29. Food of death they will offer thee to eat; 30. Thou shalt not eat. Water of death they will offer thee to drink; 31. Thou shalt not drink. A garment will they show thee; 32. Put it on. Oil they will set before thee; anoint thyself. 33. The command which I give thee, forget not. The word 34. Which I have spoken hold fast.” The messenger 35. Of Anu came: “Adapa of the south wind 36. The wing has broken. Into my presence bring him.” 37. The road to heaven he made him take and to heaven he ascended. 38. When to heaven he ascended, when he approached the gate of Anu, 39. At the gate of Anu, Tammuz and Gishzida were standing. 40. When they saw him they cried: “Adapa, help! 41. Lord, for whose sake art thou thus? 42. For whom art thou clad in a mourning garment? 43. In the country two gods have vanished; therefore in a mourning garment 44. Am I clad. Who are the two gods who from the land have vanished?” 45. “Tammuz and Gishzida.” They looked at one another and 46. Were astonished. When Adapa before Anu the king, 47. Approached, Anu saw him and cried: 48. “Come, Adapa, why of the south wind the wing 49. Hast thou broken?” Adapa answered: “Anu, my lord, 50. For the house of my lord in the midst of the sea 51. I was catching fish. As I was midway of the voyage 52. The south wind blew and capsized me; 53. To the house of the fishes it made me sink. In the anger of my heart 54. [The south wind] I cursed. At my side answered Tammuz 55. And Gishzida: ‘The heart should be toward Anu.’ 56. They spoke, he was appeased, his heart was won (?). 57. “Why has Ea, to impure man, of the heavens 58. And the earth revealed the heart? 59. Strong (?) has he made him (Adapa); a name he has given him. 60. We--what can we do to him? Food of life 61. Bring him, that he may eat.” Food of life 62. They brought him; he ate it not. Water of life 63. They brought him; he drank it not. A garment 64. They brought him; he clothed himself. Oil 65. They brought him; he anointed himself. 66. Anu looked at him; he wondered (?) at him. 67. “Come, Adapa, why dost thou not eat nor drink? 68. Now thou shalt not live; men are mortal (?).” “Ea my lord 69. Said: Thou shalt not eat, thou shalt not drink.” 70. Take him and bring him back to earth. 71. ............ looked upon him. III 1. ........................ 2. He commanded him and he ........... 3. The garment, he commanded him and he clothed himself. 4. ...... Anu wondered greatly at the deed of Ea. 5. The gods of heaven and earth, as many as there are: “Who is thus mighty (?)? 6. His command is the command of Anu. Who can surpass [him]?” 7. As now Adapa from the horizon to the zenith of the heavens