Eleventh tablet.—The gods.—Sin of the world.—Command to build the ark.—Its contents.—The building.—The Flood.—Destruction of people.—Fear of the gods.—End of Deluge.—Nizir.—Resting of Ark.—The birds.—The descent from the ark.—The sacrifice, covenant and rainbow.—Speeches of gods.—Translation of Adrakhasis.—Cure of Izdubar.—His return.—Lament over Hea-bani.—Resurrection of Hea-bani.—Burial of warrior.—Age and composition of the Deluge tablet.—Comparison with Genesis.—Syrian nation.—Connection of legends.—Points of contact.—Duration of deluge.—Mount of descent.—Ten generations.—Early cities 278 CHAPTER XVII.—CONCLUSION. Notices of Genesis.—Correspondence of names.—Abram.—Ur of Chaldees.—Ishmael.—Sargon of Agané.—His birth.—Concealed in ark.—Creation.—Garden of Eden.—Oannes.—Berosus.—Izdubar legends.—Babylonian seals.—Egyptian names.—Assyrian sculptures 315 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Frontispiece, Photograph. Izdubar (Nimrod) in conflict with a lion, from an early Babylonian cylinder. 2. Reverse of inscribed terra cotta tablet, containing the account of the Deluge, showing the various fragments of which it is composed, 9. 3. Oannes and other Babylonian mythological figures, from cylinder, 33. 4. Composite animals, from cylinder, 35. 5. Fight between Merodach (Bel) and the dragon, to face p. 62. 6. Sacred tree or grove, with attendant cherubim, from Assyrian cylinder, 85. 7. Sacred tree, seated figure on each side and serpent in background, from an early Babylonian cylinder, 88. 8. Merodach attacking the serpent, on an Assyrian cylinder, in the possession of Dr. S. Wells Williams, Newhaven, 90. 9. Sacred tree, attendant figures and eagle-headed men, from the seal of a Syrian chief, ninth century B.C., 97. 10. Merodach delivering the moon-god from the evil spirits; from a Babylonian cylinder; 101. 11. Bel encountering the dragon, from Babylonian cylinder, 109. 12. Merodach or Bel armed for the conflict with the dragon, from Assyrian cylinder, 112. 13. Fight between Bel and the dragon, from Babylonian cylinder, 114. 14. Eagle-headed men, from Nimroud sculpture, to face p. 102. 15, 16 and 17. Men engaged in building, from Babylonian cylinders, 162. 18. View of Birs Nimrud, the supposed site of the Tower of Babel, 167. 19. View of the Babil mound at Babylon, the site of the temple of Bel, 168. 20. Tower in stages, from an Assyrian bas-relief, 169. 21. Izdubar strangling a lion, from Khorsabad sculpture, to face p. 175. 22. Migration of Eastern tribe, from early Babylonian cylinder, 197. 23. Bowareyeh Mound at Warka (Erech), site of the temple of Istar, 248. 24. Izdubar and Hea-bani in conflict with the lion and bull, 249. 25. Izdubar among the trees of the Gods (?), from a Babylonian cylinder found in Cyprus by Gen. di Cesnola, 263. 26. Izdubar, composite figures, and Ur-Hea in the boat, from an early Babylonian cylinder, 270.