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Babylonian and Assyrian Literature

by Epiphanius Wilson

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Legend of the Tower of Babel

Column I

1 …[1] them the father. 2 (The thoughts) of his heart were evil 3 …[1] the father of all the gods2 he turned from. 4 (The thoughts) of his heart were evil3 5 …[1] Babylon corruptly to sin went and 6 small and great mingled on the mound.4 7 …[1] Babylon corruptly to sin went and 8 small and great mingled on the mound.

Notes

1 Lacunæ.

2 A title of Anu.

3 Refers to the king who caused the people to sin.

4 The verb used here is the same as in Gen. xi. 7, [Hebrew: bll].

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