I made an offering on the peak of the mountain, Seven and seven I set incense-vases there, In their depths I poured cane, cedar, and rosewood (?). The gods smelled a savour, The gods smelled a sweet savour, The gods gathered like flies over the sacrificer. Then the goddess Maḫ, when she came, Raised the great signets that Anu had made at her wish: ‘These gods—by the lapis-stone of my neck—let me not forget, These days let me remember, nor forget them forever! Let the gods come to the sacrifice, But let not Ellila come to the sacrifice, For he did not take counsel, and made a flood, And consigned my people to destruction.’ Then Ellila, when he came, Saw the ship. And Ellila was wroth, Filled with anger on account of the gods and the spirits of heaven. ‘What, has a soul escaped? Let not a man be saved from the destruction.’ Ninip opened his mouth and spake, He said to the warrior Ellila: ‘Who but Ae has done the thing And Ae knows every event.’ Ae opened his mouth and spake, He said to the warrior Ellila: ‘Thou sage of the gods, warrior, Verily thou hast not taken counsel, and hast made a flood. The sinner has committed his sin, The evildoer has committed his misdeed, Be merciful—let him not be cut off—yield, let (him) not perish. Why hast thou made a flood? Let the lion come, and let men diminish. Why hast thou made a flood? Let the hyæna come, and let men diminish. Why hast thou made a flood? Let a famine happen, and let the land be destroyed (?). Why hast thou made a flood? Let Ura (pestilence) come, and let the land be devastated (?). I did not reveal the decision of the great gods— I caused Atra-ḫasis to see a dream, and he heard the decision of the gods.’ When he had taken counsel (with himself), Ae went up into the midst of the ship, He took my hand and he led me up, even me He brought up and caused my woman to kneel (?) at my side; He touched us, and standing between us, he blessed us (saying): ‘Formerly Pir-napištim was a man: Now (as for) Pir-napištim and his woman, let them be like unto the gods, (even) us, And let Pir-napištim dwell afar at the mouths of the rivers.’ He took me, and afar at the mouths of the rivers he caused me to dwell. Now as for thee, who of the gods shall restore thee to health? That thou see the life that thou seekest, even thou? Well, lie not down to sleep six days and seven nights, Like one who is sitting down in the midst of his sorrow (?), Sleep like a dark cloud hovereth over him. Pir-napištim then said to his wife: ‘See, the hero who desireth life, Sleep like a dark cloud hovereth over him.’ His wife then said to Pir-napištim the remote: ‘Touch him, and let him awake a man—