Here there is a serious blank in the inscription, about twenty lines being lost, and Mr. Smith has conjecturally inserted a fragment which appears to belong to this part of the narrative. It is very curious from the geographical names it contains. 1. .... I poured out .... 2. .... which thou trusted .... 3. .... city of Babylon _ri_ .... 4. .... which he was blessed .... 5. .... may he mourn for my fault .... 6. .... may he mourn for him and for .... 7. .... Kisu and Kharsak-kalama, may he mourn ..... 8. .... his .... Cutha .... 9. .... Eridu? and Nipur .... The rest of Column IV. is lost, and of the next column there are only remains of the first two lines. COLUMN V. 1. like a good prince who .... 2. like .... Here there are about thirty lines missing, the story recommencing with Column VI., which is perfect. COLUMN VI. 1. On a couch he reclines and 2. pure water drinks. 3. He who in battle is slain, thou seest and I see. 4. His father (and) his mother (support) his head, 5. (and) his wife addresses the corpse. 6. His friends in the field (are standing), 7. thou seest and I see. 8. His spoil on the ground is uncovered, 9. of his spoil he has no oversight. 10. Thou seest and I see. 11. His tender orphans long for bread; the food 12. which in the tents is placed is eaten. —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 13. The twelfth tablet of the legends of Izdubar. 14. Like the ancient copy written and made clear. [Illustration: XISUTHRUS OR NOAH AND IZDUBAR; FROM AN EARLY BABYLONIAN CYLINDER.] This passage closes the great Epic of the ancient Chaldeans, which even in its present mutilated form is of the greatest importance in relation to the civilization, manners, and customs of that early people. The main feature in this part of the Izdubar legends is the description of the Flood in the eleventh tablet, which evidently refers to the same event as the Flood of Noah in Genesis.