The Babylonian Story of the Deluge As Told By Assyrian Tablets From Nineveh
The Babylonian Story of the Deluge As Told By Assyrian Tablets From Nineveh
Budge Ernest Alfred Wallis
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I will make to be harnessed for thee a chariot of lapis-lazuli and gold. 11. The wheels thereof shall be of gold and the horns of precious stones. 12. Thou shalt harness daily to it mighty horses. 13. Come into our house with the perfume of the cedar upon thee. 14. When thou enterest into our house15. Those who sit upon thrones shall kiss thy feet. 16. Kings, lords and nobles shall bow their backs before thee. 17. The gifts of mountain and land they shall bring as tribute to thee. 18. Thy ... A...nd thy sheep shall bring forth twins. 19. Baggage animals shall come laden with tribute. 20. The [horse] in thy chariot shall prance proudly, 21. There shall be none like unto the beast that is under thy yoke. " In answer to Ishtar's invitation Gilgamish makes a long speech, inwhich he reviews the calamities and misfortunes of those who havebeen unfortunate enough to become the lovers of the goddess. Her loveis like a door that lets in wind and storm, a fortress that destroysthe warriors inside it, an elephant that smashes his howdah, etc.
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