7. his claws? and his pinions to .... 8. death by hunger and thirst .... 9. for the work of Samas the warrior, the serpent .... 10. he took also the serpent .... 11. he opened also his heart .... 12. seat he placed .... 13. peace the birds of heaven .... 14. May the eagle .... 15. with the young of the birds .... 16. The eagle opened his mouth .... Five other mutilated lines. On another fragment are the following few words:— Obverse. 1. .... fierce to him also .... 2. .... the god (?) my father .... 3. like Etana thy death .... 4. like thee .... 5. the god Etana the king .... 6. they stripped him in .... Reverse. 1. Within the gate of Anu, Bel (and Hea) 2. they are established .... 3. within the gate of Sin, Samas, Rimmon, and .... 4. .... I opened .... 5. its ... I devastated .... 6. .... in the midst .... 7. the king .... 8. the god also .... 9. I overshadowed the throne .... 10. I took (?) also .... 11. to the great one also I have explained (?) .... 12. The eagle to him also even to Etana .... 13. his .... the mouth .... 14. may thy city submit .... The next fragment, K 2606, is curious, as containing an account of some early legendary story in Babylonian history. This tablet formed the third in the series, and from it we gain part of the title of the tablets. K 2606. 1. ....... the god had placed .... 2. of the city he had fixed its brickwork .... 3. he had shepherded them .... 4. Etana gave them .... 5. .... corn .... 6. the seven spirits of earth .... 7. .... they took their counsel .... 8. .... the world .... 9. .... all of them the angels .... 10. .... they .... 11. In those days also .... 12. and a sceptre of crystal .... 13. the bowing down of the world .... 14. the seven gods over the people raised .... 15. over the men they raised .... 16. the city of the angels Surippak 17. Istar the streets .... 18. and the king flew .... 19. the god Inninna the streets .... 20. and the king flew .... 21. Bel encircled (?) the sanctuary of the god .... 22. he worshipped also .... 23. in the wide country .... 24. the kingdom .... 25. he brought and .... 26. the gods of the country .... Reverse. Many lines lost. 1. from of old he caused him to wait .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 2. Third tablet of “The city he left (?) ....” —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 3. The eagle his mouth opened and to Samas his lord he spake. The next fragment is a small portion probably of the fourth tablet. 1. The eagle his mouth (opened) .... 2. .......... 3. the people of the birds .... 4. .......... 5. peace he speaks .... 6. peace I speak .... 7. in the mouth of Samas the warrior .... 8. the people of the birds .... 9. The eagle his mouth opened and .... 10. Why do I go .... 11. the god Etana his mouth opened and ....