8. ...... looked, he saw his terror ...... (_i. e._, the terror he inspired) 9. [Which] Anu concerning Adapa upon him ...... had placed. 10. [The service (?)] of Ea he made his satisfaction. 11. Anu fixed as his lot his lordship in brilliance to the distant future. 12. .......... Adapa, the seed of mankind, 13. [Who] victoriously broke the wing of the south wind, 14. And to heaven he ascended. “Thus let it be!” 15. ...... that which he in evil ways imposed on the people, 16. .......... sickness which he placed in the bodies of people. 17. ........ Ninkarrak appeased. 18. Sickness [shall co]me, his disease be violent, 19. .......... destruction shall fall upon him, 20. [In] good sleep he shall not rest, 21. .... shall overturn (?) the joy of people’s hearts. (The remainder is broken away.) CHAPTER V THE PATRIARCHS BEFORE THE FLOOD BABYLONIAN LONG-LIVED KINGS. COMPARISON WITH GENESIS 5. COMPARISON WITH GENESIS 4. COMPARISON WITH THE LIST OF BEROSSOS. A Biblical narrative that challenges attention is that in Genesis 5, which contains the list of long-lived patriarchs who flourished before the flood. This narrative finds a striking parallel in the following tablet which tells of long-lived kings who are said to have ruled in ancient Babylonia. The beginnings of all the columns of the tablet are broken away.[370] =1. Babylonian Long-lived Kings= _Column I_ 2. ...... ruled 900 (?) years; ...................... 7. Galumum 8. ruled 900 (?) years; 9. Zugagib 10. ruled 840 (?) years; 11. A-ri-pi, son of Mashgag, 12. ruled 720 years; 13. Etana, the shepherd, 14. who ascended to heaven, 15. who subdued all lands, 16. ruled 635 years; 17. Pilikam, 18. son of Etana, 19. ruled 350 years; 20. Enmenunna 21. reigned 611 years; 22. Melam-Kish, 23. son of Enmenunna, 24. ruled 900 years; 25. Barsalnunna, 26. son of Enmenunna, 27. ruled 1200 years; 28. Mes (?) zamu, son of Barsalnunna, 29. ruled ...... years; 30. ...... son of Barsalnunna; _Column II_ ......................... 1. from Kish 2. the kingdom 3. passed to Eanna. 4. In Eanna 5. Meskingashir, 6. son of Shamash,[371] 7. as lord, 8. as king, 9. ruled 325 years. 10. Meskingashir 11. entered into 12. and went out from ...... 13. Enmeirgan, 14, 15. son of Meskingashir, 16. king of Erech, 17. the people of Erech 18. strengthened, 19. as king 20. ruled 420 years. 21. Lugalbanda, the shepherd, 22. ruled 1200 years. 23. Dumuzi, the hunter[372] (?), 24. Whose city is among fishes, 25. ruled 100 years. 26. Gilgamesh, 27. whose father 28. was lord of Kullab, 29. ruled 126 years. _Column III_ (The kingdom) 1. of Erech 2. passed to Ur.