ~ "" "'~ ul 1bo ub. u><;,, p.-.- ,....i. i.;,,., ~- 11 nn: !j!',lc; - ll, l - l 6of.,,,..,,.o11w,,i..,,..lr . Th, .. ...... ofK. . lto63<t fm 101 1>o • d .. U." ol tl,o k; na;(?) Eta ... (l.4) .. dl<l io.;,,, 1,,<1o(<-Ji., • .. M.;,. 1,7).,dU,.,..f"""foml ..... _.,n <'.d.ottl>atfollo,..,lupon ,t.. flia;hl

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JI.Janr-0w, {!910

5 linH beyond the latter, II. 26-30 or Rm ~22 corro,pond ing to ll.:H\o27o fl he re•crseof Rm:l,~:i,l ete. ' Ifwearot nuru me 1ha\tl, 011e t .-ofr"l!m <n1"( K 36M udlt m52:l )a loobeg.n,. ith theae<oun\ofU,ollig),t,.,·ewou ldba•etoo uppo,,oforthe former a\ lea,\ 40 addit ional Jiu .. at U,o top, .. bioh " onl<l gi,e u1a1.ah letof& t! eu tl30lin .. andforth o latter&n additionof501ine,atthe top,.bichwoulrlg i, o u,a 1abie\ of 160 linOII. Thi, io most unlikel1 and it i , much more prohble Iha\ both fragment , be~an ,ritb tlle ••cond - and fa1.al- flight\olbcp! oco ofhh1.ar, the fir,tendin ( 1occ .. , fol11 with thoarri• a! attheg ateof Anu, Enlil andF, a.> Thi ooocond lligbtforrningano.-epi,odo,ronldboanapprop iaw. vlaoe at which \o begin a ne• toblet. 'l'bo joined fra~ment and K 8;;63 "ould thu, contain botll epi><>tles, .. hi]~ tl ,e othw fragmeoto •o uld begin "i th lhe IIOOOOd flight -t he u.mo rel&tiomhip tlouefo .. a, bet"'••n K 2527 ~nd K 1547. If "" a,;sume (•• abo,·o ougg .. tcd) , IL~t the •tory of Et "" '' comiog to the •ill\ • extended into \be 5tl , tablet of edition C, wo may 1u1>­pooo tha\ th e1>isodo oftbo firo\ 8igb1w ... •tillto!din lhi1 tn.blet and th,t the t,ro fng men\.JI \l,e r<>fo .. r<preoeut the ~:t:t:: t;,~ :::t ~!ti :: b:tiL:f .~~i:.. eJition-an J in all pro•

Th o lacger oi,eofthot ablet,o f «<lilion B (to ~·hich the 13th frag ment belong, ) warra n\.JI u, fo an umiug that both flight , •er• included in or,o \able!. Rm i,4 54 might, therefore, reprelWnt the 4tl, tabletof edition ll thou~b \Li, lfoold uo umc a longnarratheinth e 3rdtabl etbofor o thoac\ ual Aight b<gan. Pethap o here too it may be more reaoonahle to ,up JIOIO \b•t IL< other \"0 fngmenb r,p, .., en\ the 4th tablet ofoditioo B and the 5thofedition • .\., wl,ilo Rm2,4M .. bich i, am uchbroadert,bletthantb o oth<to(...,lh e photognp h, in H o:rpu, BA, 11,p . b09 compar<J with p...03) "ou ld then npre..,nt a fourth edition of tJ,o narrati,e-complete perh•p • inthr eeora\tbe most in four\abl~t.. CertainlJ.th e fa\ali .. ue ofth eo<co ndH ightmu , tbrin guo lotbe eodoft he narra(iTe. The roonlt of our examination thuo ohou that the fragmon<O oofarrecoT<redr.vr nen tfir e andprobab ly o.ixd iffeT<nl ~opi.,. of tho test__ _

or',.~::;.': ;:•'i! ~~s".'.;:~~ :r~~i!;,:' M-;:-::..~16 • JI. M --M of "'".,. ol Rm~ . <>I otc. S.o oloo l-olow p. I~

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,·01.,u.] Anolkr.fragmrntefthoE!ot1a Myth.

(I) Edition A in & tobleto (llJ Edition Bin 4 tab\o\o (3) Edition C in 6 tablets (4) Edition D in S o, 4 tablm (0) A {.-.gmentolan edition (K 2600)

whichm,.yno\h a•e conta io&d.alllheepi.od .._ Allth uea re io tho K011yunjikcollection. towhkh i• to be addedlh e (6Jf rag• men\ of tu Hammurabi p<ri<>d-• lat ge tablet with two oolomn, to e&cb oide- r,pre .. n\iug the beginning or the ol<lry and -.,hicltprobab lyl<l ldthowhole otoryinonotableL

Combining now to the n r iouo fragment, of the otory u d Je .. ing u ide tho l")Uibili1ythatinoomo•o raionor• oraion, eertain <!Ii.ode, "°" not inoludt<I, we may ""°n , truct the , tory oo fu a, knowntou , upl<lth e plft<ent "' fo!lo><._ Tbe&ce ...,i , laidin acil7wbichh .. beeu <l.,.. rtodby it. patroo deity or poHibly by the god, in general. A ot.,,u,ofconfuion andanarchyeri , to,<lneapp,.reutlyl<ltbo h<:>o\ilit7 of the Tgigi. Th e Anuooaki Lold a coun .. l in order to pot O,ll<nd to thil ota\o of affaira. Th o godde., l,htar and the godEnli l appear tohetheon eo de, ignated tocomo l<I the '"""" "· A king i, J>UI in control on earth bylho goddeos, wbilo on high Eolil .o.idt in r~e , ta.bli,hing ordtr . As in oo mAn7oftholl abylonio.n myth', wethuob an ._ oorreopondonc• b•t• een MCurrenoe, -OD oarth and ph<n-0m•n• in lb• hea, en,. ConfU!ioftandanarcliyb olow is pa.rallol«lb7d iot11rbanc•• -011 high. During \hio otato of anarchy, producti•ily ce .. eo on H rth. Tho ,hoop do not bMrJ011J18, lho god, u e deaf to appeah or pon,1 .,.. to in1' r,eo o agai111t thora •&J!•Ocom· miti, J b7 boot.ii• powero.

i-: .. g!eand oerp<nt aroontinlroduc edaoformi11gan .. 1liance 1<1 carry on a worknf dootnoc\i-00. ~'bo7 defy tho autl1ori\J of Sho.muh ,obo rop« .. utoordor andju,tic o. l,'romth o facttb...t tl,o \ing wl,ombhtarp \ace, incontrol ioa loo <l01ig01\ed u r•'M" , hepberd"&ndth a\El anaapp u .. inlh o ol<lryua ohepherJ.,• we m~y1,erhapt be permittod tocooclud e tha t the kingwh o i, in1talled-0rp "'o iblyr .. inota!lodb7 h btari , none other thonE11na. Ho• •• •r thio may bo, tl,ere is 0<rtai11ly a

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JI . J411,-o,,-. [10!0.

di ,..,ct conn..,ti on h<lwe<ntbe nni;- .. commitwl b)•tlle er.sl• and oerpent nnd tl,o ,liot, .... of Y.tano, boll, being du• to !ho gonen,l <onfu,iio1J1l .. tui 1ta lhMUgh thel aekof0<1<,<rol on thep art oft h,,..Mgl 1trpo,rer, 1h , ,.p..-ntonl er 1,,Jth e hu monio .-orking of the b •• of D3tlJ.U 'l'h~ ota.ta. or ~ITain remind1 ono somowhat of tht 0011diW.mf 11,at p,.u;i durfog th e period 1h01 hl•tar is recaintd a, • v•isoner in tho lo~·~, .,o, M. dnri 11g which time liko•iM lln 1,uimiJs do not bring lon l, theiryn nng:.• ln tl<l, <H" wo ll).re. u i, genera lly ,..toSni .. J.1natnrem 1thport,..ying1h e cho.ng• oC.oea,on,; ~ndin •i• wofthef,..,1n eney •id,., ·hicbtl,U1-;/~n,.. in 8 3bf loniau ,nytl11. ii it IIOl.ilR~robaLI~ 1.1,at the conditions port~red ~I 11,e beginning of Uie Et~ na •lory ,..,.\ on t.\ie oamo s<nua l ba,io.- a po<lra~l of tl,e rain J and ,10t1ny 1euo nio thohe a<en• and oue:.rth.w!, iel, coo,ld 1,e 1y1n• bolica!lyrepr..enleda. a timeolWJ>foliuuan dd ,w rder

All 1h;., 1..,~••• •. lllUII be •iewed ... 1norel1 oonj<,olo1ra ! uni;) afortunatoch,nco ohall bring lo light more l'.ragmonh ofthi , partofth e narn,li '" .

1'he aUi~nce bet,r..,n the eogle !Uld \loo"' '"""' come, to an untim ely end. '!'hey go into tho motrntaino IO hunt for food. Each i1 accorupanied hJ &Y""DJI" brood. Fint the engle kill 1a naniniala.nda har " itwithbis1ou ng (or " ithth<roun11 ofthe,erpe ul ), th,01L e,uponl.kill,3 n anim1l and ,husit .. ithhisyo uug (orlri th tbe1onns oftl ,e eagl•).b utth e Hgl • ~, .. thooj)porlnn.ity ,rhileth e !OCl•go ft he serpent are engagod io UI Ulg t<>pounee doo<nupon them. Ue,loe, thio Jnpit.etl, a-.:aro iog ofouofthey oung u glcs. deocribod u "•••1 cl•• •~· <;r "•e ry wite~ • .-l,,; urg" b;., no, t,; ~«ak !l\1 J.- ·1 of Sham ... J, i. ~- OQI \0 run couu•~r tu 11,, ln ·1 <,f J"ii,),u. """' ... ud jo~liCf'. TI,, u.sl • C011, ume< the Joung of the u rpont ud 1ho la~ tr ·~pe,,1, to l'iL• ma.,~ fur re .. uge for the injnrr WHitt <d. $h•n1..,1, li11en• to the serpent and propuoe1 ~ •l~ tegy. ll o adri"' tht 0ttp0nt t,; con«a L himoelr ~i!Lin tho <•rcaM of a wild buH-<u,e of 1h, uim1b , lain Juriog theal lioneo boh •oenll oeeag leanJ l.be .. rpent -1 nd th<n.,. hen tho ugk OWOOJ)lld""·n upon ii. to tt i<O hi111 and tear him to p;..,.._ 1'llc• tr..l"l(.•5uc-d L Againth o )'Oungc ., glcw• ru1 tho fnthor eag le &Dd apin tl111 latte r pay• 0-0 bood to the

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warniog. He land, uron the bull, the .. ,pent jump• out, tu ... tho wiog, and ru.Uiel"ll of tl,e eagle aod the latter i• left lo die in a hole in the mounta ino. lie dou ooi die ltowo•ar . It i, now th o,gle 's turn to appu.1 to Shamuh to whom ho promi,e1 eternal obedience. if only the 1un-god will help him out of l1i• plight. A t th e ,am o time Etana •th e oheptiord~ dai\1 appe•I• to Sluuna, I, to agaio brin g about fertility among hi,o heep. Ho a,k, 1ho sun•god to 11liow him tho plantofbirth1halh o may gi•e it tohisflock . 1'hrongl, the now fragment the mooting oft ho eagle and Ets.na i• for the ji r,t ti .. , ""'"" ,.z...r. The plan\ of birth ~n>•• in \ho "'""n tain,intho,cryhollowin10•h id 1tho eaglehao~ cast. Sham""h'"" Y<al, thi, t<>Etan~ whotak es tho ro&<I t<, the mountain and, guided by one of the young eagle• (ifJ en,en'• ro,toratioo KB YI. Ip . 110, 8 ;, correct). com .. aero,. th e eagle. The eagle •r~ • t<, £ tan ~ to noleaoe him from \ho hole and H a rowardpromi.., , t<> fly.,ith Etana to the dwelling of \h o god, . We oro unforluna\ely ldtin doob\wheth <'r Etana se<JUTOJ \ho de,;irod plant and the gap in the narrati •e a\ thi• ro inta ho pre,on t, u, from a,,cortaining tbo purpo10of tho flight. Jo a general way we ma7 conjectnn, that tho eaglo hold• out th o hof>< lo E ta no ofbe iog placed among \ho god s, in other ,ror<J.• of ..., uriog immortal ity like e. g. Ut-napiohtim. th o l1oroo f1l 1e deluge. Thi, isa favorito tl1fflloin Bab1loniao m1th, • hich. it will be recalled i, introduced into tho Gil· gamMh opic.' Etan a mount, on the back oftb e eagle ud together they fly u1,.,.anlo. They rooeh tho bea, en of Anu aod at \ho gale or Anu. Enlil and Ea -i. e. the ecliptic.' they !'.llllo a ball. &, for 10 good. Again a gap oceun in

'S.., .h,t n>w.il<lir- •/IWylo,,U,a,~A..,....(llo1 li•h«l.)pp.•MJ<'l •Th< oelipt>C. ~•••• u " " t•""" & .. Ii •,,;,ad or tM •• • " r ...

Ko1lor.S t..,.t,.,,d,...d!i""',/;a..,;.1!,,l,d.l.p.2Ml;Thomp,00. &P"<b o/ t~,A.1~<1< .• Ntr.88,IO!l;l'iroll,o.od.L",<,~Oo/· ~,,, .J ,4r., ,,)l",._)(ll.73;XXV.s..0'3 , te.ete. \io di,id<di.,o1h ffi0 .-; • .,,1co.,., .. , M •.-!fo,h , ."' TI>Mlfo,Eo1;J" '"d"TI>Mlf"'Eo" ... .-,,; .. 11 (Vfro lkud, bhta, N,. JI' ~ TM t•+. of Ao • . !tom and F., io tl>ettFoN,y oooymoa, ,itbt h, ,o, ,.o oo poi.ioftlw,e< liptio. T .. r., .. , ,. 1,btb,,u .. -lh< .. tot.liob<dultok,j;iuloy" ''" · ";, .i.o;odi"'t<dbJ tlw,poloftb , -,,, d a;go t-th ,, to.Hoool hb t ... ;.i.oti~od;n,hou u,,.. log-ieol •J>ltO>'o'ilbtMplooell'eaoo.S...J a,\row.11,J;,.o.Bo~;m. wod,l"""""" Tl, pp . .. lHd .. ,""1.l•th•Ad • p•o,,<h , tho boroalN TM<h .. tbo Jot•of Ao, (Jo" ... . Kti1"'°"" .;/U ,Bi/>l.,Vl,l,p.96).

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.ll J aslrow. r1g 10.

the narrot i,e and when th e thread i• once more t&ken np, wo find tho co.gle llr giDg E t.a.no. to con tinne the jooruO)' i.o. ord er lo , oacl, tho plao ~-h&re b hW - i. o. the pla.nd \' ~nm - J..-ell .. A , i.o. tJ, e ou,, of th e fil"lll ffight, adi ,t.a.11ceof tb.roc ira.rln, or •ix houn i1 «wered . WLcthor al thi, ~oiut tlio eagle'e etr eugth i• e~hau, ted or wLrther the goJden Leru lf inu,r. •e noo, nt all e• onu 1hr precipitous deoor.nl L"!!ii, .. The ~gl e (allo thr 1>ughlh o1 p...,.,l>f th= douhlebou na, ,d roa cl.101 1he groun d. T he clooe oflh e n,.,.....ti• • i• "' "• ing but d oar l)· th e 1'"'1"""' of the fligl1l Lu railed . W ea ro lcl"l. toc onjwtu l'i! wbat li..\ ppn eJ. t1> Ebo & a.ad to his a <>cient •ain hi~."

In •i •w 1>flho oomt>O"itc chua,, 1.er or oo man)' oftl, e olori ..i 14 t hn e como down to u1 from anc ien t Habylooia.,• it y;i ll not UeJu h~u nlou , I<> u,rume tha t in the Et.a.na wy\b t~·o ori gimJ.ly ind e(><ndc nt ulc, lut.,c been C<>rnbined,oo e h,ed on ana tur o m,ihuddeoc ri bing a sta toofAn archya nd c,0n. fu,ionin a ciLy .-hi ch, r:,, d""erl edb J it< J>ll,lronJo ityorbJ tbogod , ing< neral . lh,ri ng thi,pc rio,.iallfc rtility cea..,,, Th ~ lgigi are ho,W e lo I.be ci ty aod aw oog tho s.,., ·ho suffer frointhe anger ofthogod ,io .l-'.tana, tho shephcrd,. hose u crific"' lo lb~ go,.Js ar e or uo u ail in bri.uging about fer­\jl ity among hi s ffocb. Orde r i, n,s to red t hr<M1i,:h the inter· 1·enl ion ofb hlnr - t bngodd ... offer t ility incoope ratioo ..-itb J:nlil. Aft.or lho rodont ion, E t&oa appeal, to Sh>.=.. 1,--or perh•pg originall y lo b ht u to sMw him th e pl•nt ofhirth ol whiot, he h"'" hHlrd and LhrougL.whieli lti• •h,,ep cnn again he 1,roUJjhl lo b ... , you ng. T he ro,111es l U i:rantod. Et&na, it would a]'l it nr, ;, a l10 re inota tcd a , n ,lor o .. , hi$ people and iii, r -01.M>nab le to &uppo:.ie tbll,I th tale eudod w j tl, the tr Dtll'fer o! E tnuu .. a fa•orit e of tho god,-li~ e Ut ·!>~pi1!J. tiw - tu ~ plac e amo ng d ie iw111or1Abi.

A le«i Dd \ale i• tbot of&n allia nce fo,..,,,ed bri be ea glo an d the oerpent ,tho1 , .,.choryofth0C or naera ndhi o 1,u11i, h•

' •·o, ,i ., tn.Uoi, at.,.,. '"lh o .. , bor', ~oper •Oo lho O::.mpooito Obo, o<to, of th ,& 1>,lo,,; ... l,.,...;..,8 ..,, 1• 1. ,t.o s .i<1<1<o t' .. 1ocLrifl V o! ll , ~P· -- ~; tor U,, G~ epic, 11>e .. u.o,•, 1/,U~~ of .Ba6J,k,,; o •d ,t..,..;., (f.., J!W, .,.i; ij..,~ pp. MSJ<y .... ~ 11" "' """ &h ..; dor.l>io> A'lolffll..,.,la~.t,poo(l...:p,i,..S. milj1ti0<f.o St"~i<o. Y, I) ,. 1,o (p. ll3) ""lo"'"""°" atoo '° tbe ,..<ill<Js bot .- .. ,. t:: :~, , ~Hr• - ,..ki,h INI to t.bo b.1tr <n• f......, of tho 1,..0 by

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Vol.n, .J AnoU,.,- J,'yagOlffltof lho Ela• aJ t111!1.

ment tl,roogh theint enentionof Sharn• •h- the ropre,en t&ti•• or ju , tice and order. Thi• tal e appears to be a pioce or anciontfol k!orentl,ertltan • mytl,,lowbicl, thoroha, hffn added after thomann er of folk \alea&moral - not\o break lbe d~= • ofSh &ma,lL

Tl,o,e t ,..o talo,- the modifiednalure 10Jtl1 andth e folk-tale with & monl-wore eombioed,ju,t u in tlio Gi lgameoh epic tho two indeptmdent .. n .. of ta le, of Gilg ame,h aodEtao a ... ere tombin&d.1 Theallian ce ofe aglean d .. rpent,..hojoinfor cea in a warfa re ag&in,t the animals of1be mouotaioo io made a feature of the confu, ion that reign• ,..hile the god, manif .. t their anger or bo,t i!ity. The oerpent' • appeal to Sbamub for•eog eaoeeougge,t.. E tana',a p[>Cal to the god for the plan!. of birth andtboeompletelink b<t,..oonth e hrotal .. i, brou ght a bout by the mtttiogof E tana. and the eagle intberuoun\ain ..-here lhe lKiugbt for plant io to be found. The \rao,for or Et ana to the god, lead1 to the episodeort ho eagle c&rryiog him thith<r a• a reward for helping the eagle ou\ of bi, ,a d plight. That thr ough the combination both tal es undnrwon\ aru odificatiooi ,, ure lyutu ral . & it ioare a1onahlecon ­jecture that in the otoryoft hee aglea"dthe1erpe nLtbe former t.ctuallyd ies a/ter i,.ingtorntopiec,obytheoerpeoL Indeedifonoreado tbedeoc r iption,iti,difficultto ­,.h•t el"" can h.appon to the "'glo excep t des,tb. Th ero oeem, lo be nothing lefiofhim .rte r the oerpent fini, h"" hi, work. lnordertoeonn~tlhetwotaleo,\b e eagleiore,i.e d aod io ,.,.c ued by Etan a. Sirnilu lJ, in th e origi no.lta leof Etan a, theroi t o,o ry reaoon too uppoootha t he w, .. actually placed among \ho god,. 1'hio i1 , hown by the , uceon of the firolfti gl,tinwhicbthegoa l i,attained,oi nce tJ,ebea.enof A.nu- the bigheat part of hoa.en• - i, rnac!ood. Th e oocond £lighti , clearl1 & duplic&too f thefirot and betn.y,,in the languageu,ed itadependanc e upontheformer. lti oa fuoritn theme 'll"i\h the B&bylonian theo logian, to whom we owe the pre,ena tionand fiulfor1n in ,.hichthe old foll taloo and JJOJmlar mylh, w<re ca•L that lllll cannot eorne to the gods, nor co.n he findoutwhati o in,tor e forhimaft erdeath, beyond the certainty tht be will be eondomn~d lo inacti, ity in a

, s..u, . ... 1mo-iot heFree«l io10010 . 'Gi lf •,ne,h F.pio. XT, II~

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gloomy oublern. nean ca•ern. There W&f be e,,oeptiono but t.hati s \be gene ralrul e. lt wouldb ., qniteiokoeping•it htbio , piriti f intheoombinat iono f tl, ., two t.a].,. , E ta na iopicture d ... p .. n nte dlromotla ininghi,gooL Iost eadofb eing bro11gl1t into the pre oence of blotar l,e i, thro•n down to the ea.it.. Ju ,tuh ea pp,aroto beo ppm&chinghiogool.theeog le with Et ono on hi, bsck fall, tlm ;mglo the gtta \ OJ>",Ce of tloreo double houn ' that he ho, t ..,.,-,,...J - j u, t a, Gil gam°"h after oil h i,,.au derin l'eomeo bock to Uruk wl,enco lte • tar ted.out -. ith b i, m,in pupu - tl,e oecuringofimmun ityfrom death­nnaceompli,J,e,d, Tbe twot.sloot hu,oombinedarow~ J• to \eoch ale ,oonorrathe.twol .. oon .. - (&)ono \ha\\1 10 ]a,. , of Shama, h u nnot bet ran,g~w itho uto ntailinggrio•ouspu nishment and ffCOIIJly-a nd more important--(b ) that man cannot be im­mor\ a] like tl1e goJ 1. lti , thi o l.,...,..,. hich tl,o Babyloni on thoolo itian s madetho burdonof lheco mpooit e Gilga.me, h ep ic, a, i,,ho,. n byt.heclC>t1"ofthota leonits pr o,entfo rm. lt i, thi, le, oon [jl;e,. ;,e,. ]oiclti o ill uotr otod by 1hotal e of A dapA whothrong),adoceJ)lionp ra ctioeJouhiwforf< it, irumottality;• and i\ i, thi , u. me leHon,.hieh, as it , ..,m,tome, \h e Et.on, myth in it s final t'orm wu intended to coo•oy .

In , iew of th e ne w and important fngm nt o of tl ,o myth tl ,a th .. e boenfound, inco ilu perp ubl iohedhi • .t udyof the te xtfifle eny ea,... ,go.itwonlJb e profitab loton,oon , idec in detoil the many phraUel, of the , tory found among other ution •• ndio oome of whiol, II arperal,..,.d y called. atl<'ntion.>

>Tl,a1 tbohd fti1l,t ;,-,. lr a dopJ;...i.of1bofin1i,-..i , 1bo p<m,ta..,. of tbo • ,1,..., dooblo boon " MU., di ,t.•Ntn .. ....i. lo ... 1;1,, bo 1...,ffi11,,...,., , ,i ,do,b lot.o • n•o d 1bototlooo1 MLolo! L thi, d.lnu oo h<lor, N'&<bio~ ,i.. ,,.,It,

•S..J,o,.o, Kti/;~;,.,Bibl..Uok.,' l. l,rp,9-< -JOI. , -,.,...A_.;.,or, ,H,pp . .f0.1--IO'I. 1,u,, , ,.,. yo ft loo K, ;

K.,. , or ~••i u .... lM Kio; of , ,.,,;.,. , han (W>AC . a=wd i, r "' trotlitiooolo<«"' "'"bo, t'°'"P " ' • n, to i..., .. .,.it bLbobo lpof ... Je,aad......,togri<f , ,..ca n -lh,i »ft .. 0« oftboM J \lt of E'""" "' " fo,-doo dod• p"d to,- h Lboloooooorp ooi,h,.e, t ror b"._..Jof1iogprid e. ln op,,)'>ffoo t>;,otorr,-.! bok>rt!thoA.,.,;<0, o, ;.,. ..,i 6o<>dy, Apri l ilh~ 1909. ood<r t.h tiU. "A Lor,, d of A.....,

~;r:~:i:.~::•::~a.:.;.':°;;~T!."';:•1,~:•~:,;;•~~~:~: (lro,,,i.,; .,. b1W .. tinSaer-.dlloo I'O oftbol':ut , •.8;,pp. 21lO--WII); Tobori~ Ao..i.. (td . do G0<,io l. p~ ], p. 81'.111); P'frdu ;, Sb,hna..., (ad, v , 11,.,.. .I Loodooer I, m-" ~· 11.461---18"; 2, 1888. 11.l!OtS- l!Ol') ;

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To do oo, ht ~, bo ..-6,tT,would<:IUTJU W<>far ..,11J ,n u;\ be ldl for oorne otL~r oox ... ion,

Al,Th1!o.libi, JJUt. ;n <4J/l>i,d,o l .,._(<41.o~b<'lt , firi O,l 000, p. I'») , w ld io """ -"" ,. ;,~ i,;.; Kao>' L•il<Uos or • b~ b wwor i• Bohyloo, fro"' wbicli tN OU<mr• 10 .-k *'"° 1,y _,,, of "~le, ,. ., , .. oo, TIii, int<N!OliO(l «>0>biM,i.., orlboocrial ffi11b••itlio.u l< u,,,i ,n iclon\ly oor -odh11.Mbiblil* ow ey of , M T0.,. ,o f l\o bo\, i, odi teC<OOIIM<1,-o l U>tl o1tod"°""ooflbo mon,l•le,.. nt!n \l>o ol~ ""'""' "'1' b. 'l'lotb ibllcol• w1, .-otoioe 11>ooa- • .,.,,l•J 'iol "" 01nbitioo, p,.;.i. ,wu....,.;.,odw ith tbotol&o f X, iKo., , ood tholo ttot m..! ,tl>o"' n"'1flt'-•Flbooombitto,l u i..

)byw , po,b,p - io lbo HiJb<ofH.,.,y -t. ..;t1:t u,., ,-.,;loo1u lbo "' " or 11,o pJ o .. ~ in l'•1•h 'o lfi1b L ,. ;u, UH, wiop,1 Gup.J on<! bu 1. n w .. n h,( • 1old ioApo)e;oo' b<ootil•ltalooo fG • p;d ondl',1 obo - ~leia rnorpb .,_ V, IOI) - ..;,b owdlr.cation,o r oh• opiOO<lo ;" lbo ~Ian> myib ' Cf, - · - · ~I- . ZD !Jl(}. 18, p. 100, n<K, 6 aboo< tbo" "'1"1Koit.:.u

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