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people and the old men (alike will laugh at me).’ 
Ea opened his mouth and said, he speaks to me 
his servant: (If they laugh at thee) thou shaft say 
unto them, (Evry one) who has turned against me 
and (disbelieves the oracle that) has been given to 
me. * * * 
“ ‘I will judge above and below. (But as for 
thee) shut (not) the door (until) the time comes of 
which I will send thee word. Then enter the 
door of the ship, and bring into the midst of it 
thy corn, thy property, and thy goods, thy (fam- 
ily), thy household, thy concubines, and the sons 
of the people, The cattle of the field, the wild 
beasts of the field. As many as I would preserve, 
I will send unto thee, and they shall keep thy 
door.’ 
“ Sisuthros opened his mouth and speaks; he 
says to Ea, his lord : ‘ (O my lord) no one yet has 
built a ship (in this fashion) on land to contain 
the beasts (of the field). (The plan?) let me see 
and the ship (I will build) as thou hast command- 
ed me.’ 
(Col. II.) * * “ ‘On the fifth day (after it was 
begun) in its circuit (?) fourteen measures its hull 
(measured); fourteen measures measured (the 
roof) above it. I compacted it six times, I divid- 
ed (its passages) seven times, I divided its interior 
(seven) times. Leaks for the waters in the midst 
of it I cut off. I saw the rents, and what was 
wanting I added. Three sari of bitumen I pour- 
ed over the outside. Three sari of bitumen I 
poured over .the inside.’ 
Three sari of men, carrying baskets, who car- 
ried on their heads food, I provided, even a saros 
of food for the people to eat, while two sari of 
food the boatman shared. To (the gods) I caused 
oxen to be sacrificed ; I (established offerings) each 
day. In (the ship) beer, food, and wine (I col- 
lected) like the waters of a river, and (I heaped 
them up) like the dust (?) of the earth, and (in the 
ship) the food with my hands I placed. (With 
the help) of Samas [the Sun God] the compacting 
of the ship was finished ; (all parts of the ship) 
were made strong, and I caused the tackling to be 
carried above and below. (Then of my house- 
hold) went two thirds: all that I had I heaped 
together; all that I had of the seed of life I 
heaped together. I brought the whole up into the 
ship; all my slaves and concubines, the cattle of 
the held, the beasts af the field, the sons of the 
people, all of them, did I bring up. The season 
Samas fixed, and he spake, saying: ‘In the night 
will I cause the heaven to rain destruction. En- 
ter into the midst of the ship and close the door.’ 
The season came round: he spake, saying: 
‘ In the night will I cause the heaven to rain 
destruction.’ Of that day I reached the evening, 
the day which I watched for with fear. I entered 
into the midst of the ship and shut the door, that 
I might close the ship. To Buzur-sadi rabi, the 
boatman, I gave the palace, with all its goods. 
Then arose Mu-seri ina-namari (The Water of 
Dawn at Daylight) from the horizon of heaven 
(like) a black cloud. Rimmon in the midst of it 
thundered, and Nebo and the Wind God go in 
front: the throne bearers go over mountain and 
plain; Nergal the mighty removes the wicked; 
Adar goes overthrowing all before him. The 
spirits of earth carried the flood ; in their terri- 
bleness they swept through the land; the deluge 
of Rimmon reaches unto heaven; all that was 
light to (darkness) was turned. 
(Col. III.) (The surface) of the land like (fire?) 
they wasted; (they destroyed all) life from the 
face of the land; to battle against men they 
brought (the waters). Brother saw not his brother ; 
men knew not one another. In heaven the gods 
feared the flood, and sought a refuge; they as- 
cended to the heaven of Anu. The gods, like a 
dog in his kennel, crouched down in a heap. 
Astar cries like a mother, the great godess alters 
her speech: ‘ All to clay is turned, and the evil I 
prophesied in the presence of the gods, accord- 
ing as I prophesied evil in the presence of 
the gods, for the destruction of my people I 
prophesied, (it) against them ; and though I their 
mother have begotten my people, like the spawn 
of the fishes they fill the sea.’ Then the gods 
were weeping with her because of the spirits of 
earth; the gods on a throne were seated in weep- 
ing; covered were their lips because of the coming 
evil. Six days and nights the wind, the -flood, 
and the storm go on overwhelming. She seventh 
day when it approached the storm subsided, the 
flood which had fought against (men) like an 
armed host was quieted. The sea began to dry, 
and the wind and the flood ended. I watched 
the sea making a noise, and the whole of man- 
kind was turned to clay ; like reeds the corpses 
floated. I opened the window, and the light 
smote upon my face ; I stooped and sat down ; I 
weep, over my face flow my tears. I watch the 
regions at the edge of the sea ; a district rose twelve 
measures high. To the land of Nizir steered the 
ship, and it was not able to pass over it. The first 
day, the second day, the mountain of Nizir stop- 
ped the ship. The third day, the fourth day, the 
mountain of Nizir stopped the ship. 
“ ‘The fifth day, the sixth day, the mountain 
of Nizir stopped the ship. The seventh day, 
when it, approached, I sent forth a dove, and it 
left. The dove went and returned, and found 
no resting place, and it came back. Then I sent 
forth a swallow, and it left. The swallow went 
and returned, and found no resting-place, and it 
came back. I sent forth a raven and it left. The 
raven went and saw the carrion on the water, and 
it ate, it swam, it wandered away; it did not re- 
turn. I sent (the animals) forth to the four winds. 
I sacrificed a sacrifice. I built an altar on the 
peak of the mountain. I set vessels (each con- 
taining the third of an epah) by sevens; under- 
neath them I spread reeds, pine-wood, and spices. 
The gods smelt the savour; the gods smelt the 
good savour; the gods gathered like flies over the 
sacrifice.’ 
‘“Thereupon, the great goddess, at her ap- 
proach, lighted up the rainbow, which Anu had 
created according to his glory. The crystal bril- 
liance of those gods before may I not forget.’ 
Col IV. those days I have thought of, and 
never may I forget them. May the gods come to 
my altar; but may Bel not come to my altar, since 
he did not consider but caused the flood, and my 
people he assigned to the abyss. 
‘When, thereupon, Bel, at his approach saw 
the ship, Bel stopped; he was filled with anger 
against the gods and the spirits of heaven. ‘Let 
none come forth alive! let no man live in the 
abyss!’ Adar opened his mouth and spake, he 
says to the warrior, Bel: ‘Who, except Ea, can 
form a design? Yea, Ea knows, and all things 
he communicates.’ Ea opened his mouth and 
spake, he says to the warrior, Bel: ‘Thou, O 
warrior, prince of the gods, why, why didst thou 
not consider but causedst a flood? Let the doer 
of sin bear his sin, let the doer of wickedness 
bear his wickedness. May the just prince not be 
cut off, may the faithful not be (destroyed). In- 
stead of causing a flood, let lions increase, that 
men may be minished; instead of causing a flood, 
let hyenas increase, that men may be minished; 
instead of causing a flood, let a famine happen, 
that men may be (wasted); instead of causing a 
flood, let plague increase, that men may be (re- 
duced.’ ” 
I did not reveal the determination of the great 
gods. To Sisuthros alone a dream I sent, and he 
heard the determination of the gods! When Bel 
had again taken consul with himself, he went up 
in the midst of the ship. He took my hand and 
bid me ascend; he united my wife to my side; he 
turned himself to us and joined himself to us in 
covenant ; he blesses us (thus) : ‘ Hitherto Sisuthros 
has been a mortal man, but now Sisuthros and his 
wife are united together in being raised to be like 
the gods; yea Sisuthros shall dwell afar off at the 
mouth of the rivers.’ They took me, and afar off 
at the mouth of the rivers they made me dwell.” 
Meteorites. 
Since the issue of our last Bulletin, we have 
added to our stock of these interesting objects, a 
large meteoric Iron from Texas, which we have 
now cut up into slices of various sizes, also one 
from Arva Hungary. 
W e make a speciality of sawing Meteoric Iron, 
and have machinery especially designed for the 
purpose, driven by steam power. We are thus 
prepared to cut material into slices of any re- 
quired size or thickness. Parties having such 
will find it to their advantage to correspond with 
us. 
GEOLOGY. 
Under this heading we invite attention in the 
first place to our extensive series of ROCKS— 
IGNEOUS, METAMORPHIC, and SEDIMEN- 
TARY — in which all the noted foreign localities, 
from the Giant’s Causeway to the Islands of New 
Zealand, are represented, as well as other collect- 
ing-grounds nearer home. These are in speci- 
mens of a uniform size, with fresh surfaces and 
well marked characters. For those who are not 
specialists, and whom this wealth of material 
would puzzle to select from, we have carefully 
prepared several general COLLECTIONS OF 
TYPICAL ROCKS to facilitate the teaching of 
this subject. Briefly these collections are: 
The UNION SCHOOL COLLECTION of 50 
specimens, price $20. 
The ACADEMY COLLECTION of 100 speci- 
mens, price $45. 
The COLLEGE COLLECTION of 275 speci- 
mens (many of large size), price $200. 
These collections are arranged according to 
mineral composition. We have also two in 
stratigraphical order: 
A GENERAL STRATIGRAPHICAL COL 
LECTION of 100 specimens from typical Euro- 
pean and American localities including Chart of 
Geological Time, price $50. 
ROCKS OF THE NEW YORK SYSTEM, 
110 specimens, with diagrams giving thickness 
of the different strata on the bottom of each block 
accompanied with Chart of Geological Time and 
Descriptive Catalogue, $80. 
The respective prices affixed include all labels 
and mountings , and printed catalogues. 
Besides these trimmed rocks for collections we 
have a varied assortment of material illustrating 
special points in PHENOMENAL GEOLOGY 
(faults, veins, etc.) and as adjuncts in teaching. 
GEOLOGICAL MODELS in wood, showing 
graphically the effects of erosion, faults, out- 
crops, etc. Also, RELIEF MAPS of interesting 
regions (Vesuvius, Etna, Mont Blanc, Colorado 
Canon and others), and GEOLOGICAL CHARTS 
and LANDSCAPES, for information concerning 
which consult our Catalogue of Geology and Lith- 
ology. Price, 20 cents. 
STUDENTS COLLECTIONS OF ROCKS. 
We have recently prepared two collections of 
rocks coniaining 60 specimens each. They are 
composed of neat typical rocks, but small in 
size. One collection is arranged Lithologically 
and the other Stratigraphically. The former 
contains all varities of rocks usually met with 
by the student, while the latter very evenly rep- 
resents all Geological time, from the Archaean to 
the present. Both collections represent European 
as well as American localities. We offer these 
collections, put up in nicely finished hard wood 
cases, furnished with lock and key, the former 
for, $10. The latter (Stratigraphical), with large 
chart of Geological time for, $12. 
ELBA MINERALS. 
The beauty and cheapness of our Elba miner- 
als has induced most persons who have pur- 
chased, to send again for “more of the same 
sort,” but as our supply was large we are still 
able to meet all demands. Best single crystals 
J. Pyrite and Hemolite , 25 cts. to $1. Groups $1. 
to $3. Ropellites $1. to $15. It is doubtful if 
another such a fine lot of minerals will ever be 
taken from the Island. 
