5. the gods of heaven and earth all there were who thus answered
6. his will which was like the will of Anu who . . .
7. extending from the horizon of heaven to the top of heaven
8. . . . . looked and his fear he saw
9. . . . . Anu who hand? over him . . . . made
10. . . . . of Hea his calamity made
11. . . . . strong to later days to . . . .
12. . . . . sin of mankind
13. . . . . triumphantly the net . . he broke
14. . . . . to heaven he ascended, she thus
15. . . . . 4,021 people he placed
16. . . . . the illness which was on the body of the people he placed
17. . . . . the illness the goddess of Karrak made to cease
The next portion of the legend is a considerable part of one of the tablets, probably the fourth, all four columns of writing being represented. There are many curious points in this tablet, beside the special purpose of the legend, such as the peoples enumerated in the fourth column, the action of the gods of the various cities, &c.
Column I.
1. . . . . his . . thou dost not sweep away
2. . . . . thou turnest his troop
3. . . . . . . . dwelling
