254 W. p. JAMES, ESQ., ON ACCOUNTS OP THE CREATION. 



Mr. W. St. C. Boscawen. — As to the reference made to wisdom, I have 

 said that I am no theologian ; but what I meant when speaking of the sub- 

 ject was to call attention to the peculiar form which " absu" takes in the 

 Assyrian inscriptions. It is remarkable that we find "a6stt," or wisdom, 

 filling people with knowledge, just as we have the spirit of the Lord filling 

 Balaam and the messengers of Saul. Perhaps the comparison I have made 

 does not hold good on theological grounds, but it seems to me to express 

 the nearest approach we can get. The word occurs in the third line of the 

 Tablet, and is translated " limitless abyss " by M. Lenormant. I do not 

 argue the matter from a theological point of view. 



The meeting was then adjourned. 



