27. “He shall pluck, he shall eat.” 28. “[My king], as to the .......... plants,” he said, 29. “[He shall prune], he shall eat.” 30. “[My king, as to the .......... plants],” he said, 31. “[He shall pluck, he shall eat].” 32. [“My king, as to the .......... plants”], he said, 33. “[He shall prune, he shall] eat.” 34. [“My king, as] to the cassia plant,” he said, 35. “He [shall pluck] ........ he shall eat.” 36. [“Enki] for [me] the plant of his wisdom has plucked, his heart has spoken.” 37. Of Ninkharsag the name Enki uttered in curse: 38. “The face of life when he dies he shall not see.” 39. Then Anunnaki in the dust sat down. 40. The rebellious one to Enlil said: 41. “I, Ninkharsag, brought forth for thee people; what is my reward?” 42. Enlil, the begetter, answered the rebellious one: 43. “Thou, Ninkharsag, hast brought forth people,” 44. “‘In my city let two creatures be made,’ shall thy name be called.” 45. As a dignitary his head alone he exalted, 46. His heart (?) alone he made impetuous, 47. His eye alone he filled with fire (?). Langdon takes the portion of the narrative which we find in this column to be an account of the fall of man, since line 36, as he rendered it, speaks of Tagtug’s plucking and eating, and the next line speaks of the uttering of a curse. This view the writer does not share. If the above translation is correct, there is no allusion to anything of the kind. _Column VI (perhaps five lines are broken away)_ 6. .......... the lord Enlil .......... 7. ........ the lord of life .......... 8. To .......... they went, .......... 9. To .......... they went, the lord of the gods .......... 10. Spoke to him, the water of life .......... 11. .............................. 12. Ninkharsag .................... 13. .............................. 14. .................................. 15. .............................. 16. .......................... 17. ............................ 18. Ninkharsag .................... 19. Enlil ...... his .......... they founded, 20. Priests (?) they ordained, 21. Fate they determined, 22. With power established it. 23. Ninkharsag in her temple granted his life to him: 24. “My brother, what of thee is ill?” 25. “My herd (?) is ill.” 26. “The god Absham have I brought forth for thee.” 27. “My brother, what of thee is ill?” 28. “My herd is ill.” 29. “The goddess ‘Queen of the herd’[409] have I brought forth for thee.” 30. “My brother, what of thee is ill?” “My face is ill.” 31. “The goddess Ninkautu have I brought forth for thee.” 32. “My brother, what of thee is ill?” “My mouth is ill.” 33. “The goddess ‘Queen who fills the mouth’[410] have I brought forth for thee.” 34. “My brother, what of thee is ill?” [“My ...... is ill”].